Rosemount High School to Honor its Fallen Soldiers During Homecoming Game

A memorial dedication ceremony will take place before the school's homecoming game this Friday for fallen soldiers.

RHS Principal John Wollersheim has been working closely with Jill Stephenson, mother of fallen soldier Ben Kopp, on the memorial this past summer.

According to the high school's website, the school will be honoring "its alumni who have given their lives in service to our country in a ceremony which includes the performance of America the Beautiful by the choir and band and presentation of a memorial plaque. Members of the 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls will be there to present the colors."

Mayor Bill Droste also encouraged people to attend this portion of the homecoming game, especially, at the last City Council meeting.

The plaque will include the names of all 17 RHS alumni who have died in military service since the school opened in 1918, and will be displayed in the east hall trophy case.

The names of those (on the plaque) who died while serving this country from Rosemount High school are: Ernest Bartlett, WWI; Arthur Cliff,WWI; Edward Warweg,WWII; Kenneth Tibbetts,WWII; Robert Trevis, WWII; Melvin Gores, WWII; Russell Harris, WWII; Fredrich Slipka, Korea; Edward Wenzel, Korea; August Hinrichs Jr., Korea; Donald Schmidt, Vietnam; Ronald Panzer, Vietnam; Dennis Groth, Vietnam; William Hansen, Vietnam; Jerry Corley, Vietnam; Benjamin Kopp, Afghanistan; and Andrew Wilfahrt, Afghanistan.

In addition, at the end of the first quarter during the homecoming football game, the school will be looking for donations for its Wounded Warrior Project. According to the high school's website, "This program supports the causes of soldiers injured on or after Sept. 11, 2001, by providing services and awareness. All other South Suburban Conference schools will also be participating in this project during MEA week."