Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2006, Page 174

Description:	I story By jargal BattulgaNo matter where one is from., what one looks like orwhat Dices sexual orientation is, at South high school clubslitee Proud and Diversity club provide students a place toshare their culture and make a difference, diversity clubis a group of students that come together to (celebrate differences and similarities, said senior Allison enari. Enariis the club president, tter responsibilities include runningmeetings, mailing sure people do what they are supposed todo and feeep group morale.PROUD stands for People Recognizing Our unityii/uj( Diversity. The purpose of PROUD is to educate people,1 our school and community of PROUD and triA to breakdown barriers of discrimination many have felt, said junior. Allison Lester. Although Lester was the official president)f proud, she said, it isnt about having a president, butabout unity. proud has succeeded in making a difference. They organized the AIDS benefit concert at Rhinos,organized Day of silence and managed to change the schoolhandbook concerning students sexual orientations.Many of the students who joined Diversity Club orPROUD have one thing in common- their interest in diversity, senior Marta Mauri was an exchange student from. Italy\nd joined Diversity club earlier this past year, since Cm.not American and ( love meeting people from, different countries, said Mauri as she explained why she joined the club.Members talked about their cultures; Mauri got to express herviews on Italy and meet new people from different countriesas well.Diversity Club and proud have created a place forstudents to express themselves. Many different types of.people attend south high school, and they have found peoplewith similar interests, but to the students who havent figured out where they belong, clubs lifee proud and Diversityclub will always be there for students. Mauri said, diversityis one thing that opens your mind.Below: Minae Choi, oy-, and HarryHan, o&, frevare authentic Koreandumplings.students shared traditional ethnic foods on Diversity Day.Below.- Monica warden, 0&, showsher display about Indian Culture.students taught each other abouttheir unique cultures at DiversityDay.onehu$ctj}*<swenty-fourAbove: Kelsey Hoyt, o&>, erikaCunningham., Of), and Lisi Kent-Isaac, also OJ, sell desserts at aproud bake sale.Activities
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