Fifth graders celebrate Constitution Week with ‘Unite or Die’ play
In celebration Constitution Week, a group of fifth graders at South Elementary performed the play “Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation” for their fellow fifth graders, as well as parents and teachers in the school cafeteria/auditorium last week.
Lisa Echols, with the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, helped the fifth graders put on the play, which teaches students how the original 13 states had to work together to create the U.S. Constitution.
Students representing the original 13 colonies in the play spoke about their state’s part in the negotiation in creating the Constitution. Additionally, there were also four student narrators.
The cast of the play included:
The students representing the original 13 colonies spoke about their state’s part in the negotiation in creating the Constitution. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Narrator One – Brock Shepperd
Narrator Two -Alexis Ferrell
Narrator Three – Dominic Perez
Narrator Four – Shaeli Arquitte
Connecticut – Carder McClymond
New York – Eli Brown
Pennsylvania – Berkley White
Massachusetts – Manuel Perez
New Jersey – Jackson Morehart
Rhode Island – Marielle Green
Maryland – Jayden Rosemann
Virginia – Jemma Lancaster
Delaware – Myles Russell
North Carolina – Conner Carrion
South Carolina – Kase Young
Georgia – Evelyn Halari
New Hampshire – Milly McClymond
Also assisting with the play were teachers Claudia Alvarado and Genie Graham, and paraprofessional Kaylee Sandoval.
Earlier this month students and faculty at Breckenridge High School joined members of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the BHS flag pole to celebrate the kickoff of Constitution Week with a special flag raising ceremony.
Click here to see the Breckenridge Texan’s Photo Gallery from the fifth grade play.
The fifth graders at South Elementary presented the play “Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation” last week. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
The play included 13 fifth graders portraying the original states, as well as four narrators. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: South Elementary students, teachers and staff worked with local members of the Daughters of the American Revolution to present the play “Unite or Die: How Thirteen States Became a Nation” during Constitution Week last week. Click here to see more photos. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
