Chris Singleton Assemably

     On Thursday, November 7, Chris Singleton a retired baseball player came to speak with the Chadron High students.
     In the beginning he asked everyone to stand and hug someone that looks different than them. He did this because his mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton was shot and killed, along with nine other church goers by a 19 year old white male. The shooting took place in Charleston's Emanuel AME church in a racially motivated attack on June 17, 2015. He wanted to start a race war, but he started the opposite of that. According to Singleton all races came together to promote love over hate.
     Many students had different opinions on if they liked or didn't like the assembly. Annamae Gardner explained how she learned if a student seems fine and they are smiling doesn't mean they are. According to Annamae, "If you make a joke it will actually hurt them, and they most likely will go home and cry." She explains how if something were to happen to you it doesn't mean you should turn that into a bad experience. Annamae Gardner said overall that Chris Singleton was a good speaker.
     Jacie Coupons thought the speaker was very good and inspiring. She explained how the speaker encouraged her to power through hard times in her life.  Jacie said the speaker "had a big impact on me."