Kenosha County will hold its annual Veterans Breakfast and Resource Fair on Saturday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kenosha County Job Center. The event is free and open to the public, with doors opening at 8:30 a.m.
County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced the event and encouraged community participation. “It’s an honor to celebrate with our veterans and their supporters at this event every year, and it’s a wonderful kickoff to the series of ceremonies and programs that follow on Veterans Day and in the days leading up to it,” Kerkman said.
The breakfast is sponsored by Piasecki Funeral Home and will be served at 9:15 a.m. Attendees can also expect military honors, the playing of the national anthem, and a brief program starting at 9 a.m. Throughout the morning, there will be informational vendors as well as free haircuts provided by Gateway Technical College student barbers.
Following this kickoff event, several other Veterans Day activities are scheduled across Kenosha County:
– On Thursday, November 6, Jeffery Elementary will host a Veterans Day Program where veterans are invited into classrooms.
– Christian Life School’s program is set for Friday, November 7, followed by a worship service at Lord of Life Lutheran Church later that day.
– Additional events include breakfasts in Silver Lake on Saturday; ceremonies in Pleasant Prairie on Sunday; an honor dinner at Gateway Technical College on Monday; and multiple observances throughout Tuesday at schools, American Legion Post 21, Civil War Museum (presented by Navy Club Ship 40), VFW Post 1865, Library Park for Vietnam veterans, and Shoreland Lutheran High School.
These events reflect ongoing efforts within Kenosha County schools to engage with diverse student populations. During the 2023-24 school year, white students made up about 55.6% of Kenosha County’s student body (14,124 out of 25,402), while Hispanic students accounted for approximately one quarter (25.7%) and Black students represented just over ten percent (10.4%). American Indian students were among the least represented groups at only 0.2%. More information about local school demographics can be found through data from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction: https://dpi.wi.gov/
The top three schools by enrollment during this period were Indian Trail High School and Academy with over two thousand students enrolled (2,001), Tremper High School with nearly fifteen hundred (1,458), and Bradford High School close behind (1,448). Further details are available here: https://dpi.wi.gov/
These upcoming events aim to recognize veterans’ contributions while fostering connections between different segments of Kenosha County’s population.
