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Third-grade students gives special performance for veterans
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.The students sat down and took a break from their singing to show a tribute video. The video showed clips and pictures of veterans on duty and also coming home.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Students raised their fists while singing "Thankful for the USA." The third-grade students at West Boulevard Elementary School hosted a performance for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. They sang a variety of patriotic songs for their guests.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Students sang a solo to "Thank You, Soldiers." This song ended the Veterans Day performance by the third-grade students at West Boulevard Elementary School.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Third-grade students at West Boulevard Elementary put on a special performance for Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Three third-grade teachers were in charge of putting on the production.
Leah Mohl, one of the teachers, said this was her first time working with the students and their performance, but said the students do this every year.
“I enjoy seeing the performance. It’s nice to see all of the hard work and practice that the students put in to the perfomance pay off,” Mohl said.
The students wore white shirts with blue and red sashes around their bodies. There were also a few of the boys who wore their Boy Scout uniforms. The first song the students sang was the national anthem, followed by five other songs. Four of the third-grade students sang a solo during the last song of the production called “Thank you, Soldiers.” The students showed a military appreciation video that contained clips and pictures of soldiers on tour and coming home. When the video was over, one final song ended the performance.
Every year the third-grade students put on a performance and there is always a nice turn out of guests who come and watch the show. Veterans attended and even received some gifts from a few of the students. One of the third-graders colored several pictures and gave them to one of the veterans who attended.
The third-grade performance followed a Veterans Day luncheon that also took place at West Boulevard Elementary.
The families and other guests also attended the event to enjoy the show.