By Katie Wilson
FAIRMONT — “‘Please’ and ‘thank you’ are the words to say. We use manners all through our day!”
That’s the new cheer the Fairmont State University cheerleaders wrote for the students at Watson Elementary to help them remember to respect others.
The FSU cheerleaders performed at the school Wednesday during a pep rally for the school’s character education initiative, dubbed “Kindness Counts and Manners Matter.”
The initiative was created three years ago by school counselor Wendy Werner. The campaign focuses on what students should be doing, like having good manners and being aware of how their behavior affects others. The program dovetails nicely with bullying-prevention programs taught by Werner and other staff members.
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