At its first meeting following Memorial Day, the Board of Education welcomed U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Samuel Rodriguez for a special presentation of a certificate entitled"Taskforce Wrangler" to Freeport High School and its Navy Junior ROTC program.
The May meeting, which was held at Columbus, featured a standing ovation for Sergeant Rodriguez and all of the nation's heroes, as well as a performance by Columbus students. The kindergartners sang a song about the lessons they learned throughout the year, such as counting, reading and shapes.
The certificate presentation spotlighted community pride following a national day of observance, and the Columbus performance served as a way for the students and their families to look back on the 2015 school year as is comes to a close.