Eaton Elementary School & North Middle School

North Middle and Eaton Elementary are planning a shared parade at 10:00am.  Veterans will be asked to stage in their cars starting in the parking lot at Central United Methodist Church next door.  A staff member will come over to start the parade route which will come behind NMS and in between the schools before exiting back out onto Hwy 321.  NMS and Eaton will also release separate virtual Veterans Day programs at 9:00am via our webpages and social media. 

Loudon Elementary School 

Will hold an in-person event on November 11th.  We are asking visitors to RSVP to help with a count. We plan to bring all veterans and other visitors in the 3-5 entryway and block off other areas. We will have a light breakfast set up for them around 8:30. Each grade level will rotate through the gym to sing and perform beginning at 9:00 AM. PK - only parading through and K - 5 singing. We will have a slide show playing during the transitions. 

Loudon High School

We will be having our Veteran's Day ceremony here at LHS beginning at 8:40. We will have Mike Kitchens from Smoky Mountain Service Dogs as our guest speaker. The ceremony will begin with veterans entering the auditorium from the lobby. We will also ask culinary arts to provide refreshments to the veterans in the main hall prior to the ceremony. NJROTC, band, and choir will also perform. The ceremony will last no longer than an hour. 

Highland Park Elementary School

Will have a virtual Veteran's Day program at 9am. Each grade level will participate, the music classes will also perform a song, along with the traditional slide show which features family members who have served, or are serving, in military service.

Philadelphia Elementary School

In-person ceremony in the new gym at 9am with only middle school students in attendance  (25% or less capacity in the bleachers), program Zoomed to the rest of the school.  Donuts and coffee in the cafeteria at 8:30am, program in the new gym at 9am.  Band students playing 2 songs, choir distanced from Veterans sing one song, guest Veteran speaker, student speaker, and principal. 

Steekee Elementary School

Steekee will do something similar to what we did last year beginning at 8:30 - an outdoor gathering with coffee/light breakfast for the Veterans.  Our PreK & K students will sing a song/recite a poem.  Our Grades 1-5 students will line the driveway around the school and Veterans will 'parade' (in cars) through the children - waving flags, music playing etc.  We'll show a slide show and student performances honoring veterans on social media.  

Fort Loudon Middle School

FLMS will invite students' parents and grandparents who have served for a ceremony starting at 10:00 on Veteran's Day.  Agenda still TBD.