Athena Cares: April 2019

Friday, April 26, 2019

Rainbow Alliance Sponsors Our First National Day of Silence

On Friday, April 12, ATMS students participated in GLSEN’s National Day of Silence. Every year on this day, people around the world take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students at school.

Athena Middle School’s Rainbow Alliance used the day to help empower and support our LGBTQ+ friends. We had a merchandise and information table in the cafeteria all week to help students understand the purpose and seriousness of the vow of silence, so they could take part in responsible and respectful ways. We sold rainbow bracelets, flags, stickers, and pins all week so that students and staff could show their pride or support of our LGBTQ+ friends.

We were pleased to see so many of our students participate. Along with students all over the country, their silence was a deafening way to show support for our LGBTQ friends, whose voices may not always be heard. We showed that our voices have power. Moving forward, let’s never forget to use that power to support each other, to stand up for each other, to encourage and uplift each other…

Rainbow Alliance Sponsors Our First National Day of Silence

On Friday, April 12, ATMS students participated in GLSEN’s National Day of Silence. Every year on this day, people around the world take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ bullying and harassment of LGBTQ students at school.

Athena Middle School’s Rainbow Alliance used the day to help empower and support our LGBTQ+ friends. We had a merchandise and information table in the cafeteria all week to help students understand the purpose and seriousness of the vow of silence, so they could take part in responsible and respectful ways. We sold rainbow bracelets, flags, stickers, and pins all week so that students and staff could show their pride or support of our LGBTQ+ friends.

We were pleased to see so many of our students participate. Along with students all over the country, their silence was a deafening way to show support for our LGBTQ friends, whose voices may not always be heard. We showed that our voices have power. Moving forward, let’s never forget to use that power to support each other, to stand up for each other, to encourage and uplift each other…

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Athena Cares Introduces "Greece Goddesses"

This year, Athena Cares expanded our Clothing Closet by introducing a prom dress initiative. We collected donations of over 300 beautiful gowns that we are able to offer to high school girls in our community- FREE of charge. We have offered 2 "shopping" days, and we have one more coming up. Also available is a selection of shoes and jewelry, along with our very own seamstresses to help make the girls' experience picture perfect...

Athena Cares Introduces "Greece Goddesses"

This year, Athena Cares expanded our Clothing Closet by introducing a prom dress initiative. We collected donations of over 300 beautiful gowns that we are able to offer to high school girls in our community- FREE of charge. We have offered 2 "shopping" days, and we have one more coming up. Also available is a selection of shoes and jewelry, along with our very own seamstresses to help make the girls' experience picture perfect...

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Athena's First Well in South Sudan!

Greece Athena Middle School is excited to announce that, after 2 years of fundraising, we now have a borehole well in the village of Mabior Dong, South Sudan with our name on it. Approximately one thousand people will now have access to clean water instead of having to walk hours every day to get dirty, bacteria-filled water. Girls can now go to school because they no longer have to walk for water all day long. We were first inspired by local author Linda Sue Park’s book, A Long Walk to Water, which tells the story of real-life hero, Salva Dut. Salva was forced to flee his home in 1985 as a result of the Sudanese Civil War and spent years escaping the violence, walking to refugee camps. In 1996, he was chosen to come to America and was settled in Rochester. Upon learning that his father had survived the war but was very ill from a water-borne illness, Salva was inspired to organize Water for South Sudan in an effort to help his homeland. Since 2005, over 275 wells have been drilled, and Athena Middle School is proud to now be an official part of this important work. For more information on this organization, please go to http://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/.