St. Anne’s remembers

 

By Hannah Davies

 

Students and staff at St. Anne Catholic High School are preparing to do their part in honoring Canada’s veterans this Remembrance Day.

The living monument Remembrance Day tribute is a tradition at St. Anne’s where students can volunteer to take half-hour shifts standing outside the school in military uniforms to honor Canadian veterans.

Renee Fuerth is the campus minister at the high school who will be remembering Canada’s fallen soldiers in a tribute this year. Fuerth said she lost a student close to her from St. Joseph’s Catholic High School while he was working in military service.

“We can take the opportunity to understand what sacrifices people made in the first and second World Wars and the Korean War,” said Fuerth.

Fuerth said she hopes people will never have to understand what combat on Canadian soil looks like. She feels it is important to take time to remember the reasons why the wars began.

Natasha Sangemino is one of many students who are volunteering this year and will be remembering her great grandfather as she stands at attention in full military uniform outside the high school.

“I will reflect on how thankful I am for living in a country like Canada,” said Sangemino.

This is going to be Sangemino’s second time participating in the monument tribute. She said she feels it is the least she can do to remember the men and women who died for her country.

“Facing the cold, rainy weather conditions will only be a small fraction of what the soldiers went through,” said Sangemino.

The tribute, along with a prayer service, will be on Monday, Nov. 12, at St. Anne’s.