Led by music teacher Erica Hixson, third-graders from Linden Elementary School sing at a Saturday tribute to Selma Shapiro, former longtime executive director of the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge.
Glenwood Elementary School students also perform at Saturday's first annual tribute, which about 150 people attended, including Shapiro's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Shapiro led the museum for almost 32 years and died in May 2011.
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