Day of Silence

The Day of Silence serves the purpose to represent the silence of people that are part of the LGBTQ community in schools. They are silent about who they are, silent about the harassment they endure for who they are, and in the extreme cases permanently silent after committing suicide.

This annual student driven event was created because students felt that greater awareness of the LGBTQ communtiy needed to be brought to our school. Their hope was that by showing support, perhaps people would think twice about using slurs and to create a more accepting climate in our school.

Traditonally, students make posters to display around the school and informational displays which students can choose to view and learn from in the cafeteria. The display includes flags to represent some of the sexualities and genders on the spectrum, different gender pronouns people use, and a matching game where different sexualities and gender identities are listed and students try and match them to their definition.

In the classrooms, participating students wear a sticker to explain their silence to classmates. Participants also carry whiteboards and markers to write out their answers to teachers questions in order to remain silent.