WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio — Williamsburg Local Schools will hold its annual Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday morning, with the program streamed live online for families and community members who can’t attend in person.
The ceremony is set for 9:45 a.m. Nov. 11 and will be carried on the district’s YouTube channel, according to a post from the district.
Williamsburg Local Schools serves roughly 1,000 students from preschool through 12th grade in the Clermont County village of Williamsburg. The district includes Williamsburg Elementary School and Williamsburg Junior-Senior High School, which sits on South 5th Street and serves about 600 students in grades six through 12. Matt Earley has served as superintendent since 2012, succeeding longtime superintendent Jeff Weir.
Veterans Day ceremonies are a yearly tradition at schools across the country, giving students a chance to thank local veterans in person and, in Williamsburg’s case, to honor them even if they can’t be in the audience. The holiday traces to Nov. 11, 1918, when fighting in World War I ended with the armistice between the Allied nations and Germany. The United States marked the date as Armistice Day until Congress renamed it Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all U.S. military veterans, not only those who served in World War I.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Williamsburg Local Schools.