On the 17th of May, easily the most colourful day of the year happened!
When a young Year 10 boy in Canada came to school wearing a pink shirt, he was relentlessly bullied. However, two other students took a stand by coming to school the next day wearing pink t-shirts themselves. The word quickly spread and soon hundreds of people came to school wearing pink from head-to-toe. The tradition still stands today, as every year schools celebrate Pink Shirt Day as a protest to stop bullying.
This is when the Service Council came together with other groups like Pak Connect to organise a pink-themed bake sale, along with a best-dressed-in-pink competition! A fellow member of The Pakage and I were able to snap some photos of the best-dressed people, students and teachers alike!
We were very fortunate enough to interview somebody who worked at one of the stalls and had her explain what they were doing:
“This stall is where people come and write down their experiences with bullying anonymously, because we’re doing a little video about Pink Shirt Day and the significance of anti-bullying.” – Briana
We also had the opportunity to interview the teacher in charge of the Service Council, Miss Pietersen. We asked her why we had to go so big on this particular event:
“You know what, I think last year we did a good job at getting the atmosphere up and spreading the word that this year we had to meet it and do just as well. So it’s so cool to see everyone out in pink, especially in the staff room we were just covered in pink! You can just feel the infectious energy which is what we want!” – Miss Pietersen
People really enjoyed the pink-themed bake sale the Service Council had organised!
Big shout out to the person who came as Ken who also won the best dressed competition!
I think everyone can agree that Pink Shirt Day was a blast, and we definitely managed to get the word out. It was lovely to see everyone out in pink, easily one of the most remarkable days of the year!
Cossar Salesa-Lee – Year 9
