Goodrich – It was a chance for students in Genesee County schools to write about world peace during their annual peace day writing competition.
The essay contest in October honored peacemakers around the world and commemorated the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Oct. 2, 1869.
A fifth grader at Oaktree Elementary School, 10-year-old Antonio Buscemi, was awarded third place in the World Peace Day writing competition.
Buscemi said he likes the idea of being a peacemaker.
‘I could help create world peace by starting in my school or neighborhood. Fighting doesn’t resolve anything and I need to stop kids from fighting because if I don’t say no, maybe nobody will. It is especially important when we are young to learn alternative ways to solve an argument. Just because I am young, doesn’t mean I can’t help out. If everyone does their part, maybe world peace can be achieved one day. ?
The way to world peace right now, Buscemi said, is to either surrender in Iraq or leave them alone.
Goodrich Middle School students Brooke Barber and Alec Johnson placed second in the contest.
Barber said she wrote about Martin Luther King, Jr.
‘He spoke of peace and lots of people listened to him, but many also ignored him. I think that if people would have listened to him, we would have achieved world peace. Mahatma Gandhi said, ‘We must be the change we wish to see.? I think that is true, we are the only ones who can create world peace.?