Personal connections brought Iran conflict home

It can be difficult to spread awareness or stay up to date on current issues, even with the prominent influence of social media. The impacts of school events can be productive in a sense that they spark conversations in the student body about these issues.

Even so, sometimes their influence is hard to see. But with the recent Iran Awareness Week, the organization and productivity of the daily events clearly showed a rise in school awareness of the recent protests in Iran, bringing the school together.

Sparked by the killing of the young woman

Mahsa Amini for not wearing a hijab, Iranian protesters, largely women, are striking out due a lack of personal freedom. Senior Tara Kaviani