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South Fayette students present SHOUT club activities to school board
Summary
Student leaders from SHOUT described leadership, inclusion and cross‑school collaboration, highlighted events attended this year and invited the board to next year’s Uncommon Conference on Nov. 14.
Student leaders from SHOUT briefed the South Fayette Township SD board about the club’s activities, outreach and plans during a special presentation at the board meeting.
The presentation recounted this year’s events and the group’s purpose: giving students a voice and leadership opportunities that promote inclusion and community. “Clubs like SHOUT that make the school a safer and more accepting space are one of the most important clubs to have,” a SHOUT student leader told the board during the presentation.
SHOUT described local and regional events the club organized or attended. Speakers said their historian, Anya Ngozi, presented SHOUT’s work before other schools at the United Nations eradicate‑hate global summit. The club also took part in the Pittsburgh Study Youth Thriving Summit at PNC Park, hosted a Dress‑Like‑Your‑Culture Day with a virtual tour of Latin America in the high‑school studio, screened the documentary Repairing the World and held a community Iftar during Ramadan for board and community members.
The SHOUT leaders highlighted the group’s largest event, the fifth annual Uncommon Conference, which they said drew about 500 students from roughly 30 schools, including about 200 attendees from South Fayette. They described panels on world religions, restorative practices sessions and keynote speakers, and said the group plans to hold the next Uncommon Conference on Nov. 14.
Board members asked the presenters how SHOUT shaped their leadership skills and their plans after graduation. Two students identified themselves as seniors and said they expect to graduate in one week; one said she will attend the University of Pittsburgh and another said she will attend Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College. Presenters credited cross‑school collaboration at events like the Uncommon Conference and the eradicate‑hate summit with broadening their perspectives and giving them concrete ideas to bring back to South Fayette.
The board offered congratulations and wished the seniors well. The presentation was informational; no board action was taken on the SHOUT presentation.
The district and students used the time to invite the board and community to upcoming SHOUT events and to emphasize the group’s role in promoting student voice and cross‑school relationships.
