Posted September 22, 2011

Soutgate students gathered together on Wednesday to celebrate Peace Day.

On September 21, Southgate Elementary School celebrated its third annual Peace Day.

This year’s program was expanded to be incorporated into the newly developed Peaceable Schools program allowing for the tenets of Peace Day to be carried throughout the school year.

View a photo gallery from Peace Day

As part of this year’s program, students shared their writing describing what peace means to them. Themes shared included helping one another, celebrate peace every day, and cooperation. Student speakers included Corey Ditzel, Savannah Sidoti, Matthew Ulberg, Cathleen Mahoney, and Nyla Sams. Special guests included members of the Board of Education as well as Superintendent Mr. Corr and Assistant Superintendent Ms. Skeals.

Other components of the assembly included the introduction of the Peace Pole. The Peace Pole will be used throughout the school year to display ribbons representing acts of community and character demonstrated by groups of students and/or classes. The Peace Pole will remain on display in the Southgate lobby for all to see.

All of the attendees along with each student, faculty and staff member were provided a t – shirt displaying the Southgate School Peaceable School’s logo which all wore to the assembly (View design). The goal of the t – shirts is to demonstrate community. They will be worn by all on future Spirit Days which will focus on building community and important character traits such as respect, responsibility, and perseverance. T – shirts were able to be provided to all through the generous donations of community members.

The ceremony closed with the singing of this year’s theme song “We Can Change The World”.