Battle Of Crooked Billet
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Friday, April 29, 2011
Crooked Billet Students Commemorate Revolutionary War Battle
Hundreds of parents came out to see kids donning colonial-era garb, singing and dancing Friday morning.
Singing. Dancing. Clapping. Cheering. The Revolutionary War couldn't have been as much fun as commemorating it was Friday morning as Crooked Billet Elementary School students and staff, dressed in period clothing, remembered the battle fought on the school grounds May 1, 1778. The outdoor ceremony, which featured a flag-raising with assistance from fifth-graders Nicholas Chapman and Adam Suder and the Pledge of Allegiance led by fifth-grader Rachel Branco, paid tribute to those who fought for our freedom 233 years ago. Students sang, read essays and fifth-graders danced the Virginia Reel as hundreds of parents, grandparents and other spectators snapped pictures, shot video and watched proudly. The hour-long ceremony took on an air of …
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Toni Kistner
9:03 am on Saturday, April 30, 2011
Amen to that, there is a treasure-trove of valuable history lessons to be learned right here in our own backyards! more ›
Amy Craney
5:51 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
My children most definately know the meaning of the battle, and, that just because battles are lost does not mean we should not recognize and honor those who lost their lives fighting for freedom. Remembering an event that happenend in one's own town also instills a connection to history and to the town itself. It is an event that provides the opportunity for non-book/non-test learning that … more ›