This year, our Patriot Day ceremony began with our first assembly of the school year, lead by the new student body officers. This was Katie's first assembly as the student body secretary. Here the officers are singing a rap that they made up to introduce themselves to the student body.
Lacey at the assembly
All the elementary students assembled to attend the assembly.
The annual Patriot Day Ceremony began after the assembly. Each September 11th the school holds a ceremony to honor those who lost their lives in the horrific terror attack on the Twin Towers. We also pay tribute to the heroes who saved so many lives on that day. Our celebration is always short and respectful. A student at the school sings the National Anthem (Madi did this last year) and then we recite the pledge, lead by one of the boys at the school who is a boy scout.
A few students read a poem and then we honor local firefighters. One of the mom's at our school (her name is Tobi) is a firefighter - she is the one 2nd from the left in this picture. Ben was enthralled with the firefighters this year. He noticed that one of them was wearing a walkie talkie and wow, was he impressed. After the ceremony I took him over to talk to a couple of the firefighters, including Tobi. He asked them all kinds of questions and wanted to know about their fire trucks and their walkie talkies. He was in awe.
At the celebration the children sing, the school song "Listen" - complete with hand motions (the song always tugs at my emotions a bit) . . .
Katie's class
Lacey's classI am so thankful to live in America and I am thankful for this day to reflect on that day 8 years ago when it seemed as if the world was coming to an end. And how grateful I am to live in a resilient country that will not let and act of terror destroy the ideals and values that we hold dear. God Bless America!
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