Photo Gallery: Romeoville, Bolingbrook Schools Celebrate Patriot Day

Elementary schools in Romeoville and Bolingbrook took time out of the school day to pay respects to those who gave their life on Sept. 11, 2001.

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B.J. Ward teacher Steven Popp and his fifth-grade students tie a yellow ribbon on a tree outside the Bolingbrook elementary school as a Patriot Day symbol of hope and support for people who risk their lives every day.

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Second graders at Beverly Skoff Elementary School release Patriot Day balloons after saying the Pledge of Allegiance Friday in memory of those perished on Sept. 11.

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Pioneer 3rd graders Jordan Gyambrah and Katherine Pajel show off the miniature American flags they decorated for the Bolingbrook elementary school’s Patriot Day Circle of Remembrance.

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The entire student body at Oak View Elementary School gathers around the flag for a Patriot Day Pledge of Allegiance to start the school day Friday.

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Amy Logan, author of “A Girl With a Cape” brought a Patriot Day message to Irene King Elementary students, urging them to “make a difference” in the world. The school slogan this year is “Be your own hero.”

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Independence Co-Principals Kim Mulcahy (left) and Jackie Mitchem offer some food to police officer Dan Stafie and his son, Aaron, during the Bolingbrook elementary school’s 2nd annual Patriot Day First Responders Breakfast.

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Brooks Middle School students admire the Patriot Day “flag” they created by writing Patriot Day messages of appreciation to emergency responders.