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Liberty ECS plans Veterans Day assembly Nov. 13

By West Chester-Liberty Herald staff · October 20, 2026 · 2 min read

Elementary school children singing in rows on risers at an outdoor Veterans Day ceremony. — Elementary school students sing in rows on risers at a Veterans Day ceremony — a scene similar to what Liberty ECS students will perform Nov. 13, when the school hosts its own celebration featuring patriotic songs. Sgt. Mia Parker (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Liberty Early Childhood School will honor veterans who are family members of its students at a celebration Friday, Nov. 13, starting at 10 a.m.

Students at the Lakota Local school in Liberty Township will sing patriotic songs during the assembly, according to the school's website.

Space is limited. The school said only veterans who are family members of Liberty ECS students may attend, and each veteran may bring up to two guests. Non-veteran family members who are not a guest of a veteran are asked not to attend.

Families planning to attend with a veteran must sign up in advance through the school's SignUpGenius page so staff can plan for the crowd. The sign-up link is available on the school's news page.

Photo submissions due Nov. 11

Liberty ECS is also building a Veteran's Honor Wall, a bulletin board display featuring photos of students' veteran family members. Veterans do not need to attend the Nov. 13 assembly to be included on the wall.

Families can submit photos through the school's online form. The deadline is Wednesday, Nov. 11. Both the sign-up and the photo form are linked from the school's announcement page.

The photo wall gives families a way to recognize veterans who may not be able to make it to the assembly in person. The school encouraged all families with a veteran relative to participate, whether or not the veteran plans to attend.

Liberty ECS serves pre-kindergarten through second grade and enrolls about 407 students. The school is part of the Lakota Local School District.

The celebration is the second Veterans Day event announced by a Lakota Local early childhood school this fall. Heritage Early Childhood School in Liberty Township is hosting its own celebration Nov. 6.

Upcoming

Nov. 6 — Heritage ECS Veterans Day celebration
Nov. 11 — Liberty ECS Veteran's Honor Wall photo deadline
Nov. 13 — Liberty ECS Veterans Day assembly, 10 a.m.

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Maryam Khanum

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