Veteran's Day Ceremony
For 13 years, Whitefield has hosted an annual Veteran's Day Ceremony, which is put on each year by the junior class and commemorates current and former veterans in a celebration consisting of color guards, choir concerts, guest speakers, and dramatic representations. In addition to a program, veterans are also served breakfast and are given letters from the students. Whitefield Academy's Veteran's Day Ceremony is one of the largest in the Louisville region.
For 2010, Whitefield Academy was privileged to host a launch-off for the 2011 Medal of Honor Association Convention, which will be held in Louisville for 2011. Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams, who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, was the guest speaker at the assembly, and he is one of the very few living Medal of Honor recipients from World War II in the country.
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