Olde Mill-Millersville: Making History by Recording History at Old Mill High
Maryland Gazette › March 24, 2009
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Dozens of senior class students in the International Baccalaureate program at Old Mill High School, 600 Patriot Lane, will be marked in national history as they set out to preserve a personal account of some of America's wars in a recent Patriot Night program honoring veterans.
Wesley Baker, the event organizer, also teaches a 12th-grade International Baccalaureate history class at the school. Although the original name of the program was the Veterans History Project Night, Baker said he changed the name to Patriot Night because of a combination of the school's Patriot mascot and the veteran's patriotic service to the country. Veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and the Iraq wars were invited to participate.See the full content of this document
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Olde Mill-Millersville: Making History by Recording History at Old Mill High
One of the many reasons he was inspired to start the IB class project was to document a first-hand account of the veterans who served in various wars which will give war researchers a personal version of war time experiences.
As for his students, he hopes they will be able to "personalize history, learn what personal sacrifice truly means and be taught some...See the full content of this document
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