<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0pNlFQ_1GpeoJ0000" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0pNlFQ_1GpeoJ0000" width="1763" height="1175" ><figcaption>Veterans stand to be recognized and honored during Sheldon Christian School’s Veterans Day program last year. Sheldon Christian will again host its annual program and there will be three programs hosted by the Sheldon School District, all on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Photo by Brett Twelmeyer Brett Twelmeyer</figcaption></figure>The Sheldon School District and Sheldon Christian School will all be hosting Veterans Day program on Wednesday, Nov. 11.Sheldon Middle School will host the first program at 8:30 a.m. with an assembly. There will be some music, a presentation by students and a slideshow from students’ families.Dr. Ryan Becker, who works at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center, will be a guest speaker. Becker has been deployed as a member of the U.S. Air National Guard multiple times with the most recent one a few months ago. His son, Eli, is an eighth-grader and his daughter, Evie, is a fifth-grader.Sheldon Christian’s program begins at 9 a.m. at the school’s gym. Everyone is invited to attend the program, especially veterans.Some of the younger grades will perform skits and songs and the band will play some patriotic songs. Dr. Josephine Dunn-Junius, who works at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center, will be the guest speaker. She’s served in the U.S. Navy Reserves for more than 15 years.Cookies and coffee will be available after the program for guests and veterans.Sheldon High School’s program begins at 10 a.m. in the gym. The program is open to the public and there will be refreshments served in the commons for guests following the ceremony. The program is hosted by the high school’s student leadership team.East Elementary will host its program at 1 p.m. The theme is “Not All Heroes Wear Capes.” The third-grade students and staff lead the Veterans Day program.“Our goal is for our students to see the importance of honoring this day and our veterans,” said East principal Jason Groendyke.Third-grade students will welcome students, staff and veterans who attend. The students will then give an overview on why Veterans Day is special. They will focus on six words — courage, sacrifice, service, honor, bravery and freedom — of what makes a real superhero. The students will then list and say a little bit about each branch of the military followed by a brief history of how veterans are a part of the American flag’s journey.A slideshow will honor veterans followed by third-grade students thanking the veterans and singing “God Bless America.”Groendyke will give the final closing.</div></body>

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The Sheldon School District and Sheldon Christian School will all be hosting Veterans Day program on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Sheldon Middle School will host the first program at 8:30 a.m. with an assembly. There will be some music, a presentation by students and a slideshow from students’ families. Dr....

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The Sheldon School District and Sheldon Christian School will all be hosting Veterans Day program on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Sheldon Middle School will host th

Sheldon schools to put on Veterans Day programs

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