District to honor vets with ‘graduation’ ceremony
Veterans can contact district to take part
LANSDALE » The North Penn School District Board of School Directors is looking for a few good men and women. For the first time since 2005, the board will confer high school diplomas to United States veterans who left high school before graduating to serve in the United States armed services.
The ceremony will be held on Veterans Day, Thursday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in the North Penn High
School Audion, 1340 Valley Forge Road in Towamencin, the district has announced.
The ceremony is open to veterans currently living in the North Penn School District or who lived in the district before leaving high school for the armed services. A graduation party for honorees and their guests will be held following the ceremony.
“I personally know many veterans who deserve recognition and their longdeserved diplomas,” said Al Roesch, a school board member and U.S. Air Force veteran, who helped to organize the celebration.
“It is our goal to honor and thank those men and women who embody patriotism, heroism and commitment to peace,” he said.
Veterans, or family members of veterans, interested in participating should contact the NPSD Office of School and Community Engagement at (215) 8531020 by Monday, Nov. 1, to arrange for a diploma and participation in the ceremony. For verification purposes, copies of discharge papers will be requested for all of those participating.
“The district is very excited to extend this honor to our veterans who gave up their high school education to ensure it continued for others,” said superintendent Curt Dietrich.
“Although the diplomas are late in coming, they are conferred with much gratitude and respect.”
For more information visit www.NPenn.org.