Hicksville Students Salute Fallen Soldiers at Memorial Day Ceremony

The East Street Elementary School community paid homage to the nation’s fallen heroes with a medley of patriotic musical performances, speeches and activities during its annual Memorial Day ceremony.

Following a schoolwide performance of “God Bless America,” student representatives from every class planted small flags in the “Field of Honor” located at the front schoolyard. Three fifth-graders then read aloud their essays about what Memorial Day means to them, and the ceremony concluded with a schoolwide singalong of “Proud to Be an American,” which featured some students performing the song in sign language.

East Street’s Memorial Day ceremony served as a way for the entire school community to celebrate national pride, and to salute the fallen war veterans who have fought to protect America and its freedoms.

Story by Syntax, Photos courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools

1: Hicksville Public School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carl Bonuso with East Street students

2: East Street students using sign language during the singing of “Proud to be an American”

3: East Street students planted flags in the Field of Honor at the school