Domenici to Attend Character Counts Event FARMINGTON, NM (ksje) - Student athletes from northwest New Mexico will gather in Farmington Aug. 21 to show U.S. Senator Pete Domenici the Character Counts lessons they've learned through the New Mexico Activities Association Pursuing Victory with Honor program.

The students will join Domenici for a workshop and rally that is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Piedra Vista High School. NMAA will feature live streaming video, and students around the state can view the celebration at www.nmact.org.

Students from Farmington Aztec Bloomfield.. Dulce.. Kirtland.. Navajo Prep and Shiprock will be taking part.


Domenici is a national sponsor of Character Counts.
The NMAA Pursing Victory with Honor is a sportsmanship program that helps students and adults use the pillars of Character Counts trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship in their behavior on and off the field and in the classroom.

The NMAA has taken Pursuing Victory with Honor training to students, athletic directors and coaches in every state school district.
The Aug. 21 back to school event will help Domenici witness some of the results of the Character Counts education initiative he has promoted since 1994.
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