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EXETER &#8212; Wyoming Area School Board members praised the students within the district at Tuesday&#8217;s monthly meeting, congratulating them on a job-well-done at the annual Veteran&#8217;s Day Ceremony.Veteran board member Gerald Stofko stood up during the public portion of the meeting and began speaking about his feelings on veterans and the district&#8217;s event.&#8220;I&#8217;m a veteran of Vietnam era, &#8221; he said. &#8220;And I believe &#8212; mostly everybody knows &#8212; the veterans weren&#8217;t, of my era, treated very good. &#8230;&#8220;It means a lot to all veterans, but to Vietnam veterans this speaks tremendously.&#8221;Students of the district held the annual Veterans Day program and luncheon Nov. 11, greeting over 125 local servicemen and women. The event was organized by the school&#8217;s history club and its moderator, Maureen Pikas.Board member Carl Yorina also added some remarks, telling audience members to respect those who sacrificed their lives for basic human rights.&#8220;This thing gets better, bigger and more emotional every year,&#8221; he said.Board President Elizabeth Gober-Mangan said she was most impressed with the turnout of students willing to participate, and continuing a generations-old tradition.In other news, district officials approved the hiring of multiple athletic coaches. Appointments are as follows:&#8226; Softball: John McNeil at $4,598.00&#8226; Girls lacrosse, Carl DeLuca at $2,105.00&#8226; Boys lacrosse, Shaun Rohland at $2,105.00&#8226; Boys tennis, William Roberts at $1,554.00&#8226; Track and field, Joe Pizano at $4,598.00&#8226; Baseball, Ron Musto at $4,598.00&#8226; Seventh-grade boys basketball Randy McDermott, at $1,677.00<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Marcella KesterFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach the Times Leader newsroom at 570-829-7242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</shirttailMeta></div>

Wyoming Area School Board commends students for Veterans Day activities