Middletown High School has raised enough funds to send nearly 170 students and staff to D.C. for Inauguration Day, but the man Middies are traveling to celebrate is noticeably absent from the donor list.
On Dec. 5, the district first announced that JD Vance, a Middletown native and next Republican Vice President of the United States, asked students from his alma mater to perform in the 2025 Presidential Inaugural Parade on Jan. 20.
“This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes thanks to a special invitation from Vice President-Elect JD Vance, a 2003 graduate of Middletown High School,” the district said while announcing the invitation…