Making A Statement: High Schoolers Have Their Say

On Friday, April 26, more than 600 Belmont High School students, staff and teachers wore white T-shirts to school that they had decorated the afternoon before with statistics, quotes, jokes, thought-provoking questions, sayings; whatever message they would like to share during the 10th annual Make A Statement Day at the High School.

The goal of the event is to promote diversity, tolerance, and understanding, to erase prejudices through “statements” made by each individual student, and to have fun doing it!

The hope was that if every member of the Belmont High School community was given the opportunity to share what they are passionate about, they would rise to the occasion and educate others on their opinion in this fun and creative way.

The event stimulates friendly discussion and genuine interest within the student body about the challenges our school, nation, generation, and society as a whole face. The event also helps students to stay interested and involved in political, social, and economic activities both in and outside of our community.

On the afternoon before the event, students and staff are invited to the school cafeteria where there is music, food and balloons. There they are given a white T-shirt and provided markers in order to decorate it with their statement.

Make A Statement Day committee members Sam Schwartz, David Sullivan, and Carrie Jones have planned, prepared, and fundraised for the event, which would not have been possible without the generous financial support received from The Belmont Youth Committee: Dare, Belmont Against Racism and the Belmont PTO.