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Loganville Elementary Celebrates Constitution Week
Remembering those who still serve for our freedom, administrators at Loganville Elementary started the week with the Pledge of Allegiance, patriotic songs, encouraging words, a little bit of history, and a Freedom Parade.
Camie McGaughey, Principal at proclaimed “Constitution Week” during the school-wide ceremony on Monday, Sept. 17th. Constitution Week, is in observance of the Constitution, adopted by Congress on Sept. 17, 1787. It was enacted by President Eisenhower in 1956 by petition of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It is meant to promote the education and study of our Constitution.
Superintendent Gary Hobbs visited the school to join the celebration. Hobbs, a retired Colonel who served in the 48th Brigade, commended the children who had written letters to active soldiers.
“When overseas, to get a letter from a student at Loganville Elementary is very special,” he said.
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Janet Perry, a member of the Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the DAR, gave some insight into how life might have been during the initial years of America’s history. Her ancestor, Nathanial Page, fought during the Revolutionary War. Perry led the students in reciting the Preamble to the Constitution.
Tech Sgt. Calvin McCrillis, with the U.S. Air Force, who has served in Iraq and Kuwait, was the featured speaker. He pointed out that the military’s job is to “defend the Constitution and protect those rules as set out in it.” His job in Kuwait was to defend the country by defending the men on base.
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“We protected them,” he said, adding, “You guys are the reason that we do what we do … so you can grow up to do what YOU want to do because of the freedom allowed by our Constitution.”
Sandy Wittenmyer, of the Auxiliary, in Loganville, along with other volunteers, handed out Blue Star banners to those students who had relatives in active duty to our country. Jailin Moss-Herbert, Abby Jackson, Lauren Bailey, Amire Joseph, Cana Brock, Gianni Burt, Brianna Lindo, Sarah McCrillis and Ms. Hattie Willis received the banners to hang in their windows at home.
The women of the Auxiliary also collected the hand-made cards which they will ship to the men and women overseas serving in the military overseas. In exchange, each student received a small American Flag to wave while marching through the school and out onto the field for a Freedom Parade.
