"Rachel’s Challenge", a character development program based on the life and ethics of 17-year old Rachel Scott, the first student killed in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, is coming to Kaiser High School this week.  The nationally recognized outreach program, which has been featured on Oprah and CNN, stresses performing acts of kindness and compassion to others.  Kaiser will be hold two assemblies for students during the school day, as well as a special evening event open to the community on Tuesday, September 21, 2010.

A few weeks following the tragedy, Darrell Scott, Rachel’s father, spoke to a Congressional House Judiciary Committee regarding issues of school violence.  Since that date, her family has organized "Rachel’s Challenge" using words from her letters and journal to inspire students to, among other things, treat each other better.   Powerful video/audio footage of Rachel's life and the Columbine tragedy holds students spell-bound during a one hour school presentation that motivates them to positive change in the way they treat others.  The presentation has five challenges for students: Treat others the way that you want to be treated; dream big and believe in yourself; appreciate everyone, mock no one; the power of positive gossip; and forgive and be forgiven.

Whether you are the parent of a Kaiser student, live in the neighborhood or even somewhere else in the city, you are invited to find out about "Rachel’s Challenge."  The community event will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kaiser High School Multipurpose Room.  The presentation is about an hour long and is emotionally moving and, perhaps, will change the way you look at life and the people with whom you interact.