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<p class="p1">Students artwork for Global Scholars art show as action to address human rights violation in Yemen.</p>

<p class="p1">Students from the BHHS Global Scholars program and the HCC Power of One Club traveled to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn today where they took part in WE Day. The event is a celebration of young people making a difference. Tickets cannot be bought rather they are earned through a commitment to service.</p>

<p class="p1">Students from the Global Scholars Program attended the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center Annual Human Rights Institute for High School Leaders at Iona College today. The keynote speaker, Carl Wilkins, was the only American to remain in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. They also heard from Holocaust survivor, Judith Altmann. Lastly, they attended workshops led by students on a variety of human rights issues. Juniors Madison Gummer, Izzy Levy, and Ellie Margolin led a workshop on the impact of climate change on human rights. All the students were motivated to bring the work back to school and to continue their work as upstanders. </p>

<p class="p1">Year 2 students took part in a Design Thinking Challenge about the 2020 Census. They were charged with addressing the question: How might we increase the participation in the census in Westchester County? The students interviewed important stakeholders to build an understanding of the problem: Terry Kirchner, Executive Director of Westchester Libraries, Beryl Harold, HR Director of Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc., Owen M. Borda, Community Partnership Specialist, Census Bureau, and Rebecca Sussman, Parent Education Manager, Neighbors Link. </p>