Bill Herrera shared how we can be good citizens to help our school and community at the Character Counts assembly last week.

On Monday, November 7, 2011, San Cayetano School recognized good citizenship and character at their Peacebuilder Assembly for the month of November. Bill Herrera from State Farm Insurance, came to speak to the students about what a good citizen is and how respecting others is important. He shared how we can be good citizens to help our school and community. Each teacher chose a student from his or her class whom showed excellent character and respect during the month. Hailey Avila and Bryan Arnett, the San Cayetano ASB President and Vice-President assisted Bill in handing out the Peacebuilder Awards. The Peacebuilders for November are: Aryanne Muñoz, Jorge Velasquez, Nick Tejeda, Jesus Salgado, Rosalyn Duran, Philip Valenzuela, Marlene Cruz, Austin Gunter, Diana Razo, Isabela Regalado, Taiz Razo, Zoe Avila, Emma Ocegueda, Adriana Almanza, Ethan Gomez, Angela Tejada, Ashley Alvarez, James Chandler, and Makaila Gojkavich. Bill Herrera then announced the San Cayetano Character Counts Award of a $100.00 savings bond sponsored by the John Paul Pet Foundation. Bill Herrera presented the Character Counts Award to a deserving third-grade student. Ruby Baez was chosen by the third-grade teachers as a model of kindness and respectfulness to the other students and school community. To conclude the assembly, students were reminded to turn in their Perfect Attendance tickets. Each month all students who come to school, each day, on time, are given a raffle ticket. The students place their tickets in a box and one ticket is drawn. The student whose ticket is drawn is given a NASA backpack with the book Max Goes to the Moon in it. Each month, the tickets will be put into a larger box that will be kept until the end of the year. In June, Mrs. Marholin, the principal, will draw from the tickets to give away two new bicycles.