School's Artistic Endeavors Open Eyes, Including First Lady's

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"You're not going to cry again, are you?" Allen Avenue Elementary School student Jake Riley of San Dimas asked teacher Darlene Brage.

"Are you sure? Cause your voice is getting kinda breathy and soft and your eyes are misting up," persisted the 10-year-old during a recent interview about a language arts' lesson that turned into a class project for American troops serving in Iraq.

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School's Artistic Endeavors Open Eyes, Including First Lady's

Jake, 10-year-old Michael Baudino of San Dimas and 9-year-olds Taylor Bachman, Sofia Olivas and Jaelon Davis, all of La Verne, were fourth-graders returning to Brage's second-grade classroom to talk about the project that made their teacher cry and students proud and patriotic.

Brage loves words, especially rhyming ones. Writing poems...

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