Over the past year, Grand Ledge High School (GLHS) has been implementing changes to promote diversity in the school.
This year, as the holiday season approaches, GLHS’ Student Council decided to take the initiative on the annual door decorating contest and collaborate with the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) board to incorporate culture in the doors and spread awareness of inclusivity.
As they moved forward with decorating plans, Student Council and DEI aimed to use this opportunity to celebrate diverse cultures. They were encouraged to continue their plan when teachers expressed enthusiasm about the change that would be taking place.
“I think that it is a good idea, not a lot of people know about other cultures so it will give kids a chance to learn about them and the adults too,” Spanish teacher Brenna Corby said.
By advancing with this collaboration, Student Council’s Student Involvement Chair, senior Kylie Goodman, had worked with DEI’s students and teachers regarding how they want to move forward with door decorating and this initiative.
“This is the first year that the student council has taken door decorating on but I think it is really nice,” Goodman said.
When this plan was proposed to the students of the DEI board, they all expressed excitement that this new step would be taking place for them as a whole.
With this change now in place, both DEI and Student Council hope that it will continue to thrive and help raise awareness for students and teachers on this subject.
“Even though it’s not a huge thing it is still a small step to creating more inclusivity and raising awareness for things that people might normally think about,” Goodman said.
