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Peace Pole re-dedicated at Boardman Center Middle School
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Neighbors | Submitted.Rabbi Joseph Schonberger officiated over the ceremony to re-dedicate the pole in front of Boardman Center Middle School for World Peace Day.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Boardman Center Middle School teacher Jesse McClain spoke to a reporter before the start of the ceremony to re-dedicate the pole in front of the school.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Boardman Center Middle School students gathered around for the ceremony to re-dedicate the pole in front of the school for World Peace Day.
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Neighbors | Submitted.The pole in front of Boardman Center Middle School has a plaque at its base that is dedicated to William Vegh, a Holocaust survivor.
By TIM CLEVELAND
Rabbi Joseph Schonberger led the ceremony to re-dedicate the Peace Pole in front of Boardman Center Middle School in honor of World Peace Day on Sept. 19.
The pole was originally dedicated in honor of William Vegh, a Holocaust survivor. Vegh’s daughter, Rochelle Vegh Miller, attended the ceremony along with the eighth-grade art and English students of Lori Szoke and Jesse McClain.
“My dad would be so pleased and humbled by this event,” Rochelle Vegh Miller said.
Approximately 250 people in all attended.
The Peace Pole, one of thousands around the world devoted to peace, was dedicated to William Vegh in 2010, a year after his death.
“The event came off excellent,” Szoke said. “It was well attended and received.”
During the ceremony, the poem “Invictus” was read by student Tattianna Johnson and fellow student Jayde Mosley read her award-winning poem. Rabbi Schonberger spoke about William Vegh and the importance of peace. The BCMS choir sang “Let There be Peace on Earth.”
“The students learned that the character of a person is very important in life,” Szoke said. “They only have one life to live and life means a lot to them and others around them.”