Sisters High students will honor veterans

Sisters High School will honor those who have served their country in the armed services in two special Veterans Day presentations on Thursday, November 8.

The school's band and concert choir will perform at 9:45 a.m. in a school assembly and at 7 p.m. for a community concert.

Veterans and their families are invited to attend.

This year, several veterans will perform in the concerts.

"There are veterans who Jody (Henderson, band director) has invited to play with the band and I have veterans who are singing with the choir," said choir director Elizabeth Renner.

Renner noted that the participation of the veterans is special to the students, in part because it emphasizes the way in which music can become a life-long passion.

The performance will include an address by Steve Henderson, a career military man.

The Sisters High School performances are expected to be especially moving this year, as Americans fight in Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. The community is encouraged to turn out in support of those who served and those who continue to defend the United States.