{"id":16370,"date":"2019-05-24T12:05:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=16370"},"modified":"2019-05-24T12:16:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:16:13","slug":"valencia-high-school-hosts-its-36th-annual-memorial-day-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=16370","title":{"rendered":"Valencia High School hosts its 36th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, May 24, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vhstigers.org\">Valencia High School<\/a><\/span> (VHS) hosted its 36th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony to pay tribute to all United States military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice during their service to the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16372 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Berman.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-9.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pylusd.org\">Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District<\/a><\/span> (PYLUSD) Board of Education members and administrators, as well as community members, local veterans, active military personnel, families, and students were all in attendance.\u00a0 Paul Berman,\u00a0a retired Valencia teacher and United States Special Operations Forces service member, served as the keynote speaker for the event.<\/p>\n<p>The VHS band and choral programs both took turns performing patriotic anthems including the National Anthem, Espirit De Corps, Armed Forces the Pride of America, Taps, and more.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the ceremony, Principal, Olivia Yaung, made mention of the District\u2019s search for former students who may qualify for retroactive high school diplomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPYLUSD may authorize these retroactive high school diplomas to former students who are veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and to former students who were interned during World War II,\u201d Principal Olivia Yaung shared. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/?p=16029\">Read more about this initiative here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16373 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"AFJROTC from EHS.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-6.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Like in years past, Esperanza High School\u2019s Air Force Junior Reserve Officers\u2019 Training Corps (AFJROTC) presented and retired the colors at the beginning and end of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all who have sacrificed for our freedom and our country, we remember your service today.\u00a0 We honor you and continue to reflect upon the gifts you have given to us. Thank you for keeping us safe and protecting our way of life,\u201d Principal Yaung mentioned in closing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16382\" src=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-8-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"VHS Memorial Day Ceremony.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-8-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-8-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodnews.pylusd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Valencia-High-Memorial-Day-Ceremony-5-24-19-8-768x511.jpg 768w, 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