| Reprinted from 9-2001
By Bob Weaver
CHS football team hold the flag
The band played the national anthem, the football team
raised the colors and students joined in singing "God
Bless the USA." It was a day of remembrance and
mourning for the tragedy that has befallen America since
Tuesday.
It is not a Bruce Willis terrorist movie or a bizarre and
violent video game. It is the real thing, unbelievable
images pounded into the conscience of every American.
One must wonder what was in the minds of these young
people during the assembly, who have never seen such a
thing on our soil.
The National Anthem is played
Faces of the solemn
The prominent concern must be whether their most
precious feelings of safety and security have been
shattered, somewhat like my generation that went to bed
at night thinking an atomic bomb could fall out of the
cold war skies, only this was much worse.
Tears streamed down the cheeks of many kids. The stoic
and pained faces of teachers, privy to the seriousness of
the moment, contained themselves, knowing full-well of
the historical changes to come, certainly the threat of
war.
Principals Mike Offutt and Roger Propst shared the
concerns of the day, which was decreed a "Day of
Prayer" by President Bush. Since official school-led prayer can not be
uttered in public schools, Propst called for a moment of
silence.
At the end, students filed by the large flag touching it as
school was dismissed.
School officials lead ceremony, Roger Propst and
Mike Offutt on far right
A moment of silence
Students file by Old Glory
A new challenge for children
Raising of the colors
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