Bearcats of Character named for October

The Aledo ISD Board of Trustees recognized 11 students as the October 2022 Bearcats of Character for the character trait teamwork. Positivity Project - or P2 - says that someone displaying teamwork has the ability and willingness to place overall group success as a higher priority than individual achievement. Teamwork means committing to a larger group effort and constantly maintaining the Other People Matter mindset, which is essential to success within any team or community! 

The students recognized on at this meeting were selected by staff members at their school for their notable display of teamwork each and every day! 

Aledo High School
Karly Laughley, 12th grade

Karly Laughley is a natural born leader and advocate for others. Karly has spent many hours volunteering with and preparing for our new Excite cheer team. She is always looking for new ways to involve and improve the program. She also has a gift of working with students in our Peer Coach class. Karly is passionate, resilient and willing to assist with any task. She offers encouragement and motivation not only to her peers, but to the adults at Aledo High School!

 

Aledo Learning Center
Kyle Ochoa, 12th grade

Kyle works diligently in class and encourages his classmates to do the same. He makes an effort to help others with their course content and is inclusive of all students at ALC. Recently, he brought the campus together over each student's love for snack foods! His attention to his peers and assistive nature brings others together to work with him as a team.

 

Daniel Ninth Grade
Ethan Pickett, 9th grade

Ethan exemplifies working within a team. He consistently steps up and fills whatever role needs to be filled, whether that is as a leader or as someone who takes on the “dirty jobs”. Ethan does what it takes to make sure his group is productive and, ultimately, successful.

 

Aledo Middle School
Diamond Ramos, 7th grade 

Diamond is always so cheerful when he comes into RLA class for seventh period. Even near the end of the day, he is willing to help others and is the first to ask for clarification and shares the information with his group. My class would not be the same without his great smile, positive attitude, and eagerness to participate and work with others.

 

McAnally Middle School
Maddison Bullion, 7th grade

Maddison is great at building up team morale on and off the court. So far this season, Maddie has demonstrated that she is a team player for the entire volleyball program. When she's not on the court, you can hear her saying, "It's alright guys", "you got this!", "keep it up!", and so much more to support every player. When she's on the court, she supports her teammates, has great communication, and encourages them in huddles.

 

Annetta Elementary School
Daxton Forbes, 1st grade

Dax welcomes all students onto his team. He works with others using kindness, patience, and respect for others' ideas and abilities. No matter what team he is on, he works well with everyone and cheers others to success!

 

Coder Elementary School
Hector Palacios, 3rd grade

Hector is always the first to offer help to someone or pitch in when needed. He often looks for ways to help out without being asked. He is a positive influence to those around him and wants everyone to succeed! We are thankful to have him in our class!

 

McCall Elementary School
Bryce Long, 4th grade

Mrs. Bryant, one of Bryce's teachers, shares that Bryce LOVES participating in group activities and projects! Bryce's positive attitude shines so bright and his classmates enjoy working with him! Mrs. Reynolds, the School Counselor, agrees that the students truly love having Bryce in their group as she witnesses this often when he comes with his class to Guidance lessons. Students will often shout out to Bryce for him to come join their group. She sees first hand what a big smile and positive attitude he brings to the groups he is a part of. 

 

Stuard Elementary School
Austyn Wiatrek, 5th grade

Her classmates say- "she works well and gets the work done and is nice to her partners; she is always ready for the challenge and, whoever she works boy or girl, she works well with them; she has a great smart mind and teamwork defines her!!! Mrs. Arnold, her 5th grade math teacher says, "I agree with Austyn's classmates! She happily works with anyone in class and does a great job encouraging her friends to get the task done. She is a great leader and an asset to our class."

 

Vandagriff Elementary School
Sophia Cabral, 4th Grade

Sophia loves teamwork. She makes sure her team is prepared for the task at hand. She always makes sure everyone is included when it’s their turn or role in the project or game. She is a natural leader amongst her team and they look to her as such. She is always supportive and tries to help if her teammates are not successful.

 

Walsh Elementary School
Hayden Brady, 4th Grade

Hayden has been a team player in our classroom from day one. If she sees someone struggling, she is always willing to help them out, whether it be with academic help on an assignment, making sure others are included in a group task, organizing their belongings, catching them up on makeup work, etc. Part of our grade level social contract is being inclusive and pushing towards our goals. Hayden understands that in order to reach our goals as a classroom community, it takes all team members working together. She embodies the characteristic of teamwork and I’m so proud of her for her dedication to all.