Demonstration. Omar Alshogre demonstrates how he had to sit and live in the Syrian prison. Without cells, the prison was one room with little space. Alshogre showed students how he survived for three years there.
A worldwide club. Senior Arrsh Ali speaks at the assembly, she and Sophomore Kate Straessle are co-presidents of the Syrian Emergency Task Force. Straessle and Ali were asked to host Omar Alshgore as a guest speaker, Straessle has been a part of this cause since she was ten years old. “I think people were really excited to get involved, I’m so glad this got to happen.”
It’s time to BeReal. Omar Alshogre takes a selfie for juniors Alex Ciocan and Rob Godoy’s BeReal.
Fearless leaders. Omar Alshogre speaks with Principal Nancy Rousseau after the assembly.
Success story. Syrian activist Omar Alshogre visited campus Sept. 22. Alshogre escaped a Syrian prison after three years of torture and starvation, originally being arrested for peacefully protesting against the Arab government. “Being in a Syrian prison made me who I am today.”
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