General News: Chorus Students Win National Contest
Two middle school students have won top honors for their songwriting. Seventh-graders Sarah Henry and Bethany Doyle were among the members of the Cornwall Central Middle School chorus who wrote lyrics for “The Green Anthem” as part of a national contest.
Both Henry and Doyle took part in the World’s Largest Concert, which was created by the National Association for Music Education in 1985. Choral director Valerie Ransbottom said that this was the first year that Cornwall singers took part in the program in which students around the world all sing the same songs. The Cornwall chorus also videotaped its performance and it is available to watch below.
The contest was part of the World’s Largest Concert and Ransbottom said that three Cornwall students submitted lyrics to “The Green Anthem” and Sarah Henry’s won first place while Doyle took second place.
Here are there award-winning lyrics:
First Place
The Green Anthem Lyrics
By Sarah Henry
Sounds of trees
Crashing down
Animal’s lives
Ending now
This is a cry to us from the earth
This is a cry to stop and re-birth
The water is soiled, fish are filled
What is wrong
With our ways?
We are destructive, evil and cruel
We need to stop our dictative rule
Even the smallest trash will hurt
Everyone must stay alert
We must unite, today, right now
We will work to change this place
We will work to change this race
This is a planet sacred to us
Thanks for the endless patience and trust
Together
Thanks for a
Thanks for a
Thanks for a never ending love
SHOUT: LET’S GO GREEN!
Second Place
The Green Anthem Lyrics
By Bethany Doyle
The Earth was clean.
The Earth was pure.
It was so great,
But still is dear.
Help the planet.
Do all you can.
Help the planet,
Forever our home.
The Earth is our home.
Out haven,
Our protector,
Our food place.
Help the planet.
Do all you can.
Help the planet,
Forever our home.
The planet needs peace.
The planet needs love.
We the people of today.
Bring us hope in every way.
Bring us hope in every way.
This is the planet.
This is our home.
If it dies,
We have no place to go.
This is the planet.
This is our home.
If it dies,
We have no place to go.
Watch the CCMS 7th and 8th grade Chorus perform in the World's Largest Concert.
