MARYVILLE, IL. - The Pledge of Allegiance took on added significance today at Maryville Elementary School, where students and staff gathered around the flagpole to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and observe Patriot Day. The gathering continued an annual tradition under Maryville Elementary Principal Liz Niepert’s leadership. Students and staff marked the occasion by reciting the pledge together, with many showing…