Jefferson Singers Present "A Benefit Against Bullying"

The Jefferson Singers of will present a benefit concert Wednesday to support the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center.

The concert will start at 7 p.m. at 7 p.m. in the Jefferson main gym.

At Jefferson, choir is an extra-curricular activity. The Jefferson Singers consist of 20 to 30 students and are led by Alex Buda.

The group decided last fall to put on a benefit concert. Buda decided to have the concert benefit an anti-bullying organization after attending a workshop on cyberbullying at the Illinois Holocaust Museum last month.

"What really struck me is how many people still don't know about cyberbullying," Buda said.

The concert will feature songs such as “Beautiful” by Christina Aguilera, “Perfect” by Pink and other songs of self-acceptance and promoting inner-worth. Students will also perform solos from the Jefferson talent show later this week.

There will also be a video from PACER and a slideshow featuring the choral program.

Admission to the concert is free of charge. The choir will take donations for the PACER National Bullying Prevention Center and will be selling “JJH Music” T-Shirts for $15.

"The students are really excited to be working toward donating money to an issue that really affects them," Buda said. "It affects all of us."

The Jefferson Singers rehearse Mondays and Thursdays after school for 90 minutes.