Madison Academy, Elementary host parade in honor of local Veterans

Today at 11:00 A.M., students from Madison Academy and Madison Campus Elementary assembled by Academy Road for a Veterans Day Parade. This is the seventh year the schools host an event to honor the veterans in their community.

More than 200 people attended the parade. Students and teachers, who wore blue and red, stood by the road and cheered as the Veterans drove down the path in their cars. Students also waved their flags and showed their appreciation with handmade posters.

 Madison Academy Principal Kris Fuentes says the schools started planning for the parade two months in advance. According to Fuentes, some of the Veterans they contacted for the event included church members and alumni.

“I feel strongly that [Veterans Day] is a national holiday for a reason,” Fuentes said. “These are some pretty amazing people who have sacrificed a lot, and their families have sacrificed a lot. For us to just treat it as any other day is doesn't doesn't honor their sacrifice.”   

Madison Academy senior Ethan Jones agrees and says it is important to honor the men and women who have served.  

“We easily disassociate ourselves from the sacrifice Veterans do,” Jones said. “So, when we do something like this it is nice to remember and be in awe of someone who served our country.”

Madison Academy freshman Chloe Armstrong says she is happy she got a chance to show her appreciation.

“I just think it's really important to honor [Veterans] and their sacrifice,” Armstrong said. “We can’t thank them enough for the courage they had to risk their lives just to keep everybody safe.”