Alkek Elementary School students and parents stand at attention, in photo above, while Alkek teachers Kathleen Sarabia and Shikesha Coloney sing the national a nthem and Bandera County Veterans Services Officer Dennis Birchall salutes the flag as part of flag-raising ceremonies that were featured in the school’s Veterans Day festivities on Monday, Nov. 11. Meanwhile, Hill Country Elementary student Morgan Jones, left, reads the poem “Veterans Day” during a program held at that school to recognize Veterans Day Monday. Veterans were served coffee and pastries at Hill Country and were thanked for their service at celebrations in the Bandera and Medina school districts on Veterans Day. ...