School ceremonies show respect for veterans

Students, teachers, and members of the public showed respect for veterans at Remembrance Day ceremonies on Thursday.  Both Carlton Comprehensive High School and W.J. Berezowsky Elementary School held their own services.

A video slideshow and the Last Post were played at both schools. Veterans spoke at both events and students were able to take away important messages.

“It’s a day to remember the people that have sacrificed themselves and their own lives so that we would be able to live in a country where we have equal rights or just freedom,” said Logan Hobson, high school student at Carlton.

She said her great grandfather had served in a war which gives her a better understanding of the importance of the day. 

High school student Darcy Lees said he also has great grandparents that have served in both wars.

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“It is somewhat more personal just knowing that they’ve given their lives so that we can be free,” he said.

W.J. Berezowsky School had a celebration of their own.  Their school band played and the choir sang a song.  Principal Shannon McElligott said it’s important to get students learning the importance of Remembrance Day early on and to continue the tradition. 

“So many students are detached from what has happened in the past and it’s hard to relate to something if you’ve never had to experience it,” She said.

She said the ceremony is a way to remind people of what others have been through and the importance of what they’ve done.

Lee Gisi, a veteran who served in the Second World War, spoke at W.J. Berezowsky School’s service. 

He said he was lucky never to be involved in the battles but have lost many family members in different wars. 

“It was a hard way of making a living,” he said.

He said although this is a day to remember the past, wars are still continuing around the world and it’s important for people to remember that.

Gisi said coming to speak at the school and hearing the students thank him at the end of the assembly amazed him. 

“It shows an awful lot of respect.  It makes me feel really good, it really does,” he said. “It brings maybe a lot of old memories.”     

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