0058_Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2018, Page 54

Description:	perspectiveoJonathan LeitejuniorWhat is the best class that you have taken at South?H*7My favorite class at South was AP European Historybecause Mr. Hoagland is one of my favorite teachers atSouth because hes so good at engaging with his studentsand telling stories.mixing it upStudents did something they dont usuado: they sat with strangers during lunch.On Oct. 31st the CommunityLeadership Building Grouphosted a Mix It Up activityduring all lunches toencourage students to sit withnew people and make newfriends. CommunityLeadership Building is a groupthat promotes diversity andinclusion within South and thecommunity. Mix It Up, anational event reflects theircore values. To mix things up,students chose a color andsat at the correspondingtable, where they met newpeople. Along with switchingup the lunch seating, studentsalso entered a raffle to winvarious gift cards. DJ Maddog(Madison True) providedbackground music.The event allowed juniorAfua Dakwa to learn newthings about the people (she)was already friends with, abut she also made newfriends and met new people.Senior Haley Byrnes, amember of the CommunityLeadership Building Group,enjoyed seeing the diversitywithin our school while sheparticipated in the event.Mix It Up allowed studentsto engage with each otherand make new friends alongthe way.Later in the year, thegroup participated increating a mural in thecafeteria promoting diversity,as well as participating in abookclub.-Caroline Conrad154Victoria TedersfreshmanI. South students sit at atable during Mix It Up day.Seniors Allison Harding, HadleyKnaus, and Tamsin Stringer get toknow each other.III. Senior lona Pfingston, juniorJennifer Crystal, and juniorHannah Rajamani fill out gettingto know you forms.
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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