Tell Us Your Character Team Story

Have you been in a situation where you've overcome adversity by being a high-character individual? If so, we'd love to hear about it! Click here to submit your Character Team story!

Compassion

• Raven Bowden Raven Bowden discusses why it's important to have compassion for others.
• Karen Duckett Karen Duckett discusses the importance of being compassionate toward others.
• Gertrude Harris Gertrude Harris discusses the importance of having compassion for others.

Courage

• Kaleb E. Kaleb, a high school senior and football star became a national hero when he saved a bus full of students from a girl wielding a gun. He received a congratulatory call from Bills linebacker Chris Draft for showing outstanding character.
• Ida Williams Ida Williams discusses the importance of being courageous enough to be your own person.
• Angelika Gedder Angelika Gedder discusses the importance of helping to instill courage in others.

Honesty

• Margaret Carkbow Margaret Carkbow talks about the importance of honesty.

Perseverance

• John S. John Sanders has been willing to go just about anywhere for the chance to play football.
• Mia W. Asthma Team member Mia Wagner joins a growing group of female athletes playing against - and alongside - the boys on the football field.
• Jasmine J. Soldan International Studies High School Student Jasmine was one of five high school students in the United States invited to the Characters Unite Town Hall in Washington, D.C.
• Nate Campbell Nate Campbell discusses the importance of perseverance.

Responsibility

• Reggie Hammond Reggie Hammond discusses the importance of responsibility.
• Myra Brown Myra Brown discusses the importance of being responsible.
• John Pulliam John Pulliam discusses the importance of his responsibility as a husband, father and professional.
• James Pickett James Pickett discusses the importance of his responsibility of being a husband, father and servant of God.
• Hoyton Honor III Hoyton Honor III discusses the importance of his responsibility to his church and to his community.
• Cedric Oglesby Cedric Oglesby discusses the importance of his responsibility as a father.

Self-discipline

• Humberto Z. Born premature, Humberto Zatarain has always looked at life as a challenge. "It's been like that since day one - fighting to survive," said the 19-year-old Whittier resident. Moving from foster home to foster home, Zatarain tried to stay away from trouble.