Valley View Schools Plan Events to Honor Veterans

Several Valley View School District 365U schools are planning special events in honor of Veterans Day.

Both Oak View (Bolingbrook) and Beverly Skoff (Romeoville) elementary schools are holding pancake breakfasts for the community onSaturday, Nov. 8 with all veterans getting in free. Skoff’s breakfast runs from 8 to 10 a.m. while Oak View’s is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.Students will perform at both events.

Independence Elementary School in Bolingbrook will welcome local veterans on Friday, Nov. 7, with a 1 p.m. flag ceremony followed by a concert for veterans and a “recognition of service” ceremony.

Hermansen Elementary School in Romeoville has a series of activities planned with veterans present on Monday, Nov. 10 including a9:30 a.m. flagpole ceremony with Romeoville High School’s JROTC presenting the colors, a morning assembly and Muffins With the Military. Students will also drop off items for Operation Care Package.

Also on Monday, Nov. 10, Tibbott Elementary School in Bolingbrook will have two assemblies featuring a 5th grade “reader’s theater” type of presentation on how the flag has changed over the years. The Tibbott choir will sing a patriotic song followed by a slide show featuring family members of students and staff who are veterans. Following both assemblies, veterans in attendance will visit classrooms for conversations with students.