Hawthorne honors veterans

While students narrated, counselor Stefani Brown sang Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up.” The focus of the program this year was on post 9/11 veterans, said teacher Willa Martin. “We wanted to recognize those people that had gone out and done what they were supposed to do, above and beyond, during a time that was tragic.” They also recognized police officers and firefighters. Without them, the nation would never have returned to where it needed…