Woodland — More than 50 Woodland High School students volunteered to participate in a daylong Be the Change anti-bullying seminar, which included ice-breaking and group activities designed to break down cultural barriers and create a more cohesive culture at the school.
For one activity, students were asked to come up with different cliques they see at the school, and brainstorm words used to describe those cliques. They wrote the words down on poster boards hanging on the walls, and described what those words mean to them.
The students then ripped the posters down to signify breaking down barriers between students. Toward the end of the seminar, students got on the microphone to talk about their experiences that day.
The seminar was led by Travis Ruhter, a foreign language and leadership teacher at Mark Morris High School in the Longview School District.
