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9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

Desert Star Elementary School honored the 9/11 attacks with a ceremony on Sept. 10. The schoolwide event hosted members from the Goodyear Police and Fire departments, along with the Goodyear fire chief, former military members and Agua Fria High School’s Junior ROTC.

1. Desert Star Elementary School created a 9/11 Never Forget board with students coloring in stars to represent the men and women lost that day; 2. Junior ROTC from Agua Fria High School stands in attention for the national anthem; 3. Chief Paul Luizzi of the Goodyear Fire Department talks to Desert Star Elementary School students about the heroic events that took place on 9/11; 4. Band teacher Andrew Nelson plays “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Desert Star Elementary School 9/11 event; 5. Officers from the Goodyear Police Department attend the Desert Star Elementary School 9/11 event; 6. Junior ROTC from Agua Fria High School in Avondale presented the flags for the 9/11 event at Desert Star Elementary School; 7. Junior ROTC member Alyssa Hernandez is a junior at Agua Fria High School in Avondale.

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