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| A girl places a cross during the wreath laying part of the Remembrance Day ceremony at Empire Community School on Thursday. Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy |
By Lisa Goudy
There wasn’t a sound in the room as the trumpet played “Last Post.”
A moment of silence followed. No one breathed a word. Then the trumpet sang out once more, playing “Reveille” to a silent, standing crowd.
On Thursday, Empire Community School hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony for students and staff of Empire and neighbouring Riverview Collegiate.
“Now that we’ve had more recent conflict that Canada’s involved in, the children hear about Afghanistan. It’s in the news a lot. A lot of our students, their parents have served overseas, but the sacrifice that is given by so many, so few needs to be remembered. We can’t forget,” said Michelle Gallagher, teacher at Empire School and one of the organizers of the school ceremony.
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