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Lives transformed 2020: How social justice, an unexpected surgery impacted CKHS s Kymeal Gaulden

Lives transformed 2020: How social justice, an unexpected surgery impacted CKHS s Kymeal Gaulden Jeff Graham, Kitsap Sun © Contributed photo Kymeal Gaulden Editor s note: In the new year, the Kitsap Sun is looking at the lives of people who experienced significant unexpected changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It was Kymeal Gaulden’s turn to speak when the feeling of stage fright clamped down hard. She d been in the spotlight before as a Central Kitsap High School student, but not in this way. “I could not move,” Gaulden said. “My arm was shaking because I was holding the microphone. I was so nervous.”

Central Kitsap High School adding class on social justice movements

Central Kitsap High School adding class on social justice movements Jeff Graham, Kitsap Sun © MEEGAN M. REID / KITSAP SUN Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. When Central Kitsap High School students formed the Kitsap Youth Activism Team in the spring in response to George Floyd s death at the hands of police in Minnesota, Jennifer Rumpke and other teachers in Central Kitsap’s social studies department felt compelled to act.  “We were inspired by our students … organizing to be a part of something bigger and to be part of change,” Rumpke said. “Our department was just really impressed and we wanted to do something to show that we support their engagement and that reflected their interest in getting involved.”

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