Loge Elementary School kicked off CC! on January 12, 2005, and among the guests on hand were mayor Pam Hendrickson, Boonville police officer Jeff North and Boonville fire chief Steve Byers.

"We're looking to get back at the traditional values that our parents and grandparents had," said principal Keith Meyer, according to the Boonville Standard. "There's a lot of adverse things that kids are exposed to nowadays that they weren't years ago."

Other local schools -- such as Oakdale Elementary, Boonville Junior High and Boonville High -- also have CC!.

"All of us can go from being good to great," said Mr. Meyer. "You can always get better. Knowledge is very important, but how well you behave, how well you treat other people, that's what's going to open a lot of doors."