Students, teachers and administrators in Lakeside schools observed the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in a number of ways on Thursday and Friday.
Two days of activities were planned for eighth-grade students in the Lakeside High School West End Library Media Center. The activities were designed to culminate the "City/Urban" Common Core unit, honor the lives lost on 9/11 and celebrate Patriot Day.
Thursday was highlighted by a presentation in nearly every class period by Staff Sgt. Stony Evans, Lakeside library media specialist, and Sgt. Ray Borel, library assistant. Borel's time in the National Guard will end this week.
Eighth-grade English classes reported to the library as Evans and Borel presented a military style briefing about military terms, Lake Hamilton graduate Adam Brown and the book by Eric Blehm, "Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown."
Lakeside was joined by students at Lake Hamilton Junior High via web conferencing through Google Hangouts. Students from both schools were able to view a slide show with commentary from Evans and Borel.
John Mark Pierce and Kevin Pumphrey's U.S. History classes posted American flags in front of Lakeside schools on Thursday. Thousands of flags were placed in the form of "9/11" facing Malvern Avenue. Each flag represented a life lost on 9/11.
The sixth grade at Lakeside Middle School took part in an assembly with Veterans of Foreign Wars members about flag etiquette. Lilly Crabtree, a student, assisted the VFW Honor Guard and presented a flag she received from her uncle that was flown over Mount Vernon.
Classes at the middle schools also watched interviews of people who lost loved ones on 9/11, learned the history of "God Bless America" by Irving Berlin, conducted research on the terrorist attacks and interviewed their own family members about their experiences on 9/11. Students in fifth grade music listened to various renditions of the "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the week and discussed etiquette during performances of the national anthem.
Eighth-grade English students returned to the library on Friday to complete "missions" as they experienced how various media reported the events of 9/11. They viewed President George W. Bush's address to the nation after the attacks and tried on samples of Army-issued gear.
Local on 09/13/2014