Jan. 10, 2002: After teacher Jeanne Zirbel’s third graders at Westside Elementary found out Wisconsin was the only state not recognizing Veteran’s Day, they asked Sen. Sheila Harsdorf to present a bill to the Wisconsin State Legislature making it a state holiday. Sen. Harsdorf expected the bill would pass, and has been keeping the class updated on the bill’s progress. Pictured are, seated, left to right: Jacob Anderson, Morgan Rustad, Kasey Longsdorf, Kelsie Olson and Sandra Meyer; second row: Jake Swanson, Khalid Abuhejleh, Erin Harrison, Nik Johnson, Leah Smalley and Vanessa Dunn; third row: Chandelle Renslow, Ashley Althoff, Matthew Vu, Rose Smith and Katie Anderson; back row: Matthew Berres, Zach DuBois, Laura Fox, Kylie Rolle and Hayden Meyer. With the children are their teachers Jeanne back left, and student teacher Ruth Quinn.
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