Glen Cove Students of All Ages Honor U.S. Veterans

GLEN COVE, NEW YORK — Students across the Glen Cove City School District expressed their gratitude for our military service members in honor of Veterans Day. K-5 elementary students created colorful thank you cards for local veterans while students at the middle and high school levels received a special visit from Army and Marine veterans to hear their stories firsthand.

Students at Deasy, Gribbin, Landing and Connolly Elementary Schools were asked to create thank you cards for veterans at the Regency Assisted Living. Glen Cove veterans Morris Albenda, Army; Matthew Genova, Army; Leonard Lorusso, Air Force; Walter Meyer, Navy and Ralph Panetta, Air Force, were among the veterans who received the cards that students created to show their appreciation for their service to our country.

Students at Robert M. Finley Middle School and Glen Cove High School received a special Veterans Day presentation in 8th grade and 10th grade social studies classes. Army veterans Patrick Yngstrom and Gary Glick and Marine veteran Jerry Byrne spoke to students about their experiences and triumphs of being active members of the United States military during the Vietnam War.

For more information about the Glen Cove City School District, please visit the District’s website at www.glencoveschools.org. Happenings in the District can also be followed on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/glencovecityschooldistrict.