Sean Clarke of Camperdown High School performing a piece titled 'Tell me why' which was written by him at the Peace Day celebration at the Vauxhall High School on Tuesday.

Scores of students and participants enjoyed annual Peace Day celebrations at a concert held at Vauxhall High in Kingston yesterday.

The concert featured performances from Camperdown High whose drummer Aldon Currie was singled out for special mention from MC Christopher 'Johnny' Daley because of his musical abilities.

Camperdown also delighted the audience with a dub poetry piece and several songs from Bob Marley.

After a brief message from Colonel Oral Khan of the Safe Schools Task Force, Fab Five took over as the students of Vauxhall and Elletson Road joined them to sing Da'Ville's On My Mind and Can'tGet Over You.

By the time they had touched on Gyptian's Serious Times and the Chi-Lites Lonely Girl, the compound of Vauxhall High had transformed into one big choir.

Reverend Al Miller's advice that the students 'bat for peace' because it is a winning team was well received by the students especially when he invited MC Johnny who wore his cricket pads upside down to help him.

A performance from a past student followed but one of the highlights of the morning was dub poetry from Sergeant Rupert Harper of the Jamaica Con-stabulary Force.

The sergeant who was dressed in uniform managed to inject life as the students eagerly sang along with him.

Storyteller Amina Blackwood Meeks told a tale of why a crab has no head and got the message across that learning from the previous generations was important. Ashe did well encouraging the students to 'buss di peace dance'.

Gem Myers who sang one unfamiliar song hit the right note with Tessane Chin's Hideaway before Peace Day mascot Perky and performer Stefan Penincillin gave the students something more to cheer about.

After their performance, Fab Five closed the morning's proceedings which went well apart from a minor skirmish between two students towards the end.

Vauxhall Principal Angela Chaplain said the school had reached a safe school level and so it was only natural they be chosen for such a function.

Students of Vauxhall High at the PALS Peace day celebration at the school on Tuesday. - Ricardo Makyn