On Nov. 11, Fort Bend Independent School District students and staff joined individuals across the country in paying tribute to military veterans, as well as those who serve as active duty members of the armed forces and reservists. Schools presented programs that featured drills and the posting of colors by high school JROTC units, displays of student-designed posters honoring veterans, dramatic readings, musical performances, and guest speakers representing various branches of the U.S. military.
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- Shown at Sugar Mill Elementary School (front) are: students Lucas Tsokos, Turner Calabrese, Marcus Kinnard-Bing, Ty Cerny, Madison McCammon, Jake Landry; and (back) Ensign Christine Pointer, U. S. Coast Guard (who served as guest speaker for the occasion); Beth Graham, Principal at Sugar Mill Elementary; Marlene Feuerbach, Veterans Day Committee Co-Chair and 1st Class Petty Officer Stephen Calabrese, U.S. Coast Guard.
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- Elkins High School Air Force JROTC unit members are pictured from left – Cadet Major Richard Wonica, Cadet 1st Lieutenant Aron Arevalo, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Genaro Sifuentes, and Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Mayka Springer – as they presented the colors to honor local veterans at Sugar Land Rotary’s Veterans Day Celebration.
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- Lakeview Elementary School students – Alex Chambers, Jessie Chambers, John Adkisen and Zachary Nolan – performed a skit titled, “Who is a Veteran?” for the students and staff at their school.
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- Shown at Sartartia Middle School are Constable Troy Nehls, U.S. Veteran, with Jill Wolosonovich, social studies team leader.
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- Jerry Edmundson, retired staff sergeant in the U.S. Marines, served as guest speaker at Arizona Fleming Elementary School’s Veterans Day program
