2025 Veterans Day Events: Women in War

Veterans Day is a major event for the Rho Kappa National Honors Society.

Annually, the honors society hosts a middle school assembly, community 

event, and a fundraiser for a veteran-related cause.

For the past three years, that fundraiser has been the Project

Poppy Wall, in which high school students could purchase a small poppy 

to pin on a wall near the Shockey Center for the Performing Arts. The red 

poppy is a symbol for the blood of soldiers shed in war. This year, the 

fundraiser was coupled with a fundraiser named A Field of Freedom in which

students could purchase a small American flag to be pinned on the front

lawn of the school as a display of veteran support. The proceeds from 

this year's fundraiser will be used to sponsor Hometown Hero Banner 

renewal fees. This program is called “No Hero Left Behind.”

The community event, held November 10th, focused on women in war. 

The event consisted of an overview of Veterans Day, women in war, 

animal veterans, and a panel of three female veterans. Rho Kappa scholars 

Rebecca Jones, Lilah Placko, and Adelaide Dietrich presented a slideshow

and offered the panel with questions to discuss. Sitting on the panel was 

Greencastle math teacher and Airman First Class Jacklyn Ruzbacki

Sergeant First Class Reanna Murray, and Specialist Cecelia Buglar. The 

panel discussed the realities of being a woman in the military, particularly 

while being a mother. On behalf of The Greencastle Archives and Rho Kappa, 

thank you to Reanna Murray, Jacklyn Ruzbaki, and Cecelia Buglar for your 

service. 

During the event, Rho Kappa raised additional funds for the Hometown Hero 

Banners. Watch the video here to hear the experiences of the panel. Or the 

video here to see the program presentation.

The Middle School event was similar to the community event in that it 

focused on women in war. Reanna Murray (Sergeant First Class) led 

the event. Middle school students enjoyed the educational slide show and 

personal insights from our veteran speaker.

The 2025 Veterans Day events were a success thanks to the amazing panel,

the Rho Kappa Scholars who helped to run the fundraiser, high schoolers

who donated to the Hometown Hero Banner cause, and all of the people 

behind the scenes who made the middle school assembly and community 

event run smoothly. In the end, Rho Kappa was able to raise $304 for 

The “No Hero Left Behind” cause.

Thank you to the people behind the scenes: Rebecca Jones, Lilah Placko, 

Nyla DeVaughn, Adelaide Dietrich, Elayna Hamm, Isabella Coles, Peyton Rucki,

Keira Pearson, Benjamin Flory, Nevaeh Overton, Sojourner Steavenson, 

Sophie Clopper, and Sawyer Allen.

Contact rhokappa@gcasd.org with any inquires 

This website was programmed by Vincent Allen

The Greencastle Archives was created by Sawyer Allen