Madeline Clark

在2016年10月26日，超过16,000名学生聚集在Saddledome庆祝他们在社区中的贡献，这是2016年WE Day Calgary活动。演讲嘉宾阵容庞大，包括克里斯·哈德菲尔德和宝拉·阿卜杜勒。然而，学生们从2016年Bowness High School的毕业生Madeline Clark那里得到了一条独特的地方信息。

Madeline参加了2015年的WE Day活动，并从中受到了启发。她决定在Bowness High School发起“自信行动协会”（CIA），旨在为学生们提供自己在欺凌、自尊和同伴关系等方面的发言权。Madeline在过去遇到了很大的挑战，但她找到了坚持和蓬勃发展的力量。基于她的热情和追求，使她的学校成为最好的学校，WE Day委员会选定她在2016年的WE Day上进行演讲。

“我挑战自己跟随自己建立一个赋权和包容的社区的愿景，并在教职员工的支持和鼓励下，实现了这一愿景”。Madeline接着说，WE Day 2016年是“一个梦想变为现实的典范”。Madeline努力使Bowness High School成为一个对所有人都友好的学校，展示了她对社区的承诺，追求成为最好的自己的动力，以及她使世界变得更美好的愿望。

Madeline Clark

On October 26th, over 16 000 students gathered in the Saddledome to celebrate their contributions to their communities at WE Day Calgary 2016. The speaker line-up was impressive and included such celebrities as Chris Hadfield and Paula Abdul. However, students received a uniquely local message from Madeline Clark, 2016 graduate of Bowness High School.

Madeline attended WE Day 2015 and was inspired by what she heard.  She decided to take action at Bowness High by starting the Confidence Initiative Association (CIA) focused on giving students a voice on topics such as bullying, self-esteem and peer relations.  Madeline had significant challenges in her past and she found the strength to both persevere and flourish.  Based on her passions and pursuit of making her school the best it could be, the WE Day committee selected her to present at WE Day 2016.

“I challenged myself to follow my vision of creating a community of empowerment and inclusion and with the support and encouragement of the staff I made that vision a reality”.  Madeline goes on to say that WE Day 2016 was “the epitome of a dream turned into reality”.  Madeline’s efforts to make Bowness High School a great school for all demonstrates her commitment to her community, her drive to be the best she can be and her desire to make the world a better place.