On this past Friday’s Veterans’ Day, students across the St. Peter’s School campus were finding special ways to honor our veterans and thank them for our freedom.
The St. Peter’s High School/Junior High Marching Band participated in the Veterans’ Day Parade, making their way down Park Avenue West to the square. View the SP Marching Band in the Richland Source Veterans’ Day Parade photo gallery HERE.
Sixth graders collaborated on homeroom door art thanking veterans and they were very excited to share this gallery photo.
The elementary library proudly displayed America’s White Table. America’s White Table is a symbolic display that honors all veterans who have served our country, especially those who have died in the line of duty or are still MIA, Missing In Action. The Schroeder family donated the book in memory of St. Peter’s graduate Scott Schroeder, class of 1992, who died in 1994 serving his country. Scott was a member of the 179th Airlift Wing in the security police unit. This display is dedicated to him and all others who have served their country.
The table honors the men and women who served in America’s Armed Forces
The table is round to show our everlasting devotion and concern for our fallen and missing comrades.
The cloth is white symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty.
The single red rose, displayed in a vase, remind us of the life, and the blood that was shed, and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith and await answers.
The vase is tied with a red ribbon, symbol of our commitment and continued determination to account for our missing.
A slice of lemon on the plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.
The salt is to remind us of the tears endured by those missing and their families who still seek answers.
The black napkin is a reminder of the isolation, deprivation, and cruel fate our missing.
The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God.
The glass is inverted to symbolize their inability to share this evening with us.
The chair is empty and tilted- they are not here- and will remain so until they return or are accounted for.
“You are not forgotten so long as there is one left in whom your memory remains.”
Thank you to Mrs. Salyers and Mrs. Carrier for these photos.