{"id":10045,"date":"2026-03-03T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/?p=10045"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:12:04","slug":"voices-of-the-future-lpa-7th-grade-civics-project-citizen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/voices-of-the-future-lpa-7th-grade-civics-project-citizen\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of the Future: LPA 7th Grade Civics Project Citizen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Dr. Sparacio\u2019s and Ms. Maldonado\u2019s 7th Grade Civics students represented Lincoln Park Academy with excellence at the\u00a0St. Lucie Public Schools Project Citizen Showcase.<\/div>\n<div>They have poured their time, energy, and heart into Project Citizen, and it truly shows. Dr. Sparacio&#8217;s Class project was a\u00a0<b>\u201c<\/b>Route Awakening: Driving Change in Our Community&#8221; and Ms. Maldonado&#8217;s Class project was &#8220;Be Seen, Be Safe. St. Lucie Public Schools Bust Stop Signs&#8221; started as an idea in our classroom and grew into a thoughtful, research-based public policy proposal focused on making a real difference.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These students didn\u2019t just complete an assignment they took ownership of. They researched, debated, analyzed data, worked through disagreements, revised their ideas, and pushed themselves to make their work better. Watching them stand confidently and present their solutions was one of those teacher moments you never forget.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This is why we love teaching Civics. When students realize their voices matter, something clicks. They begin to see themselves not just as learners, but as leaders individuals with the power to positively impact their community.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We couldn\u2019t be prouder of the growth, maturity, and dedication they showed throughout this process.<\/div>\n<div>The future is in good hands.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-scaled.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"2560\" data-large_image_height=\"1734\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10049 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-700x474.jpg 700w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-1536x1040.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-2048x1387.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-60x41.jpg 60w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-400x271.jpg 400w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-1048x710.jpg 1048w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-26-1450x982.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1990\" data-large_image_height=\"1150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10048 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-700x405.jpg 700w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-1536x888.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-60x35.jpg 60w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-400x231.jpg 400w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-1140x659.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25-1450x838.jpg 1450w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-25.jpg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a class=\"dt-pswp-item\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28.jpg\" data-dt-img-description=\"\" data-large_image_width=\"1078\" data-large_image_height=\"549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10046 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-700x356.jpg 700w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-60x31.jpg 60w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28-400x204.jpg 400w, https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/files\/2026\/03\/Media-28.jpg 1078w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Sparacio\u2019s and Ms. Maldonado\u2019s 7th Grade Civics students represented Lincoln Park Academy with excellence at the\u00a0St. Lucie Public Schools Project Citizen Showcase. They have poured their time, energy, and heart into Project Citizen, and it truly shows. Dr. Sparacio&#8217;s Class project was a\u00a0\u201cRoute Awakening: Driving Change in Our Community&#8221; and Ms. Maldonado&#8217;s Class project&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1146,"featured_media":10047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-1","description-off"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-09 05:02:23","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10045"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10051,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10045\/revisions\/10051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/lpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}