VERGENNES UNION HIGH School student Megan Martin signs her name to the school’s 2015 Peace One Day banner during the 11th annual Peace One Day rally Monday morning. The banner was unveiled during the rally.
VERGENNES — An elephant in the room and a moving student speech highlighted Vergennes Union High School’s 11th annual Peace One Day celebration on Monday morning on the school’s soccer field.
The student-organized all-school event honors the United Nations International Day of Peace, which the U.N. in 2001 adopted as Sept. 21 after a grassroots effort organized by filmmaker Jeremy Gilley.
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