Awareness Weekend

WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYINGABOUT AWARENESS WEEKEND IX

“This Awareness Weekend was one of the most memorable events of my high school career. I got to know a lot of new people and everyone who attended seemed to come together as a group. Awareness Weekend is a good way to get to know fellow classmates that you normally wouldn’t go up to or talk to” – Amy Larosa

“AW 9 was a good experience for me because it helped me understand different types of people and not pass judgment on them.” – Chashawn Smith

“Awareness Weekend is an awesome experience that really showed me the spirit of both Amityville’s teachers and students.” – Michael Dixon

“Awareness Weekend is one of the highlights of our school career. The weekend teaches you so much about yourself, peers, and teachers and forms new connections between the three. Each Awareness Weekend leaves me coming back for more. I’m proud to be a part of one of the best things Amityville has to offer. A.W. really does ‘break down walls and build bridges.’ You go in Friday evening one person and come home Saturday night a much better person, with a few more good friends and memories.”
– Ellyn Matos

“Awareness Weekend is a life changing experience that allows you to have a different perspective of people that you would never think face multiple hardships every day of their lives. You learn something new and it makes you a better person.” – Shannon Campbell

“Awareness Weekend is an experience that you can only understand if you are there.”
- Brian Ward

“I made new friends, I got tons of hugs and I love my pink fuzzy.”
- Helen Nunez

“I think that during this Awareness Weekend we had the biggest breakthrough’s with people; they were really able to open up.”
- Tamara Ramirez

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