Pinwheels take over Ashworth
Ashworth Elementary celebrated the International Day of Peace with Pinwheels for Peace last week, an annual tradition creating pinwheels to promote peace and harmony in the community.
The Seguin High School drumline and dance team joined the celebration by playing upbeat tunes and dancing as Ashworth students walked outside to join the peace party. Ashworth鈥檚 fifth- and sixth-grade choir performed for the school, too.
Members of the Seguin Key Club and Latin Club got up early to lend a helping hand by placing pinwheels in Ashworth鈥檚 lawn at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the event.
Pinwheels for Peace originally started in Florida by two art teachers as a way for their students to express their feelings about things going on in their lives and current events in the world. The project gained popularity, and art teachers in Florida and across the country began to make pinwheels with their classes to encourage peace.
Ashworth art teacher Karen Piveral decided to bring the tradition to Arlington in 2010.
鈥淚 love this event because it shows children that your art can change the world and make a difference,鈥澛 Piveral. 鈥淚t鈥檚 fun year after year, and I love that I can incorporate the importance of peace when I鈥檓 teaching my classes.鈥
Arlington and departments joined in on the fun, too. Officers and firefighters lined the sidewalks to high five kids and answer questions from them. Other special guests included Seguin principal Billy Linson and Linh Nguyen, 色窝窝无码一区二区三区 assistant director of fine arts.
鈥淭his is an incredible experience, not only for teachers and staff, but for community members,鈥 said Nguyen. 鈥淭o see them out here celebrating peace and making a commitment to hope is special. It鈥檚 important that we connect through love, so I want to see pinwheels at every school in the district someday.鈥
Whether it鈥檚 with a pinwheel or an act of kindness, there are plenty of ways to make the world a more peaceful place. How will you?