Day Without Hate NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD

It all started back in 2007 after the Virgina Tech shootings.  A small group of  students and one teacher were sitting in a classroom and decided to take a stance.  From that day to now, more than 100,000 students across the country have bonded and taken a stance against school violence.  A Day Without Hate began right here behind the wall of SLHS and this week, their work, dedication, fortitude and perseverance for the cause was recognized by the Peace Jam foundation.  SLHS and DWOH were awarded the prestigious National Call To Action award and with that had the opportunity to both hear from and visit with Betty Williams, a noted Nobel Peace prize recipient who has worked all across this world to help bring hope and peace to all nations.  She along with her daughter spoke with our student body for nearly an hour on Monday and provided a glimpse of not only her work, but challenged the DWOH program to continue their work not only right here, but to take this message across this great nation.  The award was given as a formal luncheon downtown at the Denver Center for the Performing arts on Tuesday where students both past and present were recognized on stage by hundreds of Peace Jam supports for their tremendous work. 

Thank you Peace Jam for both the recognition of our DWOH work and for the work you do everyday to help promote a better place for our children to live-