The student-led club, The Rainbow Connection, conducted a recent Middle School meeting, shared skits on the use of anti-gay language in schools, and also played the song, "The Rainbow Connection," from the Muppets. A few students also spoke about what it means to be an ally to help prevent bullying -- all bullying -- in schools. The students rehearsed and prepared for the meeting with the help of Steven Chanan and Taryn Clark, the faculty advisors to the club. The meeting focused on fostering a healthy community with the use of positive, supportive language, and how all students and teachers in a community can work together to create a healthy school culture, where all students feel included. The focus was on civil and human rights. Amelia, one of the group's leaders, reports:

African American History Month is an annual nation-wide observance in February, celebrating the past and present achievements of African Americans/African descendants in American history. African American History was established as a week-long observance in February of 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to honor the history and contributions of African American/African descendants to American life. The month of February was chosen because it marks the birthdays of Fredrick Douglass, a civil rights leader, and President Abraham Lincoln: two men who greatly influenced African (Black) Americans. In 1976, the week-long observance was expanded into African American History Month.