WISD Students Send Holiday Greetings to U.S. Soldiers

Students at H.T. Jones Elementary and I.T. Holleman Elementary have written messages to soldiers for Valentine’s Day and again for Easter.  The students were given a card prepared by Retired I.T. Holleman Elementary Coach, Mary Alice Cure, with a decorative photo message on the front.  The students then wrote their own messages to soldiers on the inside and some chose to add a little art work.  One hundred cards for each holiday have been mailed to the soldiers of Fort Riley Kansas who are now stationed at Camp Liberty, Iraq.  Cure’s son is SPC Gilford Nick Welch, a graduate of Waller High School.  SPC Welch will pass out the Easter cards to soldiers of the 2/1 STB - 1-ID as he did the Valentines in February.  Two of the students from Kasey White’s third grade class at H.T. Jones Elementary received appreciation messages from 1 Lt. Astrander and SPC Heinze for the cards.  A big thank you goes to teachers Janyce Beyer, Betsy Heinemann, Peggy Heintz, Jennifer Holladay, Evelyn Turlington, Mary Alice Cure, and Kasey White for their assistance in guiding the children in this act of patriotism.