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Rochester students learn from vets what military service, sacrifice is all about

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Students at the Chamberlain School line up to fist bump local veterans who attended a flag raising ceremony at the school on Tuesday. (Courtesy Rochester School District)

ROCHESTER -- Several Rochester District schools took time out last week to honor veterans during Veterans Day observances.

Chamberlain Street School hosted a Veteran's Day breakfast on Nov. 8 and invited veterans with ties to the Chamberlain School community and families as well as the Rochester Police and Rochester Fire Departments. Breakfast for Veterans was purchased from Fallen Leaf Bistro by Dillon Guyre, Owner and Operator of Guyer Travel.

Veteran Steven Copp speaks with students at the Gonic School on Thursday as veterans visited classrooms to explain to students why Veterans Day is a national holiday.

Following breakfast, all students joined the veterans for a flag ceremony including a special performance of the Star Spangled Banner sung by Spaulding High School Junior and Chamberlain Student Intern, Emily Buinicky. Former School Street School students (current Chamberlain fifth graders) also led the school in the pledge of allegiance in sign language.

On Thursday students at the Gonic School welcomed five veterans from various branches of the military to the school. Veterans Steven Wyrch, Steven Copp, Rick Cooper, Cassandra Cilley, and Tim Anglin joined students throughout the day, leading the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning, and then visiting classrooms throughout the day to share with students what it means to be a veteran and why Veterans Day is celebrated as a national holiday.

"On behalf of everyone in the Rochester School District, I would like to say thank you to all of our veterans for their service and sacrifice," said Superintendent Kyle Repucci. "I am pleased our students could honor our local veterans while also learning about the importance of service to our country, the importance of recognizing veterans, and the importance of believing in something larger than ourselves."

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