The CHARACTER COUNTS!  
  of Knoxville/Knox County  
  2003 Annual Coalition Meeting  

On October 14, 2003 the CHARACTER COUNTS! of Knoxville/Knox County held its Annual Coalition Meeting at Blue Grass Elementary School. The event was a big success thanks to the hard work of many people including Susan Helton (BG Parent), Patti Anderson (BG Parent), Melody McGee (BG Parent), Jean McMillan (BG Parent), Paul Caplinger (UT Art Education Intern) Martha Hill (Sequoyah Elementary Principal), Mary Mace (Mrs. Arbital's Mom), Stephanie Pitts (BG Kindergarten Teacher), Blue Grass Students (K-5), Blue Grass Parents (Thank you for your support and flexibility).

The meeting featured a performance by Bluegrass Elementary students entitled Charisma in Character - A Musical and Drama Extravaganza, Celebrating the Six Pillars of Character and was coordinated by Mrs. Arbital, Miss Skinner and Mrs. Drews-Wilson. Below you will find photos and a full list on the cast.

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Pledge of Allegiance Rap - All Grades

Kindergarten - I'll Be There (Caring)

Sophie Baker
Nicholas Buckles
Mattie Collins
Logan Creech
Brianna Drake
Jake Flynn
Alexandra Gruszkiewicz
Serena Hostetter
Ian Manning
Bailey Morgan
Laura Patterson
Caroline Stephens

1st Grade - Sabre Dance (Fairness)

Lindsey Aborante
Alicia Bauman
Christian Deel
Brianna Floyd
Tahnee Gallaher
Mary Catherine Gray
Adam Hanson
Theran McKenry
Haden Morton
Cierra Otto
Lauren Peterson
Grahm Pritchett

2nd Grade - Manners Matter (Respect)

Amelia Albrick
Allie Bryant
Eleni Georgiafandis
Elizabeth Gore
Ryan Hammit
Caroline Hampsom
Jacob Harrison
Taylor Kidd
Abby Lowe
Lauren Mayes
Hannah McElroy
Vishaka Motheramgari
Amanda Pelot
Katya van den Berg
Ryan Walker
Erin Walsh

3rd Grade - Aliens at School (Responsibility)

Lacey Adorante
Sheri Cunningham
Zachary Fox
Geran Fredrick
Kathleen Hutchins
Erin Jenkins
Laura Letsinger
Madeline Luepke
Claire Macmillan
Paige Mayfield
Jarrod Nachtrab
Jenny Parkman
Evan Pinion
Christopher Pritchett
Allison Vail
Rachel Woods
Tyler Zoloads

4th Grade - Boy Who Cried Wolf (Trustworthiness)

Sarah Anderson
Jessie Bruce
Alexa Cusick
Jacob Dampf
Laura Dupper
Travis Graham
Neil Gore
Molly Grogan
Heather Helton
Taylor Keen
Cassie Little
Martin Lu
Corner McCarty
Zach McGee
Christian Peake
Kelli Pemberton
Ben Pollack
Emma Pope
Jane Romano
Samantha Seigler
Elizabeth Shaughnessy
Beth Ann Stripling
Dustin West
Miranda West
King Westberry

5th Grade - Somos El Barco (Citizenship)

Ashley Beckham
Lisa Bogosian
Kadejhia Ellis
Anna Gray
Aaron Griffitt
Rachel Harmony
Malory Johnson
Erica Knorr
Michael LaVallee
Spencer Peake
Jazzlyn Pearson
Jackie Schultz

Carry the Torch - All Grades

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