To start off the monthly qathet School District (qSD) meeting on Wednesday, January 22, the winner of the Pink Shirt Day design contest was presented to school trustees.
Student lead with Brooks Secondary School’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Rowan Cocksedge and SOGI committee member and qSD teacher Willow Dunlop shared that kindergarten to grade seven students were asked to submit a unique design that sends a message of inclusion.
The design of James Thomson Elementary School grade three student Nan Voghell's book called: Your Story Matters Too, was presented as the winner. Shirts with the winning design will be printed by Savary Island Ink and will be for sale in time for Pink Shirt Day on February 26, according to the SOGI committee members. The contest was a collaboration between the GSA and SOGI committee.
According to the qSD website: Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness of bullying. The day originated in Canada in 2007, when a male student in Nova Scotia was threatened and harassed for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school. In response, two high school students took a stand against homophobic bullying by buying and distributing 50 pink shirts at their school.
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