Maple Elementary School honored local veterans Tuesday with a heartfelt Veterans Day Assembly, thanking them for their service and sacrifice. Veterans were greeted by students waving American flags and treated to breakfast, while a Wall of Heroes displayed photos celebrating their military service. The assembly featured performances by the Wasco High School band and Maple students, as well as a check presentation recognizing the school’s and parent committee’s efforts to sponsor two veterans for Honor Flight.
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By Erin Pruitt
Erin Pruitt joined the Kern County Superintendent of Schools as a Communications Specialist in 2025. Before this role, Pruitt served as an Assistant Producer for KETN's Do the Math program since 2017, where she first discovered her passion for storytelling and community engagement in the field of communications.