Freeport Students Celebrate Peace at Annual Concert

In honor of International Peace Day, the International Day of Nonviolence and the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Freeport Public School District hosted its annual districtwide Peace Concert & Art Exhibit on Oct. 6 at the Performing Arts Center at Freeport High School.

Parents, board of education members, administrators, elected officials, community members and hundreds of students attended the event, which featured harmonious peace-themed performances and artwork showcased by each of the district’s eight schools. The concert also served as the district’s first event to feature a brand new baby grand piano donated by the Freeport Educational Foundation.

“Freeport is such a diverse community, and this is our way of showing how our community and school district come together for peace,” said Board of Education President Michael Pomerico. “There’s violence and bad things that occur in other parts of the world, but this is just another example of what Freeport, as such a diversified community, can do.”

The concert was emceed by high school student and standout vocalist Michael Desir, who provided insightful messages about peace and love as transitions from one performance to the next. Following the Presentation of Colors by members of the high school’s Navy JROTC and a rendition of the national anthem by high school student Alyna Golde, students from each school took turns gracing the stage with various performances.

The Peace Concert and Art Exhibit of the Freeport Public School District served as a harmonious and beautiful forum to spread the messages of peace and nonviolence throughout the world, beginning in the Village of Freeport.

Photos: Freeport School District.