Humanitarian concern, honesty, integrity, positive decision making and heroism traits were recognized during the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s third monthly “Do The Right Thing” awards ceremony of the school year.

The recent ceremony was held in the board room of the Lee County Public Education Center, 2855 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.

Each month throughout the 2011-2012 school year, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office honors the positive actions of the area’s students through the “Do The Right Thing” student recognition program. The goal of “Do The Right Thing” is to reinforce positive behavior among youths and to establish students as role models for their peers.

Among those honored were the following from the East School Zone:

Ashea Rivera of Fort Myers, a seventh grade student at Alva Middle School.

Physical education teacher Margaret Spradlin nominated Rivera for turning in to school authorities a packet of important papers that she had found at school.

Cole Hicks of Fort Myers is a sixth grade student at Alva Middle School. Art teacher Susan Hansler wrote in her nomination letter that “one of our special needs students needed an escort to find her way to the main office for check-out. Cole demonstrated excellent character by volunteering to help.”

Richard M. Claxton of Lehigh Acres is an eleventh grade student at East Lee County High School. Teacher Robin Jenkins who nominated Claxton said that he had been walking into the school when he found a personal check written to the school and he turned the check in.”