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Hauppauge High School Commemorates Patriot Day: Photos

Students unfurled a giant American flag alongside administrators, staff, police officers and firefighters.

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On Sept. 11, Hauppauge High School students and staff as well as local firefighters and police officers unfurled an American flag on the school’s football field as part of a touching remembrance ceremony. (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)
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On Sept. 11, Hauppauge High School students and staff as well as local firefighters and police officers unfurled an American flag on the school’s football field as part of a touching remembrance ceremony. (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)
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On Sept. 11, Hauppauge High School students and staff as well as local firefighters and police officers unfurled an American flag on the school’s football field as part of a touching remembrance ceremony. (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)
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Hauppauge High School’s chamber choir sang “God Bless America” and the national anthem during the school’s Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony. (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)

HAUPPAUGE, NY — Hauppauge High School students gathered on the football field on Sept. 11 to commemorate Patriot Day, the school district announced.

Alongside administrators, staff, police officers and firefighters, students unfurled a giant American flag. As they held the flag, all in attendance stood for a moment of silence before the chamber choir, led by Leanne Contino, sang the national anthem and "God Bless America."

"The unification illustrated by the Hauppauge High School community mirrored the unwavering, collective spirit of a nation as they remembered and honored the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001," the school district wrote.

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