The October students of the month were recently announced for J.O. Combs Unified School District.

“The J.O. Combs Unified School District is pleased to continue its partnership with Banner Ironwood Medical Center to administer the student of the month program,” according to a release.

“The program provides an opportunity each month for one student from each of the district’s seven schools to be recognized for demonstrating one of the various pillars of the Character Counts program. One character trait is selected each month and students are selected by their principal or teacher.

Traits included in the Character Counts Program include responsibility, trustworthiness, citizenship, caring, respect and fairness.

For the month of October, students were recognized for demonstrating the character trait of trustworthiness.

The Students of the Month for October included:

• Kylee Wiles, Combs High School, 11th grade.
• Savanna Fields, Combs Middle School, eighth grade.
• Uchechi Ubosi, Combs Traditional Academy, fifth grade (not pictured).
• Nicholas Lawrence, Ellsworth Elementary School, fourth grade.
• Aubrey Acosta-Campano, Harmon Elementary School, sixth grade.
• Hayley Martinez, Ranch Elementary School, fifth grade.
• Khloe Duff, Simonton Elementary School, fifth grade (not pictured).

Selected students are celebrated for their achievement with a certificate of recognition at the Governing Board meeting each month where they are acknowledged by Superintendent Dr. Greg Wyman, the Governing Board and a Banner Ironwood Medical Center representative, the release states.

For more information about the J.O. Combs Unified School District, go to www.jocombs.org or call 480-987-5300.