In this morning’s remembrance service, led by Reverend Rachel Ross-Smith the school community focused on the 100th Anniversary of using the poppy as a symbol of remembrance.
The story of how the symbol of the poppy came to be was told; that the poppies grew in the battle-scarred fields, which inspired Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae to write his now famous poem, ‘In Flanders Fields’.
In the service, the different coloured poppies worn to remember those who sacrificed their lives were explored. The purple poppy represents is worn to represent the animal victims of war, animals such as horses, dogs and pigeons were often drafted into the war effort. The black poppy is worn to remember African, Black and Caribbean communities’ contribution and the white poppy remembers people who died in conflict with a focus on an end to war.
Students read verses from the bible for the school community and the Consort Choir performed ‘For the fallen’. Headmistress, Julia Harrington led The Kohima Epitaph and the service finished with a blessing by the Chaplin, Rev. Ross-Smith.
Staff and students then joined the nation in a two-minute silence at 11am.
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