Awards + Competitions
"Champions of Character" Awards
Each year the Academy presents awards to exemplary leaders in Character Education. Award categories include:
- Community/Civic Leader and Community/Civic Organization
- Business Organization and Business Leader
- Parent Leader and Parent Organization
- Teacher Leader
- School Administrator
- Exemplary Schools/School Districts*
- Student Leader and Student Organization
- The Sage Colleges Student and Sage Colleges Faculty/Staff Leaders
* Please contact The Academy for a separate instruction page in the category.
This year's Champions of Character Awards Banquet will be held on March 18, 2009. The deadline for receipt of the 2009 Award Nominations is January 8, 2009. See below for NYSSOC application deadline.
Download the 2009 Awards Nomination Letter
Download the 2009 Awards Nomination Form
New York State School of Character Awards (NYSSOC)
These prestigious awards are presently jointly by The Academy and the national Character Education Partnership. They will be presented at the March 18, 2009 Awards Banquet. The deadline for receipt of the detailed application booklet is December 8, 2008. Academy advisors are available to provide assistance in completing this application process.
New York
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The Academy for Character Education at the Sage Colleges is accepting applications from public and private schools and districts throughout the state of New York for the State Schools of Character Awards Program. State winner(s) will advance to compete at in the National Schools of Character (NSOC) Awards Program. Download the 2009 Application Guidelines Complete the Application Cover Sheet Coordinated by The Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges. |
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Previous National Award Winners from New York State
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Babylon Memorial Grade School Babylon, NY Fayetteville-Manlius High School Gillette Road Middle School Cicero, NY Memorial Junior High School Millard Hawk Primary School |
Morgan Road Elementary School Rye Alternative Preparatory School Rye, NY Scarsdale Alternative School (Scarsdale HS) Skaneateles High School St. Brigid/Our Lady of Hope School |
Thomas A. Edison Community School Port Chester, NY Tremont Elementary School Medford, NY Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School Valley Stream, NY Waterloo Middle School Waterloo, NY |
Student Media "Character Matters" Competition
The Academy and Lamar Advertising are sponsoring the Annual Student Media "Character Matters" Competition. The winning entry is used as the basis for the Academy's media campaign that year.
Download contest requirements and registration form/Not currently available
"Champions of Character Awards Banquet
Each year, The Academy for Character Education at The Sage Colleges hosts the "Champions of Character" Awards Banquet at the Franklin Plaza in Troy. The 2009 event will take place on March 18.
The event begins with a reception, followed by dinner, awards presentations and short presentations by a selected number of award recipients (especially the NYSSOC winners).
An invitation and response card will be available in early 2009
The Academy is currently accepting donations for the Silent Auction and members of the Honorary Committee
