Students Honor Veterans At DeLuca Elementary School

Press release from the North Babylon School District:

November 17, 2020

For the past four years, students at William E. DeLuca Jr. Elementary School within the North Babylon School District have enjoyed a tradition of honoring community veterans by inviting them to the school’s annual Veterans Day Parade and Gallery of Heroes celebration. This year, due to COVID-19, the school reimagined those traditions by sharing a video slideshow honoring the men and women who served and are currently serving in the United States armed forces.

As a special treat, the school’s honorary Veterans Day Parade Grand Marshal, United States Marine Corps Mr. George Shores, shared a special video message with Mrs. Rebholz's kindergarten class, during which he thanked the school community for their continued dedication to the community’s veterans.

“We didn’t want this year to go by without taking an opportunity to share our true appreciation and respect to those members of our community, our families our friends, who served and are currently serving,” Principal Vincent Fantauzzi said. “While our video tribute is not quite the same as having our heroes here in person, we hope that our heartfelt message of love, respect and gratitude is just as special for those brave men and women of our community!”

This press release was produced by the North Babylon School District. The views expressed are the author's own.