Remington Gonzales sets up a display featuring Army Master Sgt. Gary I. Gordon as the student prepared for the charter high school’s honor museum program.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Messages of courage and sacrifices involving the nation’s military combat veterans gained a new perspective as junior high school students from the Richard McKenna Charter School took part in an event to honor the memory of these individuals.

The Honor Museum Showcase held Jan. 23 led the school’s seventh- and eight-grade students to complete research projects to highlight these heroes, many of whom gave their lives to save the lives of others during various wars in this nation’s history.

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Plans to build a new school at Mountain Home Air Force Base come several months after a ceremony officially recognized Stephensen Elementary School the recipient of the national Purple Star School designation in honor of its support to military-connected students whose families live at the base.

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Six months after plans came together to secure more than $6.4 million to build a second elementary school at Mountain Home Air Force Base, federal lawmakers approved this funding as part of a national Community Project Funding effort.

Included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, members of the House of Representatives approved this measure on a 341-88 vote.

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