10/31/12 - Some students at Howell High School are working to prepare for an assembly on November 12th to hear from and honor local veterans. Howell Senior Savanah Spagnoletti says it has been held for several years now, giving veterans a chance to share their experiences in the service with the younger generation. While Veterans Day officially falls on November 11th to coincide with the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War One, it is observed on the 12th if that date falls on a Sunday. Spagnoletti says the students working to arrange the assembly were divided into two groups. The first group arranged for the veterans to appear and spread the word about the event, while the second decorated the auditorium and arranged to have a choir and poetry reading as part of the assembly. She says attendance is not mandatory for students, but many classes elect to attend and in previous years the auditorium has been filled. (TD)
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