"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes...and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp...I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really there, and that I really lived."

~Marjorie Hinckley



"Our lives are frittered away by detail; simplify, simplify." Henry David Thoreau



"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a nobler art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials." Lin Yutang

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

More Awards!!!

This past Saturday, in between aerating lawns to raise money for Scout camp, we attended a special program where Chet was recognized as a "Student of Character" by our mayor. The following is the nomination letter that his teacher, Ms. Godwin, submitted:

"It is an honor to nominate fifth grader Chet Taylor for the Celebration of Character recognition. Chet exemplifies each of the Six Pillars of Character of Character Counts! Chet's classmates know that he is trustworthy and dependable. Chet has the courage to do what is right no matter what is popular. Chet treats others, as he wants to be treated. He is courteous and polite to adults and peers. Chet is a responsible student and pursues academic excellence in the classroom. He has excellent grades and participates in class. Chet is a valuable member of the Math Olympiads team. He is active in his church , and a member of Boy Scout Troop 432. Chet is also a leader of the 5th grade K-Kids Club. He demonstrates fairness by playing by the rules on and off the field. Chet is a caring and kind person in a quiet way. Chet demonstrates citizenship through his character everyday by serving on the Chukker Creek Safety Patrol. Chet Taylor is a true student of character." We are so proud of you Chet! We love you!!!

2 comments:

Maggie said...

We always new Chet had character, but what an honor to be recognized by the mayor! Congrats!

Cortney said...

Very cool! I did Math Olympiad too. :) What an awesome award for Chet to receive!

Just a reminder....YOU ARE AWESOME!!!