{"id":27009,"date":"2012-12-15T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T21:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=27009"},"modified":"2012-12-15T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2012-12-15T21:44:12","slug":"students-remember-our-fallen-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/12\/15\/students-remember-our-fallen-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Students remember our fallen heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PALMDALE \u2013 Members of the Builder’s Club from Shadow Hills Intermediate gathered Saturday at Palmdale Cemetery to partake in the Wreaths Across America, a memorial for military patrons who sacrificed their lives for our country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoy helping out people,\u201d said Bryant Mejia, 7th grade Builder\u2019s Club representative. \u201cSince it\u2019s the holidays, I would like to spread cheer to people who are not here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony began around 9 a.m. with a brief introduction by Shadow Hill\u2019s principal Barbara Gaines, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence led by the Builder\u2019s Club President, Elliot Pourdavoud, and Vice President Natera Bray.<\/p>\n

Palmdale School District Superintendent Roger Gallizzi also shared his thoughts on the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s great that the Shadow Hills Builder\u2019s Club have taken this on,\u201d Gallizzi. \u201cIt\u2019s a great education for these kids and it\u2019s a good exercise in civics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in attendance were Palmdale School District Board President Sandra Corrales-Eneix, Palmdale School District Board Clerk Robert \u201cBo\u201d Bynum, Assistant Superintendent of Pupil Personnel Dr. John Porter, Kiwanis Palmdale West Treasurer Jim Willey, and Board Member of Palmdale Aerospace Academy Dave Eneix.<\/p>\n

Around 25 people were in attendance, including dignitaries, parents, students and teachers.<\/p>\n

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Wreaths Across America was a chance for young citizens to show their appreciation for those who fought for their country by placing wreaths at each headstone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so impressed by the young people of today and how they\u2019re getting out there and volunteering,\u201d said Eneix.<\/p>\n

The Builder\u2019s Club also participates in the Make a Wish foundation and raises money for the community.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI joined the Builder\u2019s Club because I thought it would be a good opportunity to help others and do stuff for our community, not only to make others feel good, but myself also,\u201d explained Shadow Hills 8th grader Laura Martinez.<\/p>\n

The Lancaster Cemetery District Board of Trustees and the Friends of the Lancaster Cemetery (FOLC) held a similar ceremony simultaneously for Lancaster residents at the Lancaster Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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PALMDALE \u2013 Members of the Builder’s Club from Shadow Hills Intermediate gathered Saturday at Palmdale Cemetery to partake in the Wreaths Across America, a memorial for military patrons who sacrificed their lives for our country. \u201cI really enjoy helping out people,\u201d said Bryant Mejia, 7th grade Builder\u2019s Club representative. \u201cSince it\u2019s the holidays, I would […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":27041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27009"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}