On Tuesday’s upper school Cultural Unity assembly, the choir opened the event with the song “Tshosholoza,” and sang “”Stand By Me,” and “My Soul is a River.” Arabic teacher Mr. Porcelli spoke about his own experiences with various ethnicities and faith, developing his own spiritual identity. Ms. Barroso and Ms. Foster spoke on behalf of the ninth grade teachers honoring freshmen Ryan Bradley and Dante Belcher with merit awards. Mr. Martin and Mr. Hotchkiss honored Lily Stettler-Eno and Mantas Antoine with merits on behalf of the tenth grade teachers. Sophomore Maya Woods-Arthur spoke about her experiences attending the moral majority march in North Carolina and the importance of fighting apathy by standing up for others, even when our own lives or rights are not directly on the line. Ms. Collins and Mr. Hagerty presented merits on behalf of the eleventh grade teachers to juniors Madison Childs and Joshua Jackson and Mr. Clausen and Mr. Porcelli and Ms. Richardson honored seniors Carmaya Humble and Jasmine Starr. Ms. Smith closed by noting that we are working hard to create a world where people can exist in peace with different people who have different stories and beliefs, but noted that this is not easy work, and it requires all students’ efforts to fight injustice and use our words for solving conflicts.
Many Voices as One
