Soldier talks from Afghanistan to Spring Hill Elementary students

Spring Hill Elementary School fifth-grade students got a special visit from a former Spring Hill Elementary Sun, all the way from Afghanistan, last month. Sgt. Keith Hall, who was among the first students to attend Spring Hill when it opened its doors in 1996, connected via Skype for a 30-minute video chat just before Veterans Day. Spring Hill teacher Sandy Choisnet, who also happens to be Hall's mother-in-law, arranged for the visit to celebrate American servicemen and women and to enforce the importance of education as a lifelong pursuit. Hall answered questions students submitted and talked about his experiences in Afghanistan, and what school life is like for fifth-graders there. Choisnet said, "The students were riveted to the screen as he talked. A special bond formed between them and their 'older brother' serving abroad." Hall is serving in his third deployment.