Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly

September 16, 2010

Alma Schrader Elementary School held their Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

Kristin Eberts

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Darryl Morgan, Cape Girardeau Official Town Crier, reads the Call to Order during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award. Visit semissourian.com for a photo gallery from the event.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Third grade students sing "Grand Old Flag" during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Fourth grade greeters Kentaro Tanaka, 9, left, and Kristen Tarno, 9, welcome Dean Monahan to the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Students and visitors file into the gymnasium for the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Principal Ruth Ann Orr gives the opening remarks during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Jerry Ford plays "My Country 'Tis of Thee" during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com VFW Post 3838 Color Guard retires the colors as fourth grade students watch during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Principal Ruth Ann Orr, right, holds the microphone as Clayton MacCubbin, 7, introduces his "heroes," grandfathers Ron MacCubbin, center, who served in the Marine Corps, and Glen Reeves, left, who served in the Army, during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Members of the 4th Grade Character Council lead the Pledge of Allegiance during the Constitution Day and Heroes Recognition Assembly at Alma Schrader Elementary School on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Cape Girardeau. The event has been held since 2002 and celebrates the United States and the Constitution, and past and present heroes of the country. The program was a recent winner of the National Promising Practices Award.

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