Traditional Veterans Day assemblies hosted by the School District of Washington’s elementary schools, middle school and high school will not take place this year due to the pandemic. Instead, many elementary schools are going virtual and making videos to celebrate the day.
Washington VFW Post 2661 will be hosting a Veterans Day Program, which will be live streamed by Washington High School’s Marketing II class, giving area students the opportunity to watch it while at school. The program will take place Wednesday, November 11, at 9:30 a.m.
Click here for the link to the live stream.
There also will be a
Heroes Hometown Tour on Wednesday, November 11, which was spearheaded by staff at St. Francis Borgia High School with the help of WHS math instructor Jaime Opfer.
Area veterans are invited to meet at the Washington Post 218 American Legion parking lot on Wednesday, November 11, at 1 p.m. They will then caravan to some local schools for a quick celebration while remaining in their cars. Students are invited to go outside and greet the caravan as it passes by their school.
Washington Middle School and High School students will have the opportunity to greet the caravan when it passes through at approximately 1:30 p.m.
Heroes Hometown Tour schedule:
1 p.m. – Veterans meet at American Legion parking lot
1:15 p.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes
1:30 p.m. – Washington High School and Washington Middle School
1:50 p.m. – Immanuel Lutheran
2:05 p.m. – St. Francis Borgia Grade School
2:20 p.m. – St. Francis Borgia High School.
Route:
Meet at American Legion, then leave about 1:05 p.m. - take a right on Washington Ave to 8th St. Take a right on 8th St to Madison Ave. Take a left on Madison Ave to OLL. Turn left into OLL (at the southernmost entrance near the rectory) and drive along school's driveway. Turn right back onto Madison Ave to Duncan Ave.
Turn left onto Duncan Ave to Hwy 47. Cross over Hwy 47 (stay straight) which is 14th St. Drive past Washington Middle School and take a right onto Blue Jay Dr. to Sunnyside St (drive past WHS). Take a left onto Sunnyside St. to 8th St. Take a left onto 8th St to Jefferson St. Take a right turn onto Jefferson St to 6th St. Take a left turn onto 6th St to Immanuel Lutheran and from there follow the cones to Elm St. Turn right on Elm St to 5th St. Turn left on 5th St to Cedar St. Take a right on Cedar St to 2nd St (going past Borgia Grade School). Take a left on 2nd St to High St. Take a left on High St to Borgia Dr. Take a right on Borgia Dr. past SFBRHS and then disperse at the end of the drive.
