Alongside many citizens and residents of the CNMI, Mount Carmel School observes the holiday noting the day the people of the CNMI became United States citizens on November 04, 1986. Through this holiday Mount Carmel School is able to acknowledge the CNMI’s history from first becoming a U.S. Commonwealth ten years prior, to becoming citizens of the United States of America.
Mount Carmel School takes pride in the rich history the CNMI possesses and continues to establish after sustaining many obstacles over the years such as multiple typhoons and super-typhoons as well as the most recent obstacle, the response to the global COVID-19 outbreak.
Despite these many obstacles Mount Carmel School continues to proceed with providing education with certain safety precautions allowing the school community to continue educating and having efforts to honor many special holidays such as Citizenship Day through various tactics.
Social studies teacher Mr. Jonathan Sanchez stated, “I do go over the U.S. Constitution in my class and we go over the rights that are given to us as citizens. I think that a good way to celebrate Citizenship Day would be having safe little gatherings where people share their political ideas and opinions (peacefully preferably) and to understand each view.”
MCS senior Brandee Hunter has stated, “Citizenship Day has been a celebrated and encouraged holiday at MCS, as we are people from different countries united together under one country.”
Mount Carmel School President Galvin Deleon Guerrero, EdD shared, “Citizenship Day is a significant holiday for the school because we have employees that work hard to become a part of the American family. It’s only right that as a Catholic school, we help our employees achieve these monumental goals so that they can focus on the good work that they do each and every day for their students.”
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This press release was written by MCS Senior Puti’on Palacios-Camacho from Mount Carmel School’s Introduction to Media and Communications course.
