Bastrop County – A County of Character

On February 28, the Bastrop County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution designating “Bastrop – A County of Character”.

This action follows the designation of  “Bastrop – A City of Character” several years ago.

Both of these actions have, as their foundation the K-12 Character Education program, Building Good Citizens for Texas.   This program has been in place in all four Bastrop County school districts for several years, as well as in many other schools across Texas.  

Each month a character trait is emphasized through a variety of activities.  The traits are:  Loyalty, Justice, Self-Reliance, Self-Discipline, Integrity, Honor, Patriotism, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, Compassion, and Perseverance.

The schools accomplish this emphasis through age appropriate strategies, all with the purpose of encouraging students to learn and then practice positive character in their lives.

For the City of Character, County of Character, and local School Board a two-minute presentation is given by a student or an adult citizen describing what the character trait for the month means to them. 

Our sincere thanks to the Bastrop County Commissioners and Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald for joining this initiative to encourage the citizens of Bastrop County to focus on the importance of character in the lives of our citizens.

Building Good Citizens, is a totally volunteer initiative designed to encourage the inclusion of values into the school day, and to promote  recognition of those values in the larger community.

We invite interested citizens to contact us if you would like to be a part of the activities promoting citizenship through the inclusion of character messages in the schools, and in the city and county governments.