Kendra Schooley
9/30/11Recently the Neoga Jr-Sr High and the Neoga Middle School paid their respect to a fallen solider. Sgt. Timothy Sayne was killed by an improvised explosive device while on duty in Kandahar, Afghanistan. On Monday, September 19th, the students of the middle, junior, and senior high schools, lined the east side of Route 45.
The Neoga Middle School principal, Seth James, issued the following statement: "I didn't question for a second having our kids view Sgt. Sayne's processional. Once we realized it was coming through Neoga, we just had to work out the logistics of getting everyone up town, on time. I felt like we could send an important message to Sgt. Sayne's family. We wanted them to know that we were paying attention. We wanted to honor him, and let them know we were grieving with them. For our students, I believe they now have a real connection with what the flag flying at half-staff means; that a life was lost defending our country. I think the passing of Sgt. Sayne's processional will be something that all of us will always remember."
