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| Hammond Students and Staff Pause To Watch History - January 20, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On a morning that had an educational focus on mid-term testing, the focus shifted at midday to national events: the inauguration ceremony of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. At approximately 11:30am, the hallways were eerily quiet as students watched the proceedings live on TV from their classrooms. |
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was so cool to know that everyone in class was witnessing history being made. It was awesome," said one student after the ceremony ended and classroom instruction resumed. Reflecting back on the day's events, one Hammond teacher said: "I got chills every |
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they panned from the podium to the Monument, and you could see all the people. It was wonderful." Classroom instruction resumed after President Obama was sworn in. Soon thereafter, the school day ended with students and staff leaving the building in a festive mood, no doubt moved by the day's historical events. |
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