WWHS Students Continue Their Pledge
Students at West Wendover High School, under the guidance of teacher Kathy Durham continued their pledge to the students of Stoneman Douglas High School to commemorate and honor all who lost their life in the shouting.
This past week, Monday the 5th was the Pledge Day and from 3:30 – 4:30 students met in Mrs. Durham room after school to take the pledge that they will work to be part of the solution and not part of the problem when it come to bullying and violence in school and also pledge that when they participate in civic activities, to do so with the purpose of bringing about change and not trying to get attention or disrupt the mission.
Tuesday, was encouraging students to participate in civics by attending the City Council meeting, eight students attended, four from the regular studendent body, James Arias, Jose Ramirez, Josue Ruiz and Jorge Aguirez, together with four of the Youth City Council, Cannon LaCombe, Sarah Isaacs, Colton Smith and Elijah Haynes.
Wednesday was a day devoted to mentoring – high school students gave up their off campus pass and ate lunch with the 7th and 8th graders to encourage them to be good students and good classmates to one another.
(Act 10 – We serve as mentors to our younger students by a day of connecting with our fellow younger students in honor of 14 year old Martin Duque Anguiano the funny but shy baby brother) The city council members, police and first responders were joining them for lunch as well. (Act 7 – We engage with our City Council members and police officers to ask for their ideas about how we can better serve and be served by our community in honor of 35 year Scott Beigel, a Social Studies teacher )
That same Thursday night from 6:00 – 7:00 was parent date night as High school students are invited back to school with their parents to play board games. work out, various other activities with one another. (Act 6 – We host Parent date night to reconnect with our parents in our school in honor of 15 year old Luke Hoyer who was the last of his parents’ children living at home).
Thursday will be 17 hours without cell phones and social media for the students (and any adult committing to it) as student pledge to leave their phones home and stay of the internet.(Act 14 – We move to a more physical active day by putting away our phones and internet and engage in physical play and conversations in honor of 14 year old Alyssa Alhadeff a rising soccer star)
Saturday March 10th will be a day of community service and students will be going up to the JAS center to help clean the thrift store, stack the food back and help out at the senior center.
(Act 5 – We interact with our youth council members for opportunities to improve and contribute to the community in honor of 18 year old Meadow Pollack who was planning on attending Lynn University in the fall).
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Act 12 – We work for our community in a day of community service projects in honor of 14 year old Alaina Petty who was a dedicated volunteer for the Helping Hands project)
Two weeks ago, West Wendover students wrote letters of hope to the students of Stoneman Douglas High School. (Act 1 – We write letters of hope to the students of Stoneman Douglas, in honor of 17 year old Nicholas Dworet whose hopes of making the University of Indianapolis swim team had just been fulfilled)
Then about 20 or more students with three teachers marched on a very cold day, Thursday from West Wendover High School, to the W. Wendover Post office to mail those letters(Act 2 – We march to the post office to send our letters in honor of 14 year old Alex Schacter member of the Marching band ).
There will be more events, 17 in all, to commemorate and honor all who lost their life in that shooting.
WWHS Youth Council Part of Pledge
Sarah Isaacs was also attending the meeting as a representative of the Youth City Council. She said that the the Youth City Council is helping with “17 Acts” such as on the Community service on Saturday at the senior citizen center and other events Mrs. Durham may have for them. Finding other students to take their spot on the council by the end of the school year, as most of them are graduating, and she said “they have a few kids in mind and interested”.
