For Ansonia students, new mural is tribute to good character

Students at John G. Prendergast School stand in front of their "Character Counts" mural, that they designed and installed with a grant from the Jamie A. Hulley Arts foundation. The foundation is named for the late Jamie A. Hulley, an Orange 20-year-old with a love for the arts, who died in 2002 from Lymphoma. Peter Casolino/Register

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
ANSONIA — Calling someone a character is one thing, but saying a person has character is something else entirely.
That’s the case with the 40 fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders who belong to the Character Counts Club at John G. Prendergast Elementary School.
Behavior intervention teacher Melissa Cook created the club last year. Its mission is to promote a positive environment in the school.
The club worked on a mural based on trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship, called the “six pillars of character” by some.

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