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Ten inspiring high school seniors were selected to receive a total of $9,750 in scholarship funds for the 2017-2018 academic year through the W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship program. Presented in partnership with the W. Edward Bohrer Memorial Fund, Chipotle, City of Gaithersburg Student Union, Gaithersburg Rotary Foundation, Lakeforest Shopping Center, Montgomery […]

It’s the 20th anniversary of CHARACTER COUNTS! in Gaithersburg. To celebrate the anniversary, more than 420 students participated in an essay, photo, and poster contest recognizing the six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Contest winners and honorable mentions will be recognized at a special CHARACTER COUNTS! in Gaithersburg on May […]

There’s a new addition to the city of Gaithersburg’s Art in Public Places program. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman and City Councilmembers have dedicated a sculpture that depicts former Mayor W. Edward Bohrer, Jr.. The late mayor’s family joined city officials for the ceremony at Bohrer Park on Monday evening. Created by Montgomery County artist and […]

High school seniors who are residents of the City of Gaithersburg are encouraged to apply for a W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship. Since the program’s inception in 1998, 74 high school seniors have received more than $140,000 to help with their continuing education costs, according to a news release from Gaithersburg. Scholarships […]

Students who attend Diamond Elementary School in Gaithersburg have always known how great their schools is. Now they have a proclamation to prove it. The Mayor and City Council of Gaithersburg and the City’s Educational Enrichment Committee presented representatives from Diamond Elementary School with a GREAT award Monday during the council’s meeting. Diamond Elementary School’s […]

The City of Gaithersburg announced the winners of the Character Counts! poster contest. In celebration of the CHARACTER COUNTS! ethics program, 782 students participated in the City of Gaithersburg’s annual poster and essay contest. Elementary and middle school students in the Gaithersburg area were invited to create written and graphic works celebrating the Six Pillars […]

This year four students received a total of $7,300 in scholarship funds through the W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. Memorial CHARACTER COUNTS! Scholarship program. Presented in partnership with the W. Edward Bohrer Memorial Fund, City of Gaithersburg Student Union, DRS Signal Solutions and Rodgers Consulting, Inc., the scholarships are named for former Mayor Bohrer, under whose […]

To celebrate CHARACTER COUNTS! in Gaithersburg, 529 students created written and graphic works celebrating the six pillars of character: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The winners of the annual poster and Adult Heroes essay contests will be recognized at a public awards ceremony on February 12 at Goshen Elementary School. This year’s poster […]

 “Celebrating CHARACTER COUNTS! in the Community and Through Service” is the theme of the City of Gaithersburg’s monthlong celebration in October.  CHARACTER COUNTS!, a national ethics program built upon the foundation of the six pillars of character, was adopted by the city in 1996, and has been infused in a variety of educational, recreational and […]