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'We the People' Book Chronicles Students' Unforgettable Trip
A compilation of student essays and photographs make up Fort Worth ISD’s 2018 Staff Ride booklet, “We the People: Freedom, Liberty, Justice and Equality,” now available online.
The 64-page booklet chronicles the feelings and experiences of 20 mostly Fort Worth ISD JROTC students on a five-day field trip to historic U.S. landmarks in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. The students recently traveled to battlegrounds, museums and monuments with the assignment of linking together the American Revolution, the Constitution, the Civil War (specifically Gettysburg), the atrocities of World War II, and the American civil rights movement, all under the over-arching theme of “We the People…”
“These students were thrust into a virtual time machine and were given a unique opportunity to visit pivotal points in our nation’s history from the very beginning to modern day,” said Col. Steve Scioneaux, senior Army instructor for the JROTC program at Southwest High School, in the booklet. “The true benefit of this experience is found in the words of the students themselves. I invite you to read their thoughts and share in this unique experience.”
LTC Richard Crossley, director of FWISD JROTC programs, calls the trip “a remarkable journey of seeking, acquiring, reflecting, learning and growing for both cadets and instructors.”
“The annual Honors U.S. Military History Staff Ride is more than a ride; it’s a story,” he says in the booklet’s forward. “Our cadets gained unique insight and a greater knowledge and understanding of their rights, responsibilities, sacrifices and roles as citizens to strengthen and protect our democracy.”
The Experiential Staff Ride , which took place in April, is part of the District’s Honors U.S. Military History program. It’s hosted by the District’s JROTC and Social Studies departments.
Joseph Niedziela, director of the FWISD Social Studies Department, calls the trip “a powerful experiential learning activity built into the curriculum.”
“By the staff ride’s end, students better understood their responsibility as future citizen leaders to protect and advance our nation’s core values,” he says in the booklet.
View the complete Staff Ride booklet and view videos from the recent trip at www.fwisd.org/staffride.
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