Students to gather in prayer

By Sam Waller

Albany students will again participate in the annual See You at the Pole prayer event Wednesday, Sept. 27.

At 7:00 a.m., Nancy Smith Elementary students and their parents will be served breakfast at Albany Church of Christ. At 7:30 a.m., students from kindergarten through sixth grade will walk in groups with adult sponsors from the church to the elementary school for a 7:40 a.m. gathering at the flag pole.

High school and junior high students will gather at 7:30 a.m. in front of Albany Junior/Senior High for breakfast provided by The Feed Store before meeting at the flag pole for a time of student-led prayer.

Students will gather in the gym foyer in case of rain.

At 7:00 p.m., a Saw You at the Pole rally for junior high and high school students will be held at The Feed Store.

Students from Albany will be joined by groups from Moran, Woodson, Breckenridge, and Cisco for a program of praise and worship. Food will be provided.

See You at the Pole is a student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event that has spread nationwide at school flag poles before school on the fourth Wednesday of September. This will be the 33rd annual observance of the event.