Issue 9 2011.pdf - St George Christian School

Middle School
HOPE 103.2 HOODIE DAY &
YEAR 8 SLEEP-OUT
Continued...
On Friday of Week 7, Year 8 arrived at school for the second time that day but we were not there to do school work,
NO... we were going to experience something that thousands of youth experience every night’ we were going
homeless. The first thing everyone did was buy some cardboard to sleep on. Some of us made little houses! At 9.30pm,
Mrs Morris introduced a game to make us aware of what it would be like not to have enough food or clothes. After
this we settled down with our pillows on the floor and watched “The Blind Side” which gave us some insight to what
homeless youth have been through.
Finally, it was time to rug up outside in our sleeping bags and try to get some sleep. It was a beautiful night with a sky
full of stars but it was extremely cold. the girls slept near the Uniform Shop and the playground, the boys slept on the
basketball court.
Many of the boys stayed up playing cards, chess and Monopoly. The girls mainly chatted and eventually ran out of
things to talk about. Some of us made glowstick pictures and many dozed off for a while but it was too cold to sleep for
long.
At around 5.00 am we were kindly woken up by some very loud birds. Everyone was packed up and eating breakfast
by 7.00 am. A soccer ball was kicked around and the sun shone down on us.
Overall, the whole night raised awareness of what it is like to be homeless. It was a memorable experience for all of us
and hopefully will make us want to make a difference in a homeless youth’s life.
Kathryn Pritchard