Events celebrate national anthem, remember the nation’s 9/11 fallen
Children at area schools participated in a nation-wide sing-along of the national anthem at noon Central time on Sept. 11, including Arlington Middle School and at least six Bartlett schools.
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the anthem.
At Altruria Elementary in Bartlett, children gathered for the school’s annual 9/11 service and included the sing-along as part of the ceremony this year.
Arlington Middle School singers gathered in the front office to raise their voices to the national anthem too.
The nationwide simultaneous singing of The Star-Spangled Banner was coordinated by the American Public Education Foundation (APEF), which hopes to break the Guinness Book of World Records simultaneous sing-a-long of the national anthem. Learn more about the movement at theapef.org.
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Photo by Carolyn Bahm
Children at Altruria Elementary School marched out with their flags fluttering to take part in this year’s 9/11 service and a sing-along of the national anthem.
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Photo by John Collins
Arlington Middle School students joined in with thousands of other singers nationwide for a national anthem singalong on Sept. 11.
