During Wednesday’s Middle School Assembly, students and teachers celebrated each other’s achievements and discussed the themes of Citizenship. Speakers included civics teacher Mr. Staten and middle school dean Mr. Edmunson and seventh grader Zuri Shepherd and eighth grader Lydia Park among others. The event was organized by middle school directors Mr. Kelly and Ms. Bradley to celebrate all hard work students and teachers accomplished in quarter one, but also to reflect on the idea of citizenship, community, and service to one another. People considered the Latin roots of the word citizenship, its historical context, and the importance today in being part of a community and voting. Students awarded teachers with merits for their hard work including fifth grade math teacher Ms. Figueroa, sixth grade math teacher Ms. Moore, and eighth grade math teacher Ms. Kolb. Teachers also honored students for their service to the community, either through clubs, groupwork, kindness to peers, and positive attitudes in class. Merit winners for the month included fifth graders Chase Warren, Addison Little, sixth graders Zaida Slakey and Zoe Wood, seventh graders Victoria Guevara and J.D. Miller, and eighth graders Lydia Park and Micaiah Jegede. Fifth grader Noelle Hoerrner and sixth grader Sadie Wortman were honored by their friends who nominated them for merits due to their citizenship.
In Many We Are One!
