The phrase “penny for your thoughts” went much further than that for students at Sevastopol School District ahead of Veterans Day. 

The students raised a holiday-appropriate $1,111.11 for VFW Post 3088 local efforts supporting veterans. Classrooms received points for pennies and had them taken away for other coins. Sevastopol Superintendent Randi Anderson says the students took a lot away from the penny war that went to support such an important cause for Veterans Day.

Students across Door County recognized Veterans Day in various ways, including Sturgeon Bay School District hosting this year’s ceremony on Monday. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 1,900 residents in Door County are military veterans, with the majority serving during the Vietnam War.

Picture courtesy of School District of Sevastopol

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