DICKINSON — Students and staff at Dickinson Middle School (DMS) celebrated Constitution and Citizenship Day with a special assembly Friday morning. First created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, Constitution and Citizenship Day is celebrated every year on Sept. 17 to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787. Evan Butow / The Dickinson PressSpeaking with the Dickinson Press after the assembly, Farstveet said the event was important because it gave students an opportunity to interact with local service members and first responders. Speeches on the history of the Constitution and the Star-Spangled Banner followed before School Resource Officer Sgt. Evan Butow / The Dickinson PressDMS teacher Carla Schaeffer also gave a speech memorializing the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.