In April of 2022, Dublin Scioto High School was recognized by the state of Ohio as a Purple Star School for its continued efforts to identify and support veterans and military connected students. "Military connected" students are students within the school who have or have ever had a family member serve in the US military. This recognition was extended this past April demonstrating the continued dedication by our amazing students and leaders.

We are proud of this recognition but even more excited about growing our commitment to the veterans and military connected students in our community. This commitment led to the formation of our "Purple Star Club."

Recent Events

Purple Star leaders Bridget Brandol, Anna Norfleet, Megan Piatt, and Zoe Lefferts presented at the 2nd Annual Purple Star Summit. They presented to over 125 educators and state reps from across Ohio.

Purple Star Leaders Connecting with the Community

Purple Star leaders continue to make a huge impact on our community! Senior leader Olivia Rich recently participated in Honor Flight.

Purple Star members were invited to visit and tour the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in April.

Junior leader Anna Norfleet presented her project on Nicholas Rozanski to his father during a recent Washington Township trustees meeting.

The 3rd Annual Military Appreciation Baseball Game was a huge hit!

Senior leaders Bridget Brandol and Megan Piatt shared their work with Purple Star Club with 104.9 the River.

Junior leaders Maya Falco and Zoe Lefferts presented to the Dublin AM Rotary about their efforts with the Veteran Story Event.

Upcoming Events

4th Annual Military Appreciation Football Tailgate

Friday September 5th, Purple Star Club will be hosting its Annual Military Appreciation Football Game and Tailgate. All veterans and their families are invited at no cost to them. Please RSVP to Mr. Witt (witt_john@dublinschools.net) by Friday August 29th. Veterans will be invited onto the game/track for pregam recognition.

4th Annual Powder Puff to Support Veterans Game

Purple Star Club is excited to have students compete in this years Powder Puff game with all donations going to support Veterans and their families. This has been an enjoyable and competitive event which has impacted hundreds of military families over the past four years. More details to come.

12th Annual Veterans Story Event

Thursday November 6th, Purple Star Club is HONORED to host the 12th Annual Veterans Story Event where the stories of over 225 brave men and women past and present will be shared.

Events & Activities Throughout the Year

*Purple Star Club is committed to recognizing, remembering, honoring, and supporting military members, veterans, and their families throughout the year. We host Military Appreciation Nights in the fall (football), winter (basketball), and spring (baseball). During the month of April we host a series of events - including breakfasts, lunches, an ice cream social, and spirit week. Throughout the year we send birthday and holiday cards to over 90 different military members/veterans and counting. Take time to review other amazing efforts below which are supported by Purple Star Club and the Scioto community in giving back to our military families.

Veteran Story Event 2024

Purple Star Club hosted the 11th Annual Veteran Story Event on Thursday November 7th -honoring the stories of over 200 brave men and women who have and continue to serve our nation.

We were also HONORED to have over 30 veterans share their stories directly with students, staff, and community leaders.

Ways You Can be Involved

Purple Star Club - Mailing List

Purple Star Club sends out birthday cards, holiday cards, congratulation cards, get well cards, and more. To date over 1000 cards have been mailed to active military, veterans, and their families all over the country, and around the world.

If you have a service member or veteran we can add to our list we'd love to recognize, remember, honor, and support them throughout the year. Please email Mr. Witt @ witt_john@dublinschools.net to share the information.

Flag Sponsorship

Sponsor an American flag in recognition, remembrance, and honor of a family member or friend.

Click to Sponsor a US Flag

Flags will be displayed at several events throughout the year including our Veterans Story Event and military appreciation nights. Each flag you sponsor will have a tag for your to write a note in honor of the veteran and include a certificate recognizing your sponsorship. Proceeds from the sponsorships will be used to fund "Purple Star Club" efforts to recognize, remember, honor, and support veterans and military connected students.

Purpose

The purpose of our Purple Star Club is undertake efforts which seek to recognize, remember, honor, and support our veterans and their families.

What We Do

The staff, students, and community members linked to Dublin Scioto High School undertake a number of efforts throughout the year in order to recognize, remember, honor, and support our veterans and their families. These include:

*We offer support for our military connected students which can be found on the Dublin Scioto Dublin Scioto webpage.

*We recognize, remember, and honor our veterans by hosting annual "Military Appreciation Night" sporting and extracurricular activities.

*We recognize, remember, and honor our veterans in November with our annual Veteran Story Event.

*We remember and honor veterans throughout the year by sending cards and care packages all over the world.

*We remember and support homeless and low income veterans throughout the year by collecting toiletries, toys, clothing, blankets and more to assist them.

*We recognize, remember, and honor veterans in our building and the community with breakfasts and other social gatherings.

*We recognize and support future military members by participating in the districts annual military commencement ceremony.

*We recognize, remember, and honor alum and staff in our building by maintaining a military appreciation board in our main hallway.

*Veterans or family members of veterans are encouraged to share information (of veterans) so we can recognize, remember, honor, and support them during future activities. Whether it is a birthday card of a care package we want to let them know we appreciate them.

*Consider making a donation to support future efforts to recognize, remember, honor, and support veterans and their families.

*If you would like to find out more about our Purple Star Club, share a veterans information with us, or make a donation please email John Witt at:

witt_john@dublinschools.net

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