South Elementary honors veterans; annual BISD Veterans program scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
The fifth graders at Breckenridge’s South Elementary School honored local veterans on Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, with a program that included patriotic songs, information about Veterans Day and tributes to each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The fifth graders at South Elementary presented a program for local military veterans on Monday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Family members, friends, teachers and school staff members gathered in the South Elementary cafeteria for the presentation. In addition to the program, the students also honored the veterans in their lives with a Veterans Day tribute display on the cafeteria wall, as well as with handmade thank you cards.
During the tribute to the various branches of the armed forces, the veterans in the audience stood up when the students sang the official songs for each branch.
The Breckenridge Independent School District will continue its celebration of local veterans with the annual Veterans Day Program at the BISD Athletics Facility (main gym) from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13. The gym is located on the corner of North Live Oak and West Second streets.
For those who cannot attend, the event will be livestreamed free of charge on the Buckaroo YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bisdstreaming8928/streams.
A wall in South Elementary’s cafeteria was decorated with tributes to local veterans. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
As the fifth graders sang the official song for each branch of the U.S. military, they held up signs indicating the specific branch. Click here to see more pictures from the event. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Cutline, top photo: Those in attendance stood and sang the National Anthem with the South Elementary fifth graders at the beginning of Monday’s Veterans Day program. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
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