Civil Rights Tour 2019
For the sixth straight year, Wisconsin Lutheran High School students from the sophomore and junior classes will have the privilege of going on a Civil Rights tour in the spring of 2019. The trip leaves from school on Wednesday, April 17, and returns in the evening on Monday, April 22.
"I’ve witnessed how this educational experience impacts our students in profound ways. It not only expands their racial consciousness and empathy, but it gives them confidence to have courageous conversations,” said Pastor Ken Fisher, president of WLHS. “Finally, it challenges them to lead in bringing healing through the gospel that unites us in Christ.”
The purpose of the 6-day coach trip is to connect students and teachers to the civil rights leaders who made a positive change. Daily devotions and nightly group discussions help inspire students to be agents of change themselves.
Sophomores and juniors have a chance to apply and return their application by October 31. Because of the generosity of others, there is no cost for the students. If a student is selected, a $50, non-refundable deposit will be required immediately to hold his or her position for this tour. On the day of departure, this $50 will be returned to the student for spending money. As in the past, the 24-32 students will reflect the student body’s diversity and will be selected on the basis of student body leadership and capacity for positive transformation.
Here is what some students who have gone on past trips wrote:
- “Talking about it in school is fun and interesting, but actually going there to relive it when he was alive was really cool.”
- “Kelly Ingram Park broke my heart. Walking around and seeing the different statues of what happened to the children inspires me to try and make a difference. It showed me that age, race, situation, it doesn’t matter because small or big it all makes a difference.”
- “It was not a vacation. It was not a break from schoolwork and learning. In fact, I learned more on this trip in six days than I’ve learned in a lifetime.”
- “Walking over the Edmund Pettus Bridge made me feel a sense of freedom. I felt like I could do anything as long as I set my mind to it!”
