The St. Stephen-St. Edward School students will host Civil War tribute on Thursday, Nov. 17

Warwick — The St. Stephen-St. Edward School 7th and 8th grade students will host their tribute to what has been termed “our central national epic:” The American Civil War, with a series of programs and presentations on Thursday, Nov. 17. This year is the Sesquicentennial, or the 150th anniversary (1861-2011) of the Civil War. The project highlights numerous people, battles, and events, as well as a giant map and time line. There also will be student presentations about several curious and interesting facts and highlights from the conflict. The event will be hosted in the St. Stephen’s School gym, located at 75 Sanfordville Road in Warwick, with touring hours for the school community from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for the general public from 5 to 8:30 p.m. There will be two separate half-hour student presentations: at 1 p.m. for our school community, and at 7 p.m. for the general public. This entire project is student inspired, researched, manufactured and presented under the guidance of seventh grade teacher Tim Cooper.