On Friday, April 25th, a large portion of the student body wore black clothes and stopped speaking in observance of the Day of Silence, a day dedicated to safer schools, tolerance and positive change. Mr. Graham and Mr. Mientus, along with supportive students, worked together to bring the community a Chapel service on the importance of love and the need to eliminate hate crimes.
Choir director Mr. Mientus said, \"I am a strong believer in teaching people to love.\"
This attitude of compassion pervaded the 9:40 Chapel as students shared sorrowful narratives of hate crime victims with the rest of the student body. A slideshow played alongside the speeches and candles were lit in honor and memory of those affected by violence and intolerance.
Mr. Mientus said that \"The Academy is supportive and is in key to what is going on; next year, we will start something earlier.\"
Indeed, the time crunch was a main reason that the observance went unannounced to much of the community. As Mr. Keller said, \"There was a lack of time in hearing about the Day of Silence. The administration did not get a chance to discuss the topic. Next year we will be more organized.\"
Some people wished that, in lieu of an announcement at Monday assembly, a notice about the Day of Silence could have been sent through e-mail. Mr. Keller responded, \"I am all for the Day of Silence,\" but thought that \"E-mail is not the best vehicle for informing the school.\"
The Dean of Students explained, \"There are a lot of requests to broadcast stuff to the student body through e-mail; we like to look into each first.\"
The Day of Silence website states, \"The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools.\"
Mr. Keller supported the organization's mission, saying \"Homophobia is a terrible thing; the statistics are daunting.
In order to discuss the issues involved with this day and other pertinent topics, Mr. Keller stated, \"I plan to get the debate series going again next year, really up and running.\
Choir director Mr. Mientus said, \"I am a strong believer in teaching people to love.\"
This attitude of compassion pervaded the 9:40 Chapel as students shared sorrowful narratives of hate crime victims with the rest of the student body. A slideshow played alongside the speeches and candles were lit in honor and memory of those affected by violence and intolerance.
Mr. Mientus said that \"The Academy is supportive and is in key to what is going on; next year, we will start something earlier.\"
Indeed, the time crunch was a main reason that the observance went unannounced to much of the community. As Mr. Keller said, \"There was a lack of time in hearing about the Day of Silence. The administration did not get a chance to discuss the topic. Next year we will be more organized.\"
Some people wished that, in lieu of an announcement at Monday assembly, a notice about the Day of Silence could have been sent through e-mail. Mr. Keller responded, \"I am all for the Day of Silence,\" but thought that \"E-mail is not the best vehicle for informing the school.\"
The Dean of Students explained, \"There are a lot of requests to broadcast stuff to the student body through e-mail; we like to look into each first.\"
The Day of Silence website states, \"The National Day of Silence brings attention to anti-LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools.\"
Mr. Keller supported the organization's mission, saying \"Homophobia is a terrible thing; the statistics are daunting.
In order to discuss the issues involved with this day and other pertinent topics, Mr. Keller stated, \"I plan to get the debate series going again next year, really up and running.\
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