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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 1, 2012 Think Day at SLHSby Sarah McCullough

Photo: Think Day prresentation

“Think” - a simple word but when put into action can change so much. On February 15, Think Day visited Sharbot Lake High School giving the students and staff time to think about things that they could change and how to live with a purpose. Think Day is a one hundred percent charitable event touring schools in Canada to encourage youth to live with a purpose and to change their world for the greater good. With their recent visit to SLHS students have paused to think about what has been presented to them, about their life and, where to go from here.

Sharbot Lake High School students were abuzz with excitement during and even the day after the presentation. When asked if the Think Day presentation was successful in motivating students, Tricia Gray (18), a senior student attending SLHS said, “Students were looking for opportunities to go further and help out, grabbing flyers and talking to the presenters looking for more information.”

It was not only the students who felt the motivation by the Think Day presenters. When asked in an interview about what she took away from the presentation, Mrs. Steele-Drew, student advisor, answered, “The power of a personal story. Heart wrenching stories about what the members of Think Day have gone through and how they decided to live different, the stories of bravery, not outward bravery, but the power of self bravery.”

Think Day as it appears from SLHS students’ view is a powerful, entertaining event that both staff and students would like to see happen again in the future.