CHARACTER COUNTS! Joe
Age: 12 The Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, Citizenship
Grade: 8
School: Pixley Middle School, Pixley
Pillar: Responsibility

Student Council Adviser Kelley Lapadula says, "Joe is an 8th grade student council officer that knows when to step up and be responsible. The Tulare County Fair Character Counts! booth greeted over 300 students Thursday morning, and Joe was consistent in his message that Character Counts! in Tulare County."

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