Gates Chili High School students and staff highlighted Gates Chili to a statewide audience this fall during a special webinar series hosted by the New York State Education Department (NYSED).
Students Marissa H. and Laila G. and staff members Dr. Stacy Killings and Kathy White represented Gates Chili during the series titled, Elevating Student Voice as Leaders to Advance Equity and Inclusion. During the webinar, students and staff shared their experiences planning and hosting the ROC 2 Change Student Summit on Race last spring. The group represented the high school’s Multicultural International Club, which led the charge in planning that event on March 31.
“ROC 2 Change opened several opportunities to make change in our community and school,” shared Marissa. “Everyone was so kind and open-minded and really sought change within our schools and community. Although the work was hard, we did our best to work through any of our differences to create a cohesive program. I’m really proud of all the work our school has done to help improve diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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