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Student Peace Advocates
Creating World Peace, One School at a Time.

September 11, 2002
Recognition and Remembrance Assembly



Welcome / Opening Address / Introductions                      Alex Marine, AMS Student
              -Recognition of Heroes and Victims
              -Introduction and Entrance of Canby Police and Firefighters

National Moment of Silence                                            Lou Bailey, AMS Principal

Open the assembly with the National Anthem
              -played by the Ackerman Middle School Band
              -Color Guard provided by the United States Army

Police Heroes / Memories of the World Trade Center         Ken Pagano, Canby Chief of Police

Firefighters as  Heroes                                                   Ted Kunze, Canby Fire Chief

Military as Heroes                                                         Scott Wiesehan, Major, US Army Reserve

Educators as Heroes                                                      Susan Castillo, State Supt. of Public Instruction

The Role of Students                                                     Adrian Montoya, AMS Peace Prize Recipient

Musical Performance                                                     AMS Band

The World Trade Center Comes to AMS                          Will Greenleaf, AMS Teacher
              -Video / Slideshow Presentation

Congratulations to AMS Students                                   Darlene Hooley, Representative, US Congress

Presentation of World Trade Center Relic                         Honor Guard of Canby Police and Firefighters,
                                                                                  escorted by AMS Students

Dedication of the AMS Peace Garden                              Lou Bailey, AMS Principal

Thank You / Closing Remarks                                         Deborah Sommer, Supt. of Canby Schools
 

Invited guests are asked to join Ackerman Middle School students for a reception after the assembly.
Guests may also be invited to join teachers and students in homeroom classes to discuss their reflections
of the assembly and September 11.

An Open House of the Ackerman Peace Garden was held on September 11, 2002.  The AMS Peace Garden is open to the public.  People are invited to visitand pay their respects to the World Trade Center Relic.

Click here to read the text of Adrian Montoya's September 11 speech.
Click here to read Jon Bell's article from the Canby Herald.

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