Applications are being accepted for the annual graduation ceremony to award diplomas to men and women whose high school education was interrupted due to military service or internment in a Japanese American camp.
In partnership with the County Department of Veterans Affairs, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools is offering an opportunity to provide veterans and internees who qualify for a high school diploma, as authorized through the California Education Code.
The deadline to apply for the 11th annual Operation Recognition Veterans Diploma Project is Oct. 4. More than 270 county veterans have been honored and recognized through the first 10 years of the program.
Diplomas will be awarded to qualified applicants who are residents of San Bernardino County at a presentation in November. There is no cost to apply or to receive a high school diploma.
Veterans who served in and received an honorable discharge from World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War; or individuals who were interned in a Japanese American relocation camp and are San Bernardino County residents are eligible to participate. Veterans must have been enrolled in high school prior to their military service to be eligible for the Veterans Diploma Project.
Applications can be downloaded from the County Schools' website at https://vdp.sbcss.k12.ca.us/
For assistance with verification of military service and/or discharge papers, contact the County Department of Veterans Affairs at 866.472.8387 or 909.387.5516.
For more information about the program, visit the County Schools' Veterans Diploma Project webpage at https://vdp.sbcss.k12.ca.us/ or contact County Schools at 909.386.2412.