Bethel Schools Pay Tribute to Veterans

Bethel Schools Pay Tribute to Veterans

Editor’s note: A town Veteran’s Day ceremony will take place on Nov. 11th at 11:11a.m. at the Bethel Municipal Center, 1 School St., Bethel. Before the service, Bethel and Redding veterans and their spouses are invited to a free breakfast from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at American Legion Post 100 on Elizabeth St., Bethel. For more information call Richard Godfrey at American Pride at 203-792-5300.

The following information was taken from Dr. Kevin Smith, Superintendent of Bethel Public Schools’ email newsletter–

Our schools have planned meaningful events to teach students about the importance of this day and all the many reasons we pay tribute to our veterans. Once again, our NJROTC will have the honor and privilege of marching in the Veterans Day parade in New York. Middle Schoolers will be studying the Declaration of Independence, exploring timelines of various wars, discussing the meaning of sacrifices made by our soldiers, analyzing war veteran poetry, and participating in a morning service to pay tribute to our vets. Johnson School students will be hosting an assembly honoring veterans on November 20th at BMS at 8:45am. The public is invited to this event.

On Veterans Day Johnson School students will be working in their classrooms preparing their presentations, and creating cards and songs for the assembly on the 20th.

Rockwell School students will visit their Veterans Wall in the main lobby of the school and have a visit from uniformed vets and representatives from a local drum corps. 100 small flags will be planted in the Rockwell hillside in remembrance of the sacrifices made by our soldiers.

Berry school students will visit their Veterans Wall in the main lobby of that school. Students there will have an opportunity to explore military artifacts like uniforms and various medals and will participate in discussions in their classrooms based on Scholastic News articles about Veterans Day.

I believe our schools will do a very thorough job of teaching our students about the importance of this day and mark it appropriately so students develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the sacrifices made by our soldiers.  

- Dr. Kevin Smith