by Caitlyn Madore
Peace Club was started for Hopkinton High students to increase awareness of world, historical and current events and to brainstorm ideas to educate the public through peace rallies, conferences, and hopefully Hawk Talks this year. Coming up on October 17 is an event that many members will attend called the New England-Wide Rally Against Wars will take place in Boston. They also annually participate in planning and attending Gimme Shelter that will raise awareness for the homeless.
Co-presidents Margreta York and Jessie Pennell both encourage all to join no matter their views. When asked about participating members, Margreta York said, "[members] generally have a mutual belief that peace is the most positive solution, though everyone has different views on how to achieve this. It's most interesting for us to have new members every year so that we can have different inputs to balance our views on all topics we cover.” If anybody is interested in joining, meetings will start within the next few weeks of school at the first congregational church in Hopkinton around 7:00pm.
