Every Wednesday afternoon, members of the pro-life club at Saint
John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries meet to promote life. Currently,
they are making blankets for the elderly.
By advocating for the voiceless, students in this organization
find their own voice.
“The best experience I have had since being in the club would be
the Day of Silence because I represented the voiceless,” said freshman Alexandra
Geigel. “I saw how it was to be ignored.”
Club members put duct tape over their mouths and vowed not to
speak for a whole school day during the Day of Silence Nov. 15 to stand up for
the unborn.
Fighting for the dignity of the human person helps students
strengthen their faith and moral character.
Club President Julia Livingston, reflected on the virtues she has acquired
from leading the club. “I have truly learned and grown in all seven virtues.
Primarily as a club leader and member, I have grown in the virtue of charity,”
she said. “Our club’s contributions to the community and to our main focus, the
protection of the unborn, have helped me and our members grow in our personal
friendships with God.”
Livingston credits the club for making her a better person. “It
has helped me grow in every aspect of my character. Without my call to serve
the club I would not be the same person that I am today.”
Many club parents witness a positive transformation in their
children. “The pro-life club has changed my child’s life by conversation and by
the way she thinks and the activities she’s involved in in relation to God and
the values in the club,” said Serena Nguyen, a club member parent. “I did not
have this club in high school and I would have greatly benefited from it
because the club would have given me something I could fight for and defend,
instead of being absorbed in my own problems.”
The pro-life club has changed many students’ lives at John Paul
the Great. From staying silent for a whole day to making blankets for the
elderly, students have fun while promoting life.