Photo By Master Sgt. Hugo Delgado | A student from Kubasaki High School receives ice cream at a barbeque in celebration of...... read more read more
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CAMP SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, Japan –
Kubasaki High School officials hosted a barbeque, April 14 on Camp Butler, Japan, to celebrate its students in recognition of Month of the Military Child.
Mr. Erik Lundberg, an English teacher at the school, expressed the event’s importance.
“Kubasaki likes to recognize military children because of some of the sacrifices and the extra things that they encounter in their lives,” he said. “Things like deployments, the regular moves, the new schools, the constant shifts and changes. It’s important to recognize those students and validate who they are and the experiences they’ve had.”
The barbeque was a community effort all around.
“We had a number of military volunteers that came and helped out,” he said. “Our Parent Teacher Student Organization helped out, but it was also orchestrated in large part by our Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors.”
The barbeque also had guests to entertain the students.
“We had the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band come out and they played while the students were eating lunch,” said Lundberg. “That’s always a treat, and after the III MEF Band left, we had a couple of students who are amazing guitarists get out and put on a show for us, so that was fun.”
Kiara Oshana, a student at the school, explained what this barbeque meant to her.
“I think it’s a little bit of a twist because normally we appreciate the veteran and it’s important that we shed light on the family,” she said. “Not that I don’t love it but we always move around, we’re always changing our lives, and obviously it’s adaptable but sometimes it’s hard. It’s nice to feel like people appreciate you.”
Mr. Lundberg shed light on the impact of kids have on him and the community.
“Coming into a classroom, the energy that the students bring, and the excitement and the joy that they bring, it’s inspiring,” he said. “It’s important to give credit where credit’s due. It’s the students and the families. They’re what really drives what we do here at the school and we couldn’t do it without them.”
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 06.03.2021 09:55 |
| Story ID: | 398014 |
| Location: | JP |
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