On Tuesday, Ekalaka Elementary School held its October Behavior BARK awards. BARK, a new program this school year implemented by Ekalaka Public Schools Guidance Counselor Carol Spencer, stands for Be Respectable, Act Responsible, Remember Safety and Kindness Matters. Each month the students will work on a specific character trait. During October that trait was respect. In addition to BARK awards, other recognition given to students on Tuesday was as follows:

K-6 Outstanding Music Performance Award winners from Ekalaka Elementary Left to right: Oakley Spring, Corrik Laughery, Daisey Kratzer, McKenna Loudermilk, Hiro Hammel, Jennings Walker.

First Quarter Perfect Attendance

Max Phelps, Aiden Williams, Cinch Roth, Zoey Hansen, Hiro Hammel, Solomon Hamilton, Kayzlee DeFrance, Sasha Yates, Clayton North, Cortland O'Connor, Holland Lovec, Lily Schallenberger, Ben Enos, Woodrow Strub.

K-6 Outstanding Music Performance

Oakley Spring, Corrik Laughery, Daisey Kratzer, McKenna Loudermilk, Hiro Hammel, Jennings Walker (picture on page 10).

7-12 Good Moral Character Shout Outs

Tiernan O'Connor, Tyra O'Connor, Kaleb Frye, Jadyn McGraw, Brayden Bucholz, Christian Ashbrook.