Co-curricular project connecting GHS students with local veterans to promote student leadership, civic engagement, community involvement, & respect for veterans
Goochland High School, VA
Joined June 2022
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Goochland Veterans Project retweeted
Rachel Morrison, take a bow! 👏
BRI's 2026-2027 National Civics Teacher of the Year helps students preserve veterans' stories and build friendships beyond the classroom.
@GHSVetProject
#CivicEducation
At our 9/25 🏈 game, we honored @usairforce vet Master Sergeant Donald Jones as an honorary @GHSFootball captain. He served an incredible 37 years, across the U.S. & around the world. He was joined on the field by his grandson, #4 Austin, a GHS junior.🇺🇸
🚒At First Responders Night, we honored members of the @GoochlandFR @GoochlandSO along with Army Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Mountcastle, who performed the coin toss, with his students.
Thank you all for your continued service to Goochland! 🇺🇸
🏈🇺🇸 At our first home football game of 2026, we were honored to recognize U.S. Marine Corps vet SgtMaj. Chris Kluge as an honorary GHS football captain.
After 24 years of military service, he continues serving GHS as an @GHSMCJROTC instructor.
Our director, Ms. Morrison, and Mrs. Morrison of the @PoqVeterans Project spoke last week @WWIIMemorial in DC on “Living History, Living Democracy:
Using Veterans' Stories to Teach Service, Sacrifice, and Civic Responsibility.” We’re honored to help teach teachers @America250!🇺🇸 – at Arlington, VA
Our director, Ms. Morrison, was honored to be able to speak at the National Teacher Leadership Conference. She shared ways to engage students in their communities, foster historical empathy, teach the full story, & empower students to understand & participate in our democracy.🇺🇸
On June 10, our interns and even alumni(!) joined @AmericanLegion Post 354 to help prepare and host a cookout for spinal cord injured veterans from the @RichmondVAMC. 🇺🇸
Grateful for the opportunity to serve, give back, and continue building connections with veterans & students.
On D-Day, Virginia's own 29th Infantry Division stormed Omaha Beach, facing some of the fiercest fighting of the invasion. Among them were young men from Bedford, VA, suffering the highest known per capita D-Day losses in the nation. We remember their courage and sacrifice. 🇺🇸
Today in #nationalguard #history during #ww2, #DDay (#operationoverlord) launches on June 6th, 1944. Learn more here about the #nationalguard's role on #DDay.
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@NGAUS1878 @USNationalGuard @AirNatlGuard
ALT The 29th Div at Omaha Beach (Courtesy of United States Naval History and Heritage Command).
Thank you to VFW Post 354 for welcoming us last night to share our project! 🇺🇸
We’re excited about new initiatives in the works, adding new veteran faces to the project, and celebrating the first speaking opportunity for our rising senior interns, they did a fantastic job!
Huge thank you to the River City Cruizers club who chauffeured our students & veterans in Saturday's Goochland Day Parade! 🇺🇸
We loved sharing our project with the community & celebrating the intergenerational connections and service appreciation that make the program special. – at Short Pump, VA
Thank you to Richmond's Shockoe Institute for inviting our director, Ms. Morrison (Tate) to the exhibit & lab & to share her lesson, inspired by your Nov. design workshop! Excited about the conversations, collaboration, & future lessons that will grow from this partnership. – at Richmond, VA
Proud to represent our project, Goochland, and our region! Check out our Veterans Project Teacher Toolkit to create your own project, with our help! sites.google.com/glnd.k12.va…
Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek to our 2026 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year and to all teachers across the commonwealth! Thank you for choosing a career of service as a teacher in Virginia! #EmpowerEducatorsVA #TeacherAppreciationWeek
Goochland Veterans Project retweeted
On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we honor the legacy of the millions who served our nation during the Vietnam War. On March 29, 1973, the last American combat troops left Vietnam. More than three million Americans served in-country during the war and 58,281 men and women made the ultimate sacrifice. We continue to lose Vietnam veterans every day as a result of the war’s lingering effects.
Many Vietnam veterans returned home to a divided country and, at times, little to no respect for their service. Today, we honor all they gave for their country. Together, we will continue to show our gratitude for our Vietnam veterans and work to ensure their service and sacrifices are never forgotten.
To our Vietnam veterans, “Thank you for your service and Welcome Home!” bit.ly/3cvLSv1
#nvwvd #VietnamWarVeteransDay #NationalVietnamWarVeteransDay
Living history! 🇺🇸
We took 100+ students & their veterans to Washington, D.C. on Thurs. to etch names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, tour the @WWIIMemorial with @kershaw_alex, & a scavenger hunt @amhistorymuseum.
Huge thanks to @ChickfilA 288 for lunch & funding! 📸Ailey B!
24 students, 3 families, and one of our veterans all joined us at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia for @WreathsAcross America to honor our service members who have passed by laying wreaths on veterans graves. A great day for #CommunityService 🌲
Before heading out on their Thanksgiving break, 64 of our students took the time to create cards to celebrate @USMC WWII veteran, Mr. Frank S. Wright’s 💯th birthday! #HonoringHeroes 💌🎉🎂
We’re excited to share that Chatham High in @PittsCoSchools has officially launched its own Veterans Project under the mentorship of our director, Mrs. Tate! Honored to see this work grow and empower even more students to learn from the heroes in their communities. 🇺🇸✨
Friday night, we had the honor of hosting U.S. Army veteran, Donald Owens as an honorary @GHSFootball captain! 🇺🇸 He was joined on the field by his granddaughter, Maya, a senior intern. Thank you for your service, Mr. Owens!🏈
Yesterday morning, four of our senior interns and Mrs. Tate had the honor of speaking to the Richmond Marine Corps League about the GHS Veterans Project. 🇺🇸 They shared how our veterans inspire, teach, and make a lasting impact on our students.
This week, our students mailed 75 handwritten cards to their veterans, as a small way to say thank you for their service and friendship. 🇺🇸✉️ We’re also sending thank yous to our amazing sponsors, including @ChickfilA 288 & Broad, for their continued support!
