EDMOND —
More than 680 elementary students filled the cafetorium at Northern Hills Elementary Monday dressed in red, white and blue and waving streamers at their guests for the day during their Veterans Day program.
The students were honoring almost 50 veterans from World War II to the present as they sang, “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “Yankee Doodle Boy,” “This is America” and “I’m Proud to be an American.”
North High School’s JROTC presented the colors and led the students in the flag salute and the salute to the flag of Oklahoma.
As Principal Suzy Armishaw introduced the military branches, the students waved their streamers while the song for each branch was played.
The students were introduced to veterans including 91-year-old Jerry Brown who served with the Women’s Army Air Corps during World War II. Brown, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, not only substitutes at Northern Hills almost daily, but she also finds time to be a volunteer at a local hospital.
Students watched as “Thank a Soldier” was played. The video clip was created by Pam Merrill, the district’s Social Studies Content Specialist.
“Every year we commemorate Veterans’ Day at all the sites, and we value the contributions of our veterans,” Merrill said. “It was a way to give something new to the teachers to use with their students.”
As Armishaw thanked the veterans for coming to the second Veterans’ Day program, she told the group she looked forward to honoring even more veterans at the program next year.
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PATTY MILLER | THE EDMOND SUN Northern Hills Elementary students, 684 strong, welcome veterans from World War II to the present Monday during the Veterans Day program. Schools across the district recognize Veterans Day in some way as part of the state requirements.
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PATTY MILLER | THE EDMOND SUN Northern Hills Elementary students and faculty honor veterans in the Veterans Day program at the school. Students waved streamers and sang to their heroes for a day.
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PATTY MILLER | THE EDMOND SUN Northern Hills Elementary honored more than 50 veterans Monday, including school employees Jake Harris who served in the Army and Anne Baum who served with the Air Force.
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PATTY MILLER | THE EDMOND SUN Jerry Brown, Jeraldine to her family, was a member of the Women's Army Air Corps during World War II. Brown, 91, is a substitute teacher at Northern Hills, a volunteer at the Edmond Hospital and a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Brown was one of the veterans honored by Northern Hills Elementary during their Veterans Day program Monday.
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