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Middletown students spotlighted: author visit, youth government wins and expanding civic-readiness capstones
Summary
The district showcased student achievements including a Jason Reynolds author visit for about 1,000 scholars, youth-in-government delegates who advanced to statewide programs, and expansion of the Seal of Civic Readiness with dozens of student capstone projects (hygiene drives, Busy Bags, Bags of Hope).
Middletown trustees set aside part of the May 8 meeting to recognize student programs and community partnerships that administrators said have increased participation and opportunities across grade levels.
The district’s communications and library teams arranged an author visit by New York Times best-selling author Jason Reynolds. Administrators said roughly 1,000 scholars attended two assemblies; the district solicited and used a community donation to bring Reynolds to Middletown, and the special-services team purchased copies of titles including Long Way Down, For Everyone and Ghost for audiences. The superintendent and teachers described extended classroom…
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