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Ernest Ward Middle Honors Veterans (With Photo Gallery)
November 8, 2017
Ernest Ward Middle School paused to honor veterans from the across the area Thursday morning.
The school’s chorus performed patriotic music and a special dramatic presentation centered around the men of Iwo Jima was performed by the drama class. Guest speaker was Master at Arms First Class Wartley-Banks from Pensacola.
The annual Veterans Day program at Ernest Ward is a longstanding community tradition, held annually for about the last 25 years.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Pictured top: An Ernest Ward Middle School drama presentation centered around the men of Iwo Jima. Pictured inset: EWMS Assistant Principal Virkeisha Palmer performs “God Bless the USA”. Pictured below: Numerous local veterans were recognized, including World War II veteran Raymond Norris. Pictured bottom: Another scene from the Iwo Jima presentation. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Ernest Ward Middle Honors Veterans (With Photo Gallery)”
I´m the person who you cant really see in the front and I just want to say how many hours we put into getting ready for that performance but I think that in the end it was all worth it and we did our best!!!!Doing this I wasnt the youngest or the oldest one out of all my friends Mckenna, Kayla, Lexi, Emily, Addison, and I.We all had an amazing time doing this including the narrators.But some one who did really good was our assistant principal whos singing was amazing.I hope that we can do something like this in the future again.
That was a very beautiful program
WOW….very impressive. Thank you
I’m the person in the front in the last picture. Let me say we put in many hours practicing for it! But in the end it was the best thing we’ve done! Doing this I was the youngest one with all my friends Mckenna, Wyatt, Kayla, Lexi, Emily and I. We all had a amazing time including the narrators
These photos are absolutely amazing and certainly show how much the residents/students of this area honor our Veterans. Something other local schools unfortunately do not recognize. Kudos to you all, Ernest Ward, for the wonderful tradition you continue to awe the community with each year. What an amazing tribute.
This was the best and most moving celebration of Veterans Day by the students and staff at Ernest Ward Middle School I have ever seen. I am sure the Drama team practiced many hours and it showed in their performance. The Assistant Principal’s singing of God Bless the USA was excellent and the audience got involved as she was singing. The guest speakers comments were something that everyone present should remember, especially the students. It was very good to see a WW II veteran there as well as so many other veterans. I want to congratulate and thank all who worked on the preparation and the performance of the celebration of Veterans Day.