Ammon students can get ice cream for the U.S. Constitution in September
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AMMON — Starting Sunday, a local mayor is offering free ice cream to students who can explain an important piece of U.S. history to him.
Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti is challenging Ammon K-12 students to write about a feature of the U.S. Constitution and then email it to him. In return, students will get a free ice cream coupon from Reed’s Dairy while supplies last.
This is the first time Coletti has done this, and he said he came up with the idea after listening to a podcast.
“I thought, ‘That would be kind of fun, but how could I incorporate it into something coming up?’ Then I realized it’s Constitution month in September, and specifically Constitution week starts Sept. 17,” he said.
Coletti partnered with Alan Reed, president of Reed’s Dairy, for 100 coupons, meaning 100 students can get a free kids cone of ice cream.
Kids can email Coletti, or share an explanation on Facebook or Instagram, and tag the city of Ammon. To qualify, they need to provide their name and grade. Check out the details below.
“The Constitution fights for separation of powers or the Constitution talks about the president, judicial branch and legislative branch,” Coletti said as an example. “It could be as simple as that. I hope that doesn’t mean those are the only explanations that I get. I want to hear the kid’s creativity and their thoughts on it!”
When EastIdahoNews.com asked why it is so important to know the Constitution, Coletti said he’s been more concerned lately that the rising generation doesn’t understand it.
“The Constitution is a guiding document for our country,” he said. “And when you don’t understand something as important as the guiding document of our laws and why we do things, then that can be detrimental to our society.”
He added that adults need to know it, too.
“It’s important for us to understand it so that number one, we understand why certain things happen and then number two, understand when potentially things may be going awry, you know, like, if the government is maybe not doing what the Constitution says,” Coletti explained.
He would like to share some of the answers he receives from the community and encourage students to get ice cream for the Constitution.
“I’d love for the community to see how smart our kids are. I think that would be fun,” he said. “I just hope that in September, we can all get a copy of it, read through it, ask questions, and talk about it with people.”