Human Rights Club: 

This club was created to foster and develop an understanding of human rights in the 21st century among club members and the school community.  Each year the club chooses a human rights topic/issue to promote understanding and awareness among the student body.  Last year’s topic was Human Rights in Tibet.  The club held many fundraisers and projects to make a donation to the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dhamsala, India and sponsored a guest speaker from Tibet who shared his experiences as a refugee to LFHS students.  This year’s topic will be determined shortly and will also be supported by fund raisers and a guest speaker.
Meetings:  Every Tuesday in Room 208 from 3:10 PM to 4:00 PM
Advisor:    Ms. Kelly McKee (kmckee@d115.org)

Landmine Awareness Week will be begin Wednesday, April 2!

Click Here for detailed schedule and information!

Lake Forest High School’s Human Rights Club is sponsoring a Landmine Awareness Week in recognition of the International Day to Ban Landmines, April 4.  Beginning Wednesday, April 2, there will be activities during all periods in the library where students are invited to learn more about landmines and the international legislation controlling landmine use.  On Thursday an Animal Planet DVD will be viewable in the library, which will focus on CHAMPS – an organization in Washington, D.C. -that trains and travels dogs for de-mining efforts across the world.  Landmine Awareness Week will conclude Friday with a guest speaker talking during lunch periods five and six.  The guest speaker, Alison Bock, is the president of the non-for-profit organization Landmines Blow!®  She and her colleagues sponsor Project Safe Water, in which they raise money to build wells in mine-affected communities in Cambodia.  The proceeds from the Human Rights Club fundraising will go to Landmines Blow!® in support of Project Safe Water, providing a safe water source to villages in landmine infected regions of the world. Please contact Claire Palutsis at Lake Forest High School for more information or to become involved in our landmine initiative.