Humanitarian concern, honesty, integrity, positive decision making and heroism were recognized April 19 during the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s eighth “Do The Right Thing” Awards Ceremony of the school year.

Each month throughout the 2011-12 school year, the LCSO honors the positive actions of the community’s students through the program. The goal is to reinforce positive behavior among youths and to establish students as role models for their peers.

“Do The Right Thing” partners law enforcement, local government, the business and Lee County educational community together in an effort to make a lasting positive impact on the community’s young adults.

The students honored were:

– Emily Carrillo, of Lehigh Acres, a fifth-grade student at Sunshine Elementary School.

– Anthony Jordan, of Lehigh Acres, an eighth-grade student at Lehigh Acres Middle School.

– Zoey Erin Nolen, of Lehigh Acres, a seventh-grade student at Alva Middle School.

– Logan Allen, of Lehigh Acres, a sixth-grade student at Alva Middle School.

– Alyssa Smithwick, of Fort Myers, a seventh-grade student at Varsity Lakes Middle School in Lehigh Acres.

– Dereck Prez, of Lehigh Acres, an eighth-grade student at Varsity Lakes Middle School.

– Steven Aris, of Lehigh Acres, an eighth-grade student at Varsity Lakes Middle School.

– Juan Vega, of Lehigh Acres, a seventh-grade student at Varsity Lakes Middle School.

– Jessenia Veliz, of Lehigh Acres, a 12th-grade student at Lehigh Acres Senior High Center for the Arts.

– Juliana Toyloy-Stanton, of Lehigh Acres, an 11th-grade student at Dunbar High School.