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North Main gives ‘Do the Right Thing’ honors to latest recipients

| 26 Jun 2012 | 02:20
    Photo by Nancy Kriz Gathering with their certificates and wearing their new ëI did the right thingít shirts are second-grader Gillian Chanat, third-grader Alexa Barbosa Jimenez, fourth-grader Raul Sanchez and fifth-grader Megan Vaccarino.
    Photo by Nancy Kriz Gathering with their certificates and wearing their new ëI did the right thingít shirts are second-grader Gillian Chanat, third-grader Alexa Barbosa Jimenez, fourth-grader Raul Sanchez and fifth-grader Megan Vaccarino.

MONROE — North Main Elementary School presented its “Do the Right Thing” awards to the latest group of recipients during the school’s yearend awards assembly last Friday.

The “Do the Right Thing” award was named to honor Highland Mills native Christian Lopez, who did the right and honorable thing by returning Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter’s 3,000th career hit in July 2011.

Lopez visited the school last fall to talk to students about the importance of good decision making and always doing the right thing, especially if it’s not always popular. He stressed they should apply these traits in all they do.

This past February, he returned to the school when North Main formally launched its “Do the Right Thing” student recognition program. Lopez received the first award last fall.

The recognition program will resume this fall.

- Nancy Kriz