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Pace Academy Gives Men, Women in Uniform a Salute

The Lower School heard stories about military service in Iraq and provided patriotic music for the event.

By Caitlin Goodrich Jones, Pace Academy

Veterans Day again was a special event in the Pace Academy Lower School. Every year, Lower School faculty, staff and students take time out of their day to salute our men and women in uniform at a special assembly.

This year’s assembly featured patriotic music performed by each grade, with direction from Lower School performing arts instructor Vonda Vrieland. The event also included inspiring and educational speeches from faculty members and students. The Pace Minstrels and Boy Scouts participated in the assembly as well.

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Several members of the Pace community who are veterans or current servicemen/women attended the festivities, including Pace parent and alumnus Captain Jordan Gillis, a member of Pace’s Class of 1992. Gillis served in Iraq and shared photos and stories of his experience abroad with second-grade students.


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