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Did You Know?Honors• Awarded the Purple Heart, theAsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal andthe World War II Victory Medal forduty and heroism during World WarII.• Awarded with a Pulitzer Prize in1957 for his book “Profiles inCourage” (1956)• NASA’s Launch OperationsCenter in Florida was renamedJohn F. Kennedy Space Center inNovember 1963.• NewYork’s international airport,Idlewild, was renamed John F.Kennedy International Airport in1963.• Posthumously awarded thePresidential Medal fo Freedom in1963.• U.S. Mint issues the Kennedy half-dollar coin in 1964.

Major Events While In Office• Peace Corps created (1961)• Bay of Pigs (1961)• Berlin Wall built (1961)• Alan Shepard, Jr. became the firstAmerican in space (1961)• Twenty-Third Amendment was rat-ified giving the residents of theDistrict of Columbia the right to votein presidential elections (1961)• Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

Study theConstitution and Billof Rights andbecome familiar withwhat we, asAmericans haveguaranteed underthese documents.Go through thenewspaper and find as manyexamples of each of these rightsas you can, either being upheld ornot. Discuss with your class.

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Sometimes simply called“JFK,” John FitzgeraldKennedy became one of thecountry’s youngest and mostpopular presidents. He guid-ed the nation through theearly 1960s, handling con-flicts with other nations andworking to improve the livesof all Americans.The second of nine chil-

dren, Kennedy was born onMay 29, 1917 in Brookline,Mass. He grew up in awealthy, Catholic, IrishAmerican family with a strongpolitical background. Hisgrandfather, John Fitzgerald,was the mayor of Boston. Hisfather, Joseph Kennedy, wasa successful businessmanwho later served on severalgovernment commissionsand as an ambassador.Although he was often

sick as a child, Kennedyloved sports such as swim-ming, sailing and tennis. Heoften competed against hisbrothers in touch footballgames. As a teenager, hewent to a boarding school inConnecticut where he playedfootball and basketball.Kennedy also was a brightstudent, excelling at Englishand history. In 1936, he fin-ished boarding school andwent to college at HarvardUniversity.While at Harvard,

Kennedy hurt his back play-ing football. He had troublewith his back for the rest ofhis life. This did not preventhim, however, from joiningthe U.S. Navy in 1940.Kennedy sailed in the SouthPacific during World War II.He was in charge of a patrolboat called the PT-109. In1943, Kennedy’s boat wasattacked by a Japanese ship.

He was hurt in the attack, butwas able to rescue some ofhis crew. For this heroic act,Kennedy received severalmedals.After the war, Kennedy

decided to become a politi-cian. He was successful inhis first attempt, becomingelected to a seat in theHouse of Representatives in1946. After serving threeterms, Kennedy was electedto the Senate in 1952. Hemarried Jacqueline LeeBouvier the following year.In 1954, Kennedy had

back surgery. During hisrecovery, he wrote a bookabout famous Senatorscalled Profiles in Courage.The book later received thePulitzer Prize for biography in1957. He had other goodnews that year – his wifegave birth to their first child,Caroline, in November.Kennedy decided to run

for president. He became theDemocratic candidate for the1960 presidential electionand ran against RepublicanRichard Nixon, the country’sVice President. Kennedy nar-rowly beat Nixon in the elec-

tion, becoming the firstCatholic president of theUnited States. A few weeksafter the election, his sonJohn F. Kennedy Jr. wasborn.During his presidency,

Kennedy worked hard to endracial segregation – the prac-tice of keeping white peopleand black people separated.Kennedy also proposed newways to improve civil rights.Wanting to help others in theworld, he created the PeaceCorps. The corps sendsAmerican volunteers to differ-ent countries to provideassistance to those in need.Kennedy also sought to learnmore about the universethrough his support of spaceexploration.Some of the greatest

challenges Kennedy faced asa president involved the fightagainst communism.Communism is a form of gov-ernment that believes thatthe whole nation should ownall of its land and businesses.Kennedy oversaw the failedinvasion of communist Cuba(called the “Bay of PigsInvasion”) in 1961. The next

year, he found himself in astandoff with the leader ofthe Soviet Union, NikitaKhrushchev. The SovietUnion, which was the world’slargest communist nation,had set up missile bases inCuba. Kennedy discoveredtheir plan and took action tostop them. In October 1962,it looked like the UnitedStates and the Soviet Unionmight go to war over thesebases. Kennedy, however,was able to resolve what isnow called the Cuban MissileCrisis peacefully.Sadly, Kennedy’s time as

president was short. On Nov.22, 1963, he was shot duringa trip to Dallas, Texas, whileriding in a parade with hiswife. Kennedy was taken to anearby hospital, but the doc-tors were unable to save him.The entire nation mournedthe loss of their much lovedpresident. Thousands of peo-ple traveled to Washington,D.C., for his funeral and for achance to say good-bye to aheroic leader.

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U.S. Presidents Word Search Decorate grocery bags for Earth Day!Local stores will distribute the paper bags

to shoppers the week of April 21-27The Earth Day Groceries Project gives students a chance to create their own

environmental messages, using paper grocery bags as their medium. TheMiami County Solid Waste District/Green Gals is working with the Kroger in Troyto provide the bags.All a school has to do to participate in this free activity is to designate a coor-

dinator and fill out the request form below. Requests should be made no laterthan Friday, March 1 by calling Cindy Bach at 440-3488, Ext. 8705 or sendingan email to cbach@miamicountysed.com or faxing to 937-335-4208.The paper grocery bags will be delivered to your school the week of March

12th (hopefully). Once the bags are decorated, someone from your schoolshould take the bags to either the Kroger Store in Piqua or Troy. The store willdistribute the bags to shoppers during the week of April 21-27.Hundreds of schools nationwide have been involved in this project for years.

Last year, almost 3,000 bags were decorated in Miami County. Students can bea as creative as they want in sharing their thoughts on how to respect the Earth.For more information and for ideas on how to decorate the bags, take a look atthe website: www.earthdaybags.org.

Another Green Gals Project!Earth Day Grocery Bag Project

School: ____________________________________________________________Contact: __________________________________________________________Complete Address:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bag Delivery Instructions, if any: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________Phone: ____________________________________________________________E-mail: _________________________________________________________________# of students participating _______ # of requested bagsWhich Kroger do you plan to deliver your bags to? _______Troy _______Piqua

Call 937-440-3488 or fax to 937-335-4208email cbach@miamicountysed.com

Please call or email no later than March 1st