The Butterfly Project seeks to spread awareness about genocide, specifically the Holocaust, to ensure nothing similar ever happens again. All freshmen create a project in their English classes about genocide awareness, genocide prevention, Holocaust rememberance or a combination of the three. These projects take many forms, ranging from art to poetry to interpretive dance.
The Butterfly Project Ceremony honors exemplary projects capturing the spirit of the assignment. After starting with some words from the officers and club sponsor Mrs. Marisa Behar, honorable mentions and winners were announced.
Some students who were honored for especially noteworthy projects are:
- Marcus Gonzalez, for his poem.
- Rachel Kludy, for her poem.
- Amanda Lopez, for her personal narrative.
- Sofia Guitian, for her drawing.
- Mandy Lanier, for her performance.
- Irene John, for her poem.
- Nicole Sanchez, for her performance.
- Isabel Walchil, for her song.
- Barbara Bomfirm, for her painting.
- Kennedy Hack-Juman, for her letter.
- Aaron Zhang, for his essay.
- Aaron Frawley, for his presentation.
Dr. Rob Seifer, a professor at Nova Southeastern University, spoke about genocides happening in other parts of the world, such as Cambodia. The ceremony concluded with a Q&A with Dr. Seifer and a last push to spread awareness about genocide.
The Butterfly Project’s website, which features an archive of all the winners, will be up soon.
