Highland Park's "Girl Up" Program Makes Headlines

Posted on 09/20/2022

On September 13, student leaders from Highland Park High School's Girl Up Club were featured as WIBW Good Kids of the week.

In honor of National Suicide Prevention Week, Girl Up leaders handed out roses to their fellow students and told them, "You matter!" and "You are beautiful!"

Girl Up is a club that was founded by the United Nations Foundation and has spread globally to provide young women with training, tools, and community to build their leadership skills, focusing on equity for girls and women in spaces where they are unheard or underrepresented.

Learn more about Girl Up and these outstanding young leaders in this article from WIBW.

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