by Sophie Monboussin, reporter

On November 15th a group of twenty nine students from History Club and the Civil War class took a trip to Gettysburg, PA for Remembrance Day. On this day, they honored the men who had fallen in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Remembrance Day is the closest day of each year to the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. On that day, students saw the four monuments, the 153rd PA composed of men from Northampton County, and the 96th PA composed of men from Schuylkill County. Mr. Holub reenacts for these two regiments and was an ancestor in the 96th.

Logan Farnell a sophomore said, “I liked the symbolism that the day holds, we remembered all of the men who died to defend their beliefs. My favorite part of the day was the Pennsylvania Monument because of  the view from the top and that it had all the names of the men from Pennsylvania.”

The group also visited the 81st PA and the 28th PA composed of Carbon County men. When the students reached the National Cemetery, it was a site to be seen. Hundreds of American flags next to each grave created a large semi circle. The Gettysburg Address took place at that same cemetery 150 years ago.

When asked what she liked most about the day, senior Monica Silny answered, “The reason Gettysburg is my favorite trip is because all of the emotion I feel seeing the monuments and especially the parade. The trip is so humbling and puts things in perspective.”

The last Monument was the Pennsylvania Memorial where all the names of very Pennsylvania man who died at the Battle of Gettysburg are inscribed. Students can climbed to the top to see an amazing view of all the monuments and battle fields.

Senior Lauren Van Essendelft and president of the History Club stated, “Every year I go to Gettysburg I get to see why people remember. It has made such an impact on me and it is nice to see other people who are just as interested in history as I am, if not more. It was a very enjoyable experience like always.”

The big event of the day was the parade. On average between 4,000-6,000 reenactors march in the parade. Students saw Union men, Confederate man, Children, Civilians, Widows, Abe Lincoln, General Lee, and General Grant.

When asked how she felt about the day, Alexandra Kower, a sophomore, said, “I felt Gettysburg was very emotional, but amazing. It was my first time going and I absolutely loved it. Some emotions were stronger than others, like the emotion of happiness to see how many people still do care, and show it every year. I can’t wait to do it again next year.”