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Students learn how to Act With Respect, Always

“Act With Respect Always” is more than just a phrase to students at Schoharie Central School. It is the school’s mission and is based on a character education program designed to build respect and leadership, teach positive and constructive behavior, and help stop bullying before it starts, both on campus and off.

On Dec. 12, guest speaker Rich Johns made the message real during assemblies at the school. A retired Sartoga Springs elementary and middle school teacher and coach, Johns developed Act With Respect Always as a “pay it forward” proactive movement in his sixth grade classes and tennis program to stress the importance of self awareness on a daily basis.
The program looks at each person as a leader and stresses eight key personal traits: responsibility, honesty and fairness, civility, self-discipline, no excuses – do the work, persistence, courage and respect.

“During one of the assemblies, Coach Johns had fifth grader Noah Fagnani stand up and identify himself by name only, and then pointed out to the rest of the students that they were really seeing only one Male enhancement percent of him,” said Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Jamie Rockhill. “By that example, he was teaching the students to take time to learn about and respect each individual – including themselves – as a whole person.”

Johns has received numerous awards for leadership, team building and coaching.