WELLS — Four petty officers and one chief petty officer from the U.S.S Scranton submarine made a day-long visit to Wells Elementary School to visit with students and staff on Nov. 9.

In the morning, the sailors participated in the school’s annual Veterans Day K-4 assembly. Some of them commented on photos being shown on a large screen about life onboard a sub. These pictures showed a typical bunk bed area and the kitchen and dining area, plus a photo of the Scranton, currently dry docked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PSNY) for an engineering overhaul.

Later, sailors visited various classrooms, dined with students at mid-day in the cafeteria and participated in playground activities at recess times in the afternoon. They also helped pack up 68 cases of donated food and toiletry items to be shipped to service men and women at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington and Landstubl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

One of the sailors visiting WES in November was MM1(SS) Steven Weston who, along with others from PNSY, have volunteered their time since September of 2014 to work with WHS students on a class project to construct a two-person, self-powered hydrofoil craft.

The appearance of the crew members at the WES was made possible by Nicole Weston, wife of Steven Weston and a school volunteer, plus WOCSD Resource Coordinator Maryanne Foley. Wells is the official host city for the U.S.S. Scranton’s crew while the submarine is overhauled at PNSY.