Hal Burke one of 80+ vets to tell his story at RB assembly

Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2013
Filed under Featured Multimedia, Features, Guides, Interactive Media, Top Stories

On November 11, 2012, over eighty veterans attended the annual RBHS Veterans Day Assembly, a tradition begun by former Social Studies Department Chair Bill Jirkovsky and carried on by current Social Studies teacher John Fields. After a whole school assembly honoring the vets, students went to individual... Read more »

Unique annual assembly marks RB’s Veteran’s Day celebration

Lauren Grimaldi, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories, Video

On Monday, November 12th, Riverside Brookfield High School held its annual Veteran’s Day assembly. Over eighty veterans, representing all branches of the military, were in attendance and they took part in an all school assembly that included performances from the school band and choirs.  The assembly... Read more »

Q&A: Turk, Sisson represent RB as veterans

Robby Filec, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2011
Filed under Features, Q&A, Top Stories

Instead of taking the day off, RB has made a tradition of hosting Veteran’s Day assembly each year. Many veterans come and are celebrated and thanked by students, teachers, and each other. Clarion interviewed Kevin Turk, a Western Civilization and Global Studies teacher here at RB, and William Sisson,... Read more »

Fields oversees his first Veteran’s Day assembly

Jon Stevanovich, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2010
Filed under News

Students, faculty, and veterans filled up the main gym on November 11th for the Veteran’s Day Assembly. Social Studies teacher John Fields  coordinated all of the day’s scheduling to honor the visting veterans. This event start about nine years ago when the Social Science department chair Bill Jirkovsky,... Read more »

Veterans to be honored at RB

Fitz Robling, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2010
Filed under News

This Thursday, November 11, Riverside Brookfield High School will host its annual Veterans Day assembly.  The assembly will take place after second hour, in the main gym.  Over 90 veterans from over 70 years of wars will be present for the ceremony which will last about 25 minutes.  After the assembly’... Read more »

RB honors veterans

Rigo Reyes, Design Editor
November 11, 2009
Filed under News

On Wednesday, November 8th, RB honored the men and women of the armed forces. A school wide assembly took place in which veterans from many different wars were honored for their bravery. Students were also given the opportunity to listen to personal accounts of veterans’ war experiences in break out... Read more »