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Community Wide Event, Rachel’s Challenge
Community Wide Event, Rachel's Challenge. Rachel's Challenge is a series of student empowering programs and strategies that equip students and adults to combat bullying
Community Wide Event, Rachel’s Challenge
Comes to Haddam-Killingworth Middle School on
October 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
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Each day 160,000 students do not go to school because they are bullied,
teased and harassed. By turning the story of a tragic death at Columbine High
School into a mission for change, Rachel's Challenge is helping create
safer learning environments and making a world-wide impact.
on. The programs are
based on the writings and life of 17 year-old Rachel Scott who was the first
student killed at Columbine High School in 1999. Rachel left a legacy of
reaching out to those who were different, who were picked on by others, or who
were new at her school. Shortly before her death she wrote,
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"I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion,
then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far
a little kindness can go."
Rachel's Challenge was started by Rachel's dad and stepmom, Darrell and Sandy Scott when they realized that the writings and drawings Rachel left not only had an impact on her friends and classmates, but also resonated with students around the world. Although Rachel was a typical teenager who even wrote about her
"ups and downs," she had a passion and conviction that she would
someday change the world. The Scott family knew her story and passion had to be told to inspire others to make their world a better place.
More than 15 million people have been touched by Rachel's message, and they continue the legacy of making a difference in their communities.
The Community is invited to attend this program on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Auditorium. Students in grades 5-8 will have attended a student assembly earlier that day. Haddam-Killingworth High School Students welcomed Rachel’s Challenge in November of 2011. This program is made possible by a grant from the Middlesex United Way that was awarded to Youth and Family Services of Haddam-Killingworth, Inc.
Rachel's Challenge is a non-profit, non-political, non-religious organization based in Littleton, Colorado.
