Students from Drumheller Valley Secondary School (DVSS) headed to the Saddledome in Calgary for WE Day on Tuesday, October 27.
WE Day is a huge media event launching a year of change in the world. Students do not pay for a ticket to attend WE Day but earn their way through doing at least one international and one local project, humanitarian or service in the world.
WE Day is the brain child of the Kielburger brothers who founded “Save the Children.”
In order to go to this event, the 30 DVSS students raised money for the Morgan Jayne Project, helped with the school’s annual seniors dinner and helped to launch anti bullying initiatives throughout the year.
DVSS participant Camille Mendoza said that, “WE Day motivated me to want to try to make a positive impact on the world.’
The DVSS Friends of Rachel (FOR) club found the day to be very exciting and challenging with extremely motivating speakers including Olympic medalist Silken Laumann, author Joseph Boyden, actor Henry Winkler, actress Marlee Matlin and many more. The speakers inspired and challenged the students to “be the change they wish to see in the world.”
FOR club president Savanna Richardson had this to say about her experience. “WE Day was a very moving and powerful experience that deeply impacted everyone.”
DVSS participant Madison Lang attended for the first time and said she “found WE Day to be an inspiring experience.”
