Military Recognition Events

Each year, our music teacher collaborates with the Pack's Patriots, to direct our 5th graders in a Veterans Day music program. Our students sing patriotic songs, write Veterans Day tribute letters, and honor veterans in attendance. Each year, our Pack's Patriots invite a local military leader in our community to be our special guest speaker at the Veterans Day Program. 

Staff Sergeant Pennington was our military guest speaker. He talked about his "why" for joining the military and told of all the ways the military has made a positive impact in his life. 

To integrate with their unit on military appreciation, our 5th graders experienced a hands-on, meaningful field trip to Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, MS. Students were involved in a scavenger hunt around the museum to learn about soldiers' sacrifices for our state through the years. 

Mr. Hayes visited our Pre-K and Kindergarten classes to share his military experiences. Students were able to offer thanks and appreciation. 

Kindergarten students at Puckett Elementary School made the handprint flag seen above to send to the airmen deployed to Qatar for Veterans Day. This hit close to home for us as three in maintenance at the 172d Airlift Wing are connected to our community of Puckett. 

Staff Sergeant Pennington returned the flag to the school after his deployment and is showing students how to correctly fold the flag in the photograph below. 

Veterans Day is a day to show our appreciation, but PES strives to show military appreciation daily. With our bulletin board showing veterans of students at our school, to school-wide mission projects bringing in items for our troops, to writing meaningful thank you letters, PES is always appreciative of our veterans. 

Students in our Puckett Patriots welcomed a new student with a treat bag. We are proud to add another military family to our Puckett Elementary family.