Character Without Question Awards

Forty-six exemplary students in kindergarten through 12th grade were honored on Feb. 24 as Character Without Question Award recipients in a public ceremony held at Northbrook High School. This year’s awards presentation, presented under the theme “Sometimes It Just Takes . . . One,” was conducted during the regular monthly meeting of the Spring Branch ISD Board of Trustees.

The Character Without Question Award is an SBISD specific honor given annually to students who have outstanding character, make positive decisions and are responsible citizens. Students are selected through a directed nomination and interview process. SBISD educators and campus interview teams look for nominees who exemplify seven character traits: honesty, responsibility, respect, perseverance, courage, kindness and citizenship.

SBISD Community Relations Department staff members Pat Waldrop, Paul Bryant and Amy Byrom coordinated special event preparations.

2013-2014 Character Without Question Recipients are:

Schools for Early Learning (Prekindergarten)
Bear Boulevard – Ameerah Amaya
Lion Lane – Victoria Cisneros
Panda Path – Anthony Saravia
Tiger Trail – Alexa Hernandez
Wildcat Way – Eva McGee

Elementary Campuses
Buffalo Creek – Asiah Donahue, 5th grade
Bunker Hill – Olivia Knapp, 5th grade
Cedar Brook – Raul Martiez-Cardenas, 5th grade
Edgewood – Yesenia Hernandez, 5th grade
Frostwood – Katelyn Treadwell, 5th grade
Hollibrook – Alfonso Ochoa, 5th grade
Housman – Sofia Phucas, 5th grade
Hunters Creek – Bill Chandler, 5th grade
Meadow Wood – Betty Carrion, 5th grade
Memorial Drive – Blaine Ten Wolde, 5th grade
Nottinghman – Min Koko, 5th grade
Pine Shadows – Daniel Cornejo, 5th grade
Ridgecrest – Arabella Reyna, 5th grade
Rummel Creek – Rebecca Dawson, 5th grade
Shadow Oaks – Valeria Ayala, 5th grade
Shadow Oaks Sherwood – Chelala Valentina, 4th grade
Sherwood Spring Branch – Ian Sotuyo, 2nd grade   
Spring Shadows – Emma Garner, 4th grade
Terrace – Hannah Kmiecik, 4th grade
Thornwood – Cyni Zacharie, 4th grade
Treasure Forest – Leyda Palma, 5th grade
Valley Oaks – Katherine Stewart, 5th grade
Westwood – Brittney Tipaz, 5th grade Wilchester – Caroline Dina, 5th grade
Woodview – Kaylee Baxter, 5th grade

Middle School Campuses
Cornerstone Academy – John Fitzpatrick, 8th grade
Landrum Middle – Nancy Ramirez, 8th grade
Memorial Middle – Andrew Gilbert, 8th grade
Northbrook Middle – Thomas Cruz, 8th grade
Spring Branch Middle – Ashley Read, 8th grade
Spring Forest Middle – Marissa Hormell, 8th grade
Spring Oaks Middle – Oscar Salinas, 8th grade
Spring Woods Middle – Lorena Zelaya, 8th grade
Westchester Academy – Jack Chipman, 7th grade

High School Campuses
Academy of Choice -- Joshua Enriquez, 11th grade
The Guthrie Center -- Graham Taylor, 12th grade
Memorial High -- David Van Slyke, 11th grade
Northbrook High -- Leslie Solis, 12th grade
Spring Woods High -- Christian Rice, 12th grade
Stratford High -- Jonathan Martinez, 12th grade
Westchester Academy -- Saul Lopez, 12th grade

Stratford High senior and Communications Dept. intern Kali Venable compiled this report.