Andy Nettis is a physical education teacher at Roslyn and Countryside Elementary schools who gives up his lunch hour to run the Jump Club, giving children exercise and firing up their young brains to learn.
Vicki Stoneham is a bus driver for special needs children who takes the time to buckle each child up and learn about their lives.
Scott Bower is the Cub Scout Pack 210 leader who has touched many lives, and who makes a mean bowl of chili for Cub Scout outings.
The three were among this year’s recipients of Character Counts “Six Pillar Awards.” The Barrington Junior Women’s Club recognized 10 people with “Six Pillar Awards”, each receiving an award for a pillar of character they exhibit. Those pillars are respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness and citizenship.
The award recipients are people of all walks of life who give of themselves everyday, showing character and providing an example for others.
Barrington Junior Women’s Club Character Counts 2013 Award winners are:
- Nettis, Pillar of Citizenship
- Deborah Shanfeld, Grove Elementary Special Ed Team Leader, Pillar of Respect
- Margaret Reddy, BACOA, Pillar of Caring
- Jose Ayala and Maria Miranda, Hough School janitorial team, Pillars of Responsibility
- Juan Garcia, Head custodian at Grove Elementary School, Pillar of Responsibility
- Dr. Samira El Yasir, Community Church of Barrington, Pillar of Responsibility
- Stoneham, Pillar of Caring
- Bower, Pillar of Citizenship
- Kiran Frey, Chess Without Borders, Pillar of Caring
The awards were presented at Barrington’s village board meeting this week and drew family and friends to celebrate each winner.
"Way to go Papi," Garcia's daughter said from the crowd.
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