Donald Downs, recipient of the Riverside County Bar Association Good Citizenship Award, inside the Riverside Historic Courthouse on May 4. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Donald Downs is a junior at Mountain View High School in San Jacinto. His principal Ken Swanson selected him as the school’s choice for the Good Citizenship Award sponsored by the Riverside County Bar Association as part of its annual Law Day Celebration. The awards were presented in a public ceremony at the Riverside Historic Courthouse on May 4.“I felt like I didn’t deserve the award because I didn’t think I was doing anything special; I was doing what I thought was right,” Donald said. “I don’t feel like I do anything that sets me apart from my peers except maybe that I show everyone respect.”While there are no specific criteria for the selection, the RCBA said nominated students all share many of the qualities they expect to see from good citizens: “they care,
