Number of Participants: 50
Hours Donated: 51
Value of Time Served: $21,548
Event Type: Veterans & Military Families
Sport: Other
Date: September 11, 2023
Location:
Connetquot High School
7th Street, Bohemia
NY
About:
On Sept. 11, members of the Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School seventh and eighth grade choruses were invited to sing at Sayville’s Moonlight Memorial at The Common Ground, a rotary park in the Town of Islip.
The students gathered to learn and rehearse the music during the summer for this annual event that honors residents of Islip who lost their lives as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The students serenaded the community with emotional renditions of “Today’s Hope” by Jacob Narverud and “God Bless America.”
“We often talk about the impact of music and the arts on our community,” said chorus teacher Rachel White. “These members of the Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School choral family put that into action, giving of their time and talents to offer comfort to those who gathered in remembrance of the terror attacks of 9/11. I am so proud of them for their beautiful performance and their inspiring dedication.”
Photo captions:
1-2: The Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School seventh and eighth grade choruses sang at Sayville’s Moonlight Memorial, honoring those who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
3: From left, chorus teacher Rachel White and Oakdale-Bohemia Middle School students Ally Meloe, Lily Ceramello and Dylan Dowdell lit candles at Sayville’s Moonlight Memorial in honor of those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
Photos courtesy of Connetquot Central School District