Schools plan to honor vets
All the county’s school districts will honor military veterans with assemblies, programs - and some even with meals - this week.
Veterans Day (Nov. 11) falls this year on Tuesday.
Below are updated details shared by school districts on their plans to honor veterans:
• Lomega Student Council invites veterans to a lunch and program. Veterans and a spouse or guest are invited to a lunch at noon in the high school gym lobby. The program begins at 1 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Please RSVP by calling 405-729-4281.
• Hennessey Public Schools is hosting a program at 10 a.m. in the HPS auditorium. All veterans are invited to attend.
• Cashion Public Schools will serve veterans a breakfast at 8 a.m. in the cafeteria annex. A program will follow in the auditorium at 9 a.m. The keynote speaker is Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Raney of the 95th Training Division of the U.S. Army Reserve. All Cashion community veterans and their families are invited to attend.
• Kingfisher High School Student Council is hosting a program at 11 a.m. at the KHS All-Purpose Building. The ceremony will be conducted by the Oklahoma Boys State and Oklahoma Girls State delegates. The KHS band and choir will also perform. After the program, honorees and a guest will be treated to a lunch in the high school commons. Please RSVP by emailing Amy Pearson at apearson@kingfisher.k12.ok.us.
• Okarche Public Schools will honor veterans beginning with a breakfast at 8 a.m. in the high school gym lobby. That will be followed by a program at 9 a.m. in the high school gym.
• Dover Public Schools will host its program at 10 a.m. in the high school gym. All local veterans are invited to attend.