Walton Elementary honors 9/11 anniversary

: Students, staff and parents gather around the flag pole at Walton Elementary on Thursday for a ceremony that honored the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

: Auburn firefighters Levi Jones, left, John Gravel and Dana Connon talk with students during a ceremony at Walton Elementary School in Auburn to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Students sang songs and read “I Will” pledges while encircling the flagpole on the school’s front lawn. “I will honor the memory of those who serve our country by doing my best in school,” read third-grader Jaime Rodriguez.

: Hannah Butler, 9, reads her “I Will” pledge during a ceremony at Walton Elementary School to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Students and faculty sang songs and read their pledges while encircling the flag pole on the school’s front lawn.”I will honor the memory of those who serve our country by making a lemonade stand and selling baked goods to raise money for fire stations,” Butler read from the poster she made. Principal Mike Davis is at right.

: Second-grade teacher Tara Knight and her 1-year-old son, Joey, participate during a ceremony at Walton Elementary School that marked the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

: Kaitlyn Albert, 11, pledged to help children by donating school supplies to those who cannot afford them.

: “I will honor the memory of those who serve our country by doing my best in school,” wrote third-grader Jaime Rodriguez.

: Students, staff and parents gather around the flagpole at Walton Elementary School in Auburn on Thursday for a ceremony to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.