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JAG Veteran’s Luncheon Sunday
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, Clay County Veterans and their families enjoyed a Veterans’ Picnic at the Pavilion/Cow Palace. The event is annually hosted by the local Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG).
“The students get an opportunity to talk to live history. Not what they read in a book,” said Bottomley, who provided each student a pen and paper to take notes while talking with the veterans during their lunch. “I think the veterans look forward to this as much as the kids do.”
Each year the JAG members make all of the decorations as well as a special gift for each veteran. They make the flyer promoting the event and distribute it to the VFW, American Legion, medical offices and churches.
Since 2013/2014, Bottomley said JAG students have made this event a year-round project they wanted to do, to recognize the veterans and their families.
“The soldiers are not the only ones that sacrifice,” said Bottomley, who is the Faculty Advisor for Northview’s JAG program., “Their families also make sacrifices.”
The students spend time with the veterans, who share their stories, and then on Monday, when the students return to class they share what they heard, explained Bottomley, who added, “It makes for an amazing time in class.”
The JAG program, a support program designed to keep high school juniors and seniors through graduation, is funded through the Western Indiana Workforce Development Board and grants by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
Those involved in the 2024 JAG Veterans’ Picnic included:
Mercedes Wilson
Alex Proctor
Morgan Lumsdon
Luke Vanatti
Kennedy Henning
Shawn Luckey
Elijah Bicking
Zoe Kirkman
Sherya Hutchison
Dalayne Johnson
Joseph Anello
Camren Wright
Nicholas Morehouse
Chris Edmonson
Madison Sirianni
Alex Lugiewicz
Elijah Gentry
Caleb Gentry
Owen Chase
Kevin Bartels
Jonas Orman
Ethan Soots
Brandon Hull
Tylor Patton
Ty Joslyn
Dylan Raab
Aubrey Manion
Ayden Crawford
Jake Silvers
Garrett Peterson
Christian Schlak
Chase Nicoson
Lee Smith
Gavin Smith
Caleb Carta
Wade Akers
Christian Schlak
Isaac Dispennett
Jason Cooper