Umbrella Project: Discrimination Against Students At Horizon High School

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During my junior year of high school, I met a new student who came from Morocco. She didn’t speak English and had a hard time adjusting to a different culture because we were the only ones who wore the hijab. I talked to my counselor about this and I asked if we could be in the same classes until she gets comfortable with this type of environment. Unfortunately, there came a time when a student started harassing her about being Muslim. I could tell that it was affecting her mentally. After seeing this, I decided to make a difference in Horizon High School. Three other students and I created an organization called Umbrella Project. Umbrella Project focuses on discrimination against students at Horizon High School. I believed that I could make

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