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VHS Helps Honor Veterans!
The Vidalia High School SoundTribe and Show Choir helped
the Downtown Vidalia Association celebrate Veterans across the area on
Wednesday at their annual Veteran's Day Luncheon at the Vidalia Community
Center.
Also participating was the JROTC Thunderbolt Regiment
under the Direction of Captain. Carlos Ware, who said the members of the
Regiment enjoy participating in community events such as Wednesday's luncheon,
“JROTC is an organization for good kids and makes them great kids." And
while the program is Army-inspired, Captain Ware said that is not the purpose
of the program, “the students from the four area high schools aren't being
trained for the military, but rather for whatever leadership roles they may
face in the future.”
DVA Director and Vidalia High School Alumnus Tonya Parker
said that although things were done differently this year because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, she was happy with the results “ It went really well, despite
being different this year. I was pleased with the number of veterans who turned
out.”
The SoundTribe under the direction of Dr. Beth Taylor and
the VHS Show Choir, under the direction of Ms. Ann Marie McPhail, performed several
numbers and also drew the praise of Parker, “We were so fortunate to have the
Sound Tribe and Show Choir. They did an amazing job, and the Veterans thoroughly
enjoyed their performances.”