Veteran's Day Assembly 2010

Senior Class President Derek Paru was the MC (Master of Ceremonies) for today's Assembly.

The ROTC from English HS were the Honor Guards and later performed a military rifle drill.

The Concert Choir, led by Mr. Weier, sang a number of patriotic and spiritual songs.

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Christopher Gonzalez recounted the history of Veteran's Day to the Assembly.

Brianda Agramonte, one of our famed talents at Classical, sang "God Bless America."

Honored Guests included keynote speaker Marine Sgt. Roy Jensen, Marine enlistee and recent Classical graduate Angel Rodriguez, State Senator Tom McGee and his aide Amanda Richards (also a Classical graduate), Classical graduate Kingsley Jean-Charles, Lynn veteran Affairs Liaison Michael Sweeney, City Councilor John Ford, and State Representative Steve Walsh, who also spoke.

It was a great treat listening to Moses Ramirez on the alto saxophone, playing "My Country 'Tis of Thee".

Christine Francois spoke about the history of World War II and how Veteran's Day was made an official Holiday, and she also read a poem.

Gabbi Galeazzi read an appropriate poem at the Assembly.

Three excellent singers led the Chorus in "Hallelluya".

Chuka Okachuku sang "America, the Beautiful" while Denise Richards sang "America".

Marine Sgt. Roy Jensen grew up in Boston. On September 11th, 2001, after the tragedy of that day, he joined the Marine Corps. Sgt. Roy was active in the Iraqi Invasion in 2003 and participated in another tour of Iraq in 2007. Today, Sgt Jensen is working as a Marine Recruiter in the Lynn area.

Mr. Constantino thanked the Assembly for their positive behavior and asked all to take time to think of what our Veterans have done for us

Many thanks goes to Mr. Grealish, the Director of today's Veteran's Assembly, Mr. Weier and his Concert Choir, and the  "Classical Roadies", who perform many services for the High School, including attending sports venues to support our teams . Today, they assisted setting up the gymnasium for the 1500 plus students and faculty and cleaned up afterwards.

We took photos of all the Classical students in the Gymnasium. Click here to see if you can find yourself !