By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Jan. 8--For "being a good friend," Lora De La Cruz quietly walked to the front of the gathering of fellow sixth-graders at Ellis Middle School auditorium Friday, received a certificate and joined several others on the stage.

By Emily Krone Daily Herald Staff Writer Plenty of platitudes espouse the virtues of focusing on the process rather than the result. It's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game. Learning for learning's sake. But sometimes you just want the trophy. Or the A.