BHS Celebrates Charity Week

During the week of March 16-20, Berkley High School's Student Leadership held its annual Charity Week, featuring a series of themed dress-up days, daily activities and a pep assembly.

Monday's theme was “Nike Tech vs. Quarter Zip,” Tuesday was “Green Day,” Wednesday was “Fashion Disaster,” Thursday was “Meme Day,” and on Friday students wore their class colors for the Spirit Pep Assembly.

Fun activities throughout the week included a dirty soda bar, a charity dinner at Crispellis, green bagels before school, a thrift store in the LMC, a chicken nugget eating contest, a Powerbuff game, a euchre tournament, coin wars, and a pep rally to close out the week.

During the assembly, students cheered for their classmates, winter sports teams and clubs were recognized, the marching band provided the music, and the dance team performed for the crowd. The event also included a series of competitions involving both students and staff.

In addition to fostering school spirit, the week served as a fundraiser for the Southwest Detroit Immigrant and Refugee Center, an organization that provides free and low-cost legal services to individuals who face barriers to accessing affordable legal representation due to factors such as income, language, education, nation of origin or immigration status. Organized by BHS Student Leadership, the fundraising efforts resulted in $2,536.99 raised for the organization.