Saluting our veterans on Veterans Day has become a tradition for many of the schools in Washington Parish.
The Veterans Day programs at the schools are designed to honor vets and to give students more awareness about those who have served our country in the military.
At all area schools, veterans and active military personnel are invited.
Here are the details for each school:
•Franklinton High School will hold its annual breakfast and patriotic program on Wednesday, November 11. All veterans, active military personnel, and their spouses, as well as members of the local VFW and American Legion, are invited for breakfast served by the Student Council at 7:00 a.m. in the FHS Library. The patriotic program will follow at 8:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium. For more information, contact the school at 839-6781.
•Bowling Green School will hold its Veterans Day program on Wednesday, November 11th. A lunch will be served ast noon in the school’s sports complex. The program will follow at 1 p.m. in the main gym. Call 839-5317 if you can to let the school know you’re coming for planning purposes
•At Franklinton Junior High School, the Veterans Day program will be on Wednesday, November 11th at 1:30 p.m. in the gymnasium. The school welcomes all veterans to come at approximately 1:00 p.m. to enjoy refreshments before the program begins.
•The Pine High School Veterans Day program will begin at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11 with a breakfast, folllowed by the program. Veterans and spouses are cordially invited to attend.
•All veterans and their families are invited to Varnado High School’s Annual Veterans Day Breakfast & Program on Wednesday, November 11. Breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and the program will follow at 9:00 a.m.
The program theme is “Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families.”
The speaker will be Charles L. Jones, a U.S. Army Gulf War combat veteran who served six years with the 1st Cavalry Division, attaining the rank of Captain and serving as Company Commander. All veterans are invited.
•The Mount Hermon School Veterans Day program will be held on Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day.
There will be a lunch in the school gym at 11:30 a.m., followed by the Veterans Day program.
All veterans and spouses are invited to attend.
