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Fifth-grade students from Crestwood Elementary School in Madison competed at a national level on a civics project and received superior ranking. The competition was sponsored by The Center for Civic Education and the National Conference of State Legislatures. The focus of the project was the reinstatement of outdoor morning recess. The students used the We the People curriculum to organize their efforts to change Madison school district public policy on recess. Although the resolution to reinstate the recess failed before the school board on August 11, these students learned a great deal about active citizenship. The students are (left to right): Nick Allen, Lindsey Hughes, Chris Houden, Hailey Cross, Ben Brasser, Katie Pellino, Carlton Hemphill, and Tessa Dorresteyn.

– Submitted by Joyce Hemphill

Posted August 14, 2003

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