Students and staff pose with the beautiful Blooming with Respect banner created on this year's Pink shirt Day - a collaborative effort showcasing everyone's handprints and thoughts about what respect means to them. (Photo credit: Bonita Rumbolt)
On February 24th, schools across this province and the country recognized Pink Shirt Day. The Student Council at St. Mary's All-Grade in Mary's Harbour, Labrador, did a phenomenal job spearheading and coordinating activities for the day at their school. Everything from anti-bullying activities in the classrooms' motivational videos' and school wide kind gesture initiatives made this day such a feel-good event for the small school. Principal Verna Brown noted that it was wonderful to see their Student Council take on such an amazing leadership role for this very important initiative. Brown stated that the students obviously feel very strongly about anti-bullying initiatives and, by educating their peers, it helps to go a long way in making the school a better place where all feel safe and respected.