Red Deer Catholic Schools involve students for Orange Shirt Day
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) are getting students involved for Orange Shirt Day.
The division says as schools will be closed on September 30 in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls-to-action, students and staff will be spending Thursday observing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Officials say each school will be hosting various activities and lessons for students throughout the day to honor and learn about the children who never returned home and the survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
Students across the division were able to enter into the annual Orange Shirt Day design contest. On Wednesday, Grade 9 student Mya McCullough from St. Francis of Assisi Middle School was announced as the winner and given a framed copy of her design by Ms. Diane Gardipy of the Indigenous Education Services Team. McCullough’s classmates were also presented with a shirt at the same time.