THE SCHOLASTIC ANGLERS PROGRAM BASIS ITS FOUNDATION ON THE PRINCIPALS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION.  THE PHILOSOPHY THAT THESE QUALITIES CAN BE INSTILLED INTO EACH PARTICIPATING STUDENT-ANGLER IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE PROGRAM.  IN ADDITION THE PROGRAM OFFERS ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF INTENSE EDUCATION AND COMPETITION PROVIDING ANOTHER OPTION FOR OUR STUDENTS TO FIND AND DEVELOP AN INTEREST IN TO HELP THEM TO SEPARATE FROM THE NEGATIVE INFLUENCES IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY.  FAR TOO OFTEN, FAR TOO MANY STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.  IN ORDER TO CATCH THAT BASS OF A LIFETIME, A STUDENT-ANGLER MUST HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.  

THERE ARE AN INFINITE NUMBER OF CHARACTER EDUCATION TRAITS WHICH CAN BE IMPLEMENTED INTO ANY PROGRAM.  FOR A STUDENT-ANGLER TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL MANY OF THESE MUST BE ACQUIRED.  HERE IS A LISTING OF THE CHARACTER EDUCATION TRAITS THE SCHOLASTIC ANGLERS PROGRAM HAS FOCUSED ON INSTILLING OVER THE YEARS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO:

ADAPTABILITY               APPRECIATION                 ATTENTIVENESS                COMMITMENT            

COMPASSION                CONCERN                         CONFIDENCE                      CONSIDERATION          

CONSISTENCY              CONTENTMENT                COOPERATION                    COURAGE

CREATIVITY                   DECISIVENESS                 DEPENDABILITY                  DETERMINATION

DILIGENCE                     DISCERNMENT                 DISCRETION                         DRIVE

DESIRE                           FAIRNESS                          FAITHFULNESS                    FLEXIBILITY

FRIENDLINESS              FORGIVENESS                  GENEROSITY                       GENTLENESS

GRATITUDE                    HONESTY                           HUMILITY                              HOPE

INTEGRITY                     JOYFULNESS                     KINDNESS                             LOYALTY

MEEKNESS                    PATIENCE                           PERSEVERANCE                  PERSUASIVENESS

PRUDENCE                    PUNCTUALITY                   PURPOSE                               PASSION

RESOURCEFULNESS   RESPECT                           RESPONSIBILITY                   SELF-CONTROL

SINCERITY                     TACTFULNESS                  TEMPERANCE                        THOROUGHNESS

TOLERANCE                   TRUSTWORTHINESS       TRUTHFULNESS                    VIRTUE

SELF-DISCIPLINE           SELF-RESPECT                CARE                                       PATRIOTISM

CITIZENSHIP                   STEWARDSHIP