The Day of Silence is a national day of recognition in which students stay silent for the day to call attention to the silence that members of the LGBT+ community endure due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Day of Silence started at the University of Virginia in 1996 and since then has become a big day for the LGBT+ community and its supporters in school.

Most students stay silent for all of school hours but some choose to upkeep the silence for the entire day to make a point. More than three dozen students participated and the GSA  made posters to spread awareness. Even teachers, who can’t be silent today, are wearing rainbow ribbons, created by the GSA,  in support of the day.

Some students participating are carrying around a whiteboard of some sort to convey their thoughts without breaking the silence. Either way the Day of Silence is a powerful and important day for many LGBT+ students and it helps send out a good message about the bullying and harassment many students face for their sexual orientation or gender identify.

Sophomore Gracie Williams said “Honestly it was a good day. Many of the teachers were wearing supportive ribbons, and they were all supportive of our decisions to stay silent. Sure, there were a few people who picked on us participants or were openly un-supportive of our cause, but we were standing up for what we knew in our hearts to be right.”