Student interns from Raymond S. Kellis High School will provide full live coverage of a ceremony at American Legion Post 62 in Peoria honoring Ira H. Hayes and his family 8:45 a.m. Sept. 1.
Ira H. Hayes was a Pima Nation Marine and one of the flag raisers immortalized in the iconic Iwo Jima photograph. The Hayes family will be recognized during the American Legion ceremony. PSBN students will produce full live coverage, including cameras, audio, graphics and announcements.
This event highlights a community partnership and showcases student broadcast work, with ties to Arizona history, Native American history, WWII and veterans' service, a story of relevance to classrooms across the Peoria Unified School District.
