EXAMPLE PROGRAM FOR EMCEE

Honor a Veteran
Welcome
The emcee needs to begin the program by elcoming
e!eryone and as"ing e!eryone to #please rise $or the
Presentation o$ Colors and %ational Anthem&'
Presentation o$ Colors
As soon as the Colors are in posted( and the )onor G*ard
are at attention( the %ational Anthem sho*ld begin&
#The +tar +pangled ,anner'
Folloing the %ational Anthem the emcee as"s e!eryone
to be seated and than"s the )onor G*ard and the band&
Pledge o$ Alligence
Lead by the emcee
M*sic - .#%ame o$ song'/
0$ there is m*sic the emcee ill introd*ce the gro*p and
the director per$orming& Folloing the concl*sion o$ the
m*sic( the st*dents in the band and1or !ocal gro*p can be
dismissed&
Than" yo* to the band1!ocal gro*p and their director&
Message $rom President
0ntrod*ce the indi!id*al ho is going to read the
Presidents 2eterans 3ay message&
A than" yo* sho*ld be e4tended to the indi!id*al ho
read the President5s message&
0ntrod*ce the st*dents ho ill be reading the history o$
2eterans 3ay&
#2eterans 3ay 6 )o it ,egan'
Than" yo* to the st*dents ho read the history o$
2eterans 3ay&
0ntrod*ction o$ .7eynote +pea"er/ $or 2eterans 3ay
Message
0ntrod*ce the "eynote spea"er ith brie$ introd*ction&
Than" yo* to the "eynote spea"er&
#)onor a 2eteran' +*mmary
The #)onor a 2eteran' program sho*ld be e4plained and
hat the st*dents ere as"ed to do $or the program& The
st*dents are then directed to stand and remain standing
d*ring the reading o$ all their !eteran5s names& Any
!eterans attending are also as"ed to stand hen their
name is read&
0ntrod*ction o$ +pecial G*ests and
Presentation o$ 2eterans
The st*dent5s name is read along ith the !eteran5s
name( hich branch o$ the Armed +er!ices they ser!ed or
are ser!ing in .i$ "non/( here they ser!ed are ser!ing
in .i$ "non/ and hat ar( i$ any( they ser!ed in& The
relationship to the st*dent is also ac"noledged i$ "non&
Folloing the reading o$ ALL the names o$ !eterans the
st*dents ant to ac"noledge( then the participating
teacher5s !eteran names are read&
The a*dience is as"ed $or a ro*nd o$ appla*se as a than"
yo* to all !eterans&
2ideo - #,e$ore 8o* Go' - Samuel R. Bierstock
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A brie$ introd*ction and e4planation o$ the !ideo is gi!en&
Than" yo*s
A than" yo* is e4tended to all participating teachers or
any other indi!id*als ho may ha!e been in!ol!ed in
planning the program&
Another than" yo* can be e4tended to the !eterans $or
their ser!ice and $or coming to the program& +t*dents
are as"ed to remain seated hile the !eterans1g*ests
lea!e& The !eterans1g*ests are as"ed to stay $or co9ee :
coo"ies .i$ a!ailable/&
3ismissal