Jim and Bonny: Stepping Up Ceremony ~ Guilford,CT ~ June 26, 2013

This has been an exceptional year for Christen! All of her hard work has paid off...and today she received the Abraham Baldwin Middle School Award.

Introduction given by the Principal Mrs. Anne Snurkowski...

"We have some very talented students here at Baldwin. Many of these children have been blessed with great intellectual capabilities and work hard in pursuit of academic excellence. We also have gifted artists and musicians and talented athletes. The Abraham Baldwin Award acknowledges and celebrates the attributes of some of our students that are very different from those I have already mentioned. I must say that the staff of Baldwin School feel that the qualities these students possess, will most certainly assure their place as the future leaders of our nation, people who will do great things as citizens of the world. The Abraham Baldwin Award is given to a boy and girl on each team in the sixth grade who exhibits the following characteristics:

*Demonstrating respect and understanding for all individuals

*Kindness and caring toward others

*An acceptance of the differences in people

*The ability to put their needs second to those of others

* A commitment to the good of their class/team or whole school community through actions, which support our school efforts"