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Preeceville School Remembrance Day Service to be virtual

The Preeceville School usually joins other schools with a school Remembrance Day service but this year, due to COVID-19 the school was to host the service virtually with participants each videotaped separately prior to being shown to each classroom o

The Preeceville School usually joins other schools with a school Remembrance Day service but this year, due to COVID-19 the school was to host the service virtually with participants each videotaped separately prior to being shown to each classroom on November 10.

Pastor Hein Bertram was to be recording Reveille and Last Post. Makena Petryshyn and Kiera Balyski were the mistresses of ceremonies for service. Bill Lesko was to be recording the Story of Remembrance. Janhia Irlandez was scheduled to sing O Canada. The Preeceville Grade 12 class was to be participating in the traditional candle lighting ceremony.

Participants scheduled to lay commemorative wreaths were: Chris Balyski on behalf of the GSSD Board of Education, Amanda Balyski on behalf of School Community Council, Bill Lesko on behalf of Legion Veterans, and Doug King, principal of the Preeceville School.