A Six Pillars mural by a young Presidential Scholar debuted in San Diego County in June 2004, and may appear on a PBS show in September.

The mural is at Sunset Hills Elementary School in Rancho Penasquitos. On June 15 principal Roger Tso led the dedication of this lively artwork, in front of parents, teachers, the CC! coordinator, and kids seated on the playground. 

One observer called the ceremony "gratifying" and "wonderful," and added, "In conversations with the principal and others I was overwhelmed by the progress they have made at this school in one year."

Stan Prokopenko, the high school artist who painted the mural, recently won a Presidential Scholar award granted to 50 students nationwide. A PBS program will highlight him and 10 other winners in September, and a film crew trailed him around in the week before the dedication. The crew also visited Sunset Hills Elementary and shot footage of Stan with the mural.

Sunset Hills launched CHARACTER COUNTS! in 2003-4, and the staff soon decided that a mural facing the playground would remind students about character during lunch and recess. Principal Tso contacted a high school art teacher to find an artist to paint the Six Pillars, and found Stan. Working with Mr. Tso, Stan created the beguiling mural, and soon after, the image was silk-screened on t-shirts and sweatshirts. The school encourages students and staff to wear the shirt every Friday.