Sea of Pink Takes Over DSS

Taylor Rowe

            Dunnville Secondary School was a sea of pink this past Wednesday, February 29. DSS staff and students showed their support for anti-bullying and discrimination by wearing pink.

            Five years ago, a young boy in Nova Scotia was harassed for wearing a pink shirt on his first day of high school. David Shepherd and Travis Price, two grade twelve students, decided that enough was enough. That night they went out and bought 50 pink t-shirts and emailed classmates to get them on board with their “sea of pink” anti-bullying campaign.

            The following day, not only did Price, Shepherd and their friends show up in the pink t-shirts they bought, but hundreds more showed up in their own pink attire. Due to the great effect and powerful message of this campaign, the Day of Pink has become an annual event across the country.

            “I've never seen so much pink, it is unreal,” says grade twelve DSS student Bridget Murphy.

            In the cafeteria, Linda Hall showed her support for the cause by preparing pink foods including roast beef with pink mashed potatoes, asparagus with pink parmesan, pink subs, pink jello, pink lemonade, pink cookies, all the way down to the pink paper plates and napkins.

            “I think it is very important to be aware of other people's feelings and I hope that every time people see the colour pink they think of that,” said Hall. “Only real men wear pink,” she added.

            Pink cupcakes were also sold by the student council.

            This is one more event in which the Panther's community successfully showed their support for an important cause.