Throughout the fall a group of interested high school students and faculty have been planning "World Hunger Awareness and Education Day", patterned after the 2007 Environmental Awareness Day (sponsored by the Student Faculty Legislature) and the 2008 Human Rights Awareness Day (sponsored by the Human Rights Coalition). Principal Terry Barton commended the planners, saying "I applaud the students' initiative and leadership, especially their efforts to connect new information to constructive action."Scheduled for Monday, February 2, the day will feature a keynote speaker and an opportunity for students to participate in a variety of action activities. The keynote speaker, Joel Berg is the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger and a former Clinton administration official. He is also author of a new book, All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America? The afternoon activities will encompass such activities as letter writing, further study, fund-raising, and a food drive.
This event is also direct outgrowth of the global education initiative that began with seven teachers' trip to China in 2007 and has since become a major theme for professional and curriculum development in the district. The Middle School faculty is planning a related event in April.
