Top of the World
Liberty wins STL Safe Driver’s competition and receives a Greek Fire concert
Lead singer of Greek Fire, Moon, is a supporter of safe driving due to losing a family member to a car accident.
April 7, 2017
Liberty students finish the week on top of the world.
After several long months, Greek Fire at long last visited Liberty for a concert.
Greek Fire arrived at Liberty on Friday, April 7, to award students a concert for their dedication to safe driving. Liberty was awarded $10,000 along with the concert.
The concert was held in the gym at the end of the school day. Greek Fire performed several of their new and older songs, as well as announcing the prom court.
“I thought that they did really well,” sophomore Mykaela Reiland said. “I liked how students were singing along and encouraging them.”
The lead singer, Moon, also mentioned why safe driving is so important to him.
“Man, it’s everything. One of my biggest influences is that my cousin was killed the day before his 18th birthday because of a car accident. It’s of the utmost importance,” Moon said.
Greek Fire is an alternative rock band from St. Louis, well known for their hit song, “Top of the World.” Moon is also well known for being featured on the morning show on 105.7 The Point.
Liberty finished the Safe Driver competition in first place out of 168 schools with an overwhelming amount of 40,000 pledges. Moon, along with the president of Jim Butler Auto Group, Brad Sowers, visited Liberty on Nov. 4th, to announce and celebrate the win.
Students were ecstatic when Liberty was named the winner, and excitement increased more when the day of the concert arrived.
“I thought it was fun,” sophomore Tiffany Galvez said. “I love alternative music but I hadn’t listened to them before.”
The competition began several months ago. Students all around the St. Louis area were given the opportunity to take a pledge for safe driving. Everyone had the opportunity to pledge once an hour. Liberty remained in the lead for the majority of the competition.
Liberty would not have won the competition if it weren’t for the dedication of the community.
Driving is a very important topic in high schools since most students begin driving their sophomore year.
“I’m excited because they’re going to reinforce the importance of driving safe,” driver’s ed teacher, Ms. Kleiber said. “It’s always nice when you have celebrities endorsing something. They’re local community members, and even though many of the students don’t know who they are, it’s still influential.”
The competition brought a new light to safe driving, and in the end brought Liberty’s students, teachers, and parents together.
Listen to the interview that Caleb Woods did, click here: https://lhstoday.org/3318/multimedia/an-interview-with-moon-from-greek-fire/
