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  • I did this today at school and it really helped me. I finally opened up and it made me realize im not alone.<3

  • We had challenge day today. It was so sad but it was a great experience and I learned alot about peopl and made new friends. It was soo fun :)

  • Just got back from Challenge day. wow was that amazing. too bad the impact it had on everyone will only last a week or two

  • Changed my life

  • Oh god it's so much more intense than it seems. It's heart wrenching and life changing just to be in that room with so many people who have gone through the same things you have. It really does show you that your not alone. And I wish everyone could have the oppertunity to that experience. It's amazing

  • Be the change!

    Challenge Day change my life

  • my school just did this today. It was awesome

  • omg. i did challenge day twice.. and again next year i loved it... i cried my eyes out... but felt SO GOOD afterwards... i love it.

  • i am going to challenge day tomorrow

  • Johnson tomorrow :D

  • i recently attended this and i live in vegas where we have so much judgement in this city and i cried soo mucj

  • Challenge day is for me on Wednesday! I'm so looking forward 2 it now!!

  • This came to my school last year, and it was such a wonderful experience. It was seriously not what I expected at all; it was so much more. It was so eye-opening, and this may sound weird to anyone who hasn't done it, but it was truly magical. I never thought high schoolers could be capable of as much empathy and compassion as I experienced from them (and myself) on Challenge Day.

    Who would have thought that just one day could change your life so much?

    Peace, love, etc.

  • They came to my school and no one changed

  • my school did it to and i was the only one who didnt cry XD

  • Thanks this program of America; they also did this in one school our country (Netherlands) in Amsterdam. It opens many eyes and it was very emotional. I'm really happy that this is finally got into the Netherlands. We all hope that much more schools are gonne do the challenge day. Thank you America! ^^

  • it was awsome it really chanfed the way i saw some people around :)

  • i ♥ Franklin

  • Franklin the Scrub is my favorite

  • My challenge day is tomorrow!!!!!!!

  • I had challenge day today and it was emotional and fun at the same time. Im glad i went one in a life time experience.

  • I had challenge day at my school today. It was pretty emotional and fun at the same time

  • i think that teenagers are made fun of because the person who is making fun of them doesnt know how to enjoy life so they have to make someone else feel like them .. im 14 years old im hispanic and i listen to pink flyode beatles and led zepplin i get As and Bs and sometimes Cs im not that populer but im not unknown either, in truth you and i and everyone else are the same we all have feelings and oponions and nationalities but we should all have fun while we can.. your only a teenager once

  • Never experienced anything like this in my high school back in the 90s. Although I didn't have many friends or chose to not have many friends. The only friend I ever needed was named Mario and he was always loyal, waiting for me everyday after school to pull him out of the video game cabinet, waiting to be played:) God Bless Super Mario!

    Although sometimes Mario was a jerk, opting not to work sometimes so I had to take him out and throw him at the wall before he'd start working again:P

  • we watched this in health

  • They came to my school yesterday it was a really overwhelming experience.

  • I was really changed by challenge day i made a song about it i bet everyone of you can connect to this song please just watch it and if your feeling like your gonna do something wrong watch it and remind yourself you can be the change and not ruin highschool for people

  • Does any one know what "cliques" these kids are in?

  • i went to challenge day today with my school, and it seriosly changed my life. people that i just thought of as those "random people in the hallways" turned out to have the same problems at home as i do. i found that one of my friends little cousins died in a fire a few years ago and i knew them in kindergarten and they were like my best friends back then. this just changed my life and gave me a new outlook on everything. if you ever get a chance to do it, do it. youll become a different person

  • There at my school this week

    Killeen, Texas of all places? this is the hood! no one is gonna open up

  • @kimbosa011 so, how did it go? was it like you expected?

  • I just did challenge day and i was the only one that didn't cry....it was super awkward

  • They came to my school today. It was a touching experience. I will never be the same again.

  • This is coming to my school tomorrow...

  • that was cool.

    but this would never work at my high school.

  • i just did this today, its awesome

  • challenge was a life changing, eye opening experience. every1 shud encourage their skewls to do it, i was crying but wen i left i really felt like a different person. i learned things about people who i wud have never expected to have that happen to them. i saw even the toughest guys cry. it was amazing.

  • there is one bad thing about this, some people take this expirience with them but most forget about what they learned and continue to bully, but not as much as they used to. i had a challenge day at my school, forgot my permissions lip and didnt go. one of the things in my life that a truely regret....

  • they came to my school today. it was deep :P

  • A Very Good Friend of mine is a Challenge Day Crusader and i had the Experience of attending a challenge day event. and its ReaL. u start to cross that line a few times and see how many do it as well and u dont feel alone anymore. Truly a Great Program. Thanks JeN:)

  • they came to my school i cried like a baby and yes im a guy.

  • we did this at school today...I came in scoffing thinking me? Cry?! ha! Since thats what everybody was saying it was about. It was the first time had cried in public, ever.It was probly one of the only times i acutally opened up to someone.. The crossing the line was definetly the most emotional, i did not know that all these kids, of MY age, were actually going through these types of things, it was so eye-opening. I love having all these people behind be back now:) the hugs were so comforting=]

  • our teacher made us watch it and does anyone know the song at the very end of the show?

  • i went, omg. that shit will break you.

    and itll change younr life. no joke.

  • I'm doing that next year in 7th grade. Today the 7th graders went and on the bus their eyes were red from crying. I can't wait until next year!

  • It has its good. Intentions but I doubt I'd be very effected by it I have a very introverted personality and the whole program seems more oriented towards the more extroverted individuals among us

  • man i wish my school did this, after watching an episode on mtv i was like" holy shit, every school should do that"

  • My old 7th grade class needed this the most. Worst year over all ='(

  • ahh thats like "If you Really Knew Me" on MTV;)

  • I remember challenge day! I Didnt get iT!

  • they did one of these while

    trying to make that deal with MTV in Detroit

    it was an experience that changed my life and

    ill always remember

  • Oh my god people are taking high school way too serious.

  • This is like Snow Ball. :(

  • i wish my school would have done this before i graduated.

  • i remember my cousin was on this show

  • i did this last year during the summer and today i did another one call building bridges, it was really fun and it really helps alot.

  • tHIS IS THE BEST EXPERINCE YOU COULD EVER HAVE TOO MAKE A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE. BEE THE CHANGE!!!! I LOVE YOU!

  • Wish we had something like that in the Netherlands.. Would've been great.

    Many students walk around with a depression, , loneliness, suicidal feelings, people are bullied, family dying.. etc etc.

    We all have something like that going on in our lives, but we never talk about it.

  • A few months ago the first Challenge Day came to Holland.. Just saw a documantary about it.. I wish we had this at our school.. I think it's really good.. :)

  • best day of my life

  • were doing this at my middle school and i dont lyk showing my feelings....and im worried about doing this....

  • @sk8tergirl6234 if there is anything in this world to be afraid of or worried about...challenge day is not one of them. Its so hard to explain in words what challenge day is. If you feel the need to talk, then talk. And if you dont, then dont. But dont fret about it. Dont even think about what you have heard about it going in. Just have an open mind.

  • challenge day came to my school two years in a row. the second time i was one of the leaders and so honoured that i could help make a change. but the first time, it changed my life. i was suicidal and was bullied. but after the people that bullied me all my life came to me crying and apologizing. it changed my life and i'm still here <3

  • Thank you

  • Chllenge day was the best thing that has happend to.i just wanted to say thank you for comeing to my skool.Thank you for changeing my life

  • Chllenge day was the best thing that has happend to.i just wanted to say thank you for comeing to my skool.Thank you for changeing my life

  • challenge day came to my school a while back.. it was probably the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. I loved it, and plan on going again if they come back next year:)

  • I had this experience at my school today. All I have to say is that I'm going to try and be a better person as well as better myself and others if I can do so.

  • we had challenge day at my school today .

    it was life changing .

    everyone was crying , yes , even guys were .

    i learned so much more about my friends then i thought i did , who ive known my whole life & totally stepped out of my comfort zone, & im really shy <3

  • What is that guy mikes last name??

  • who ever the fuck cries at one of these is a weak minded pussy that will never make it in this world,

  • I had challenge day today, it was very inspiring but i know most of the people are going to be just like they were before we had challenge day.

  • I'm going to challenge day in 2 days!!!

  • i am having this tommorrow at my school. i am not really bullied or anythin but i have been a little mean to some random kids once in a while. I cannot wait for challenge day to change our school! I am feeling emotional just watching the videos.

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  • i did this todayy nd i wass crying soo much i rlly wanna do it again it was soo fun <3 i rly felt like i could open up wit them

  • I admit I call people fat looking dummy, but only if they are my close friends who accpet my teasing like that... But sometimes I feel guilty...

  • I dont cry lol. i went to one of these things to get outta class and everyone thought i was a heartless dick because i didnt even show any emotion.

  • im going to challenge day tomorrow

  • dude im going to highschool next year, this scares me -_-

  • We had challenge day at my school. I had fun, I made new friends and apaligized to some one. I said something so powerful.

  • i went to this last year i went in saying i wasent going to cry and thats all i did the whole time thanks to all my new friends i meet their their awsome

  • imo it send out the wrong message. We SHOULD tell people if they have a weight problem. I'm not gonna sit back and let my friend die from an unhealthy lifestyle. I'm gonna at least tell him that he has a problem and that if he doesn't fix it it will get worse.

  • i had challenge day last wendsday

  • I love Challenge Dayy! Amazing Experience! Be the Change, drop the water line!! [:

  • We did this at school and it really helped. Challenge day teached us alot about each other and we are doing challenge day agian,

  • ...I don't have much trouble in high school. I suppose people HAVE teased me but for some reason I don't care...I still have my friends and its a one time disppointment to be teased. Nothing long term. I'm not a (no offense) nerd or less popular person. I'm also not a jock. I'm basically in between. I like sports and I enjoy studying and playing games... = / For everyone out there who is unhappy. Think about it. Even the least popular person can become popular! Believe in yourself ; )

  • the key is to not take any shit from anybody - well at least thats how i never got picked on in high school and i was kool with everybody

  • Freedom Writers

  • Thats Funny.. I go to high school in England and it is nothing like this... there are no cliques everyone hangs out with anyone :D I suppose it isnt as bad though because we can leave school at 16 if we want :/

  • people in the US can leave school at 16 too.

  • over a year ago i left job corps campus in washington. mere months before, we had held a challenge day. and so many barriers were shattered. there is a common ground we as humans all too often fear to tread, because no one else wants to either. we must be the change we want to see in the world around us.

  • I had challenge day at my school 2 days ago and it was life altering!!!!!

  • I went through this. I use to be someone that picked on everyone until i went to this program. Like that girl said I was just looking for a way out of school. I was all emotional the day we did this.

  • i had challenge day at my school today it was fun!

  • We have one of those tomorrow. I think

    it will be good for our school.

  • i had challenge day today. i hope they continue with the program and every kid should go through it. it has really changed me and i know i have come out as a better person.

  • we did challenge day at our school today,

    and everyone was crying.

    it was so inspirational<3

  • Challenge Day changed so many lives in that room, including me.

  • On April 14th, all the gr.10's from my school are doing this, and I'm in Gr.10 . They haven't told us to much about it, so I don't really know what it's about. Apparently it's supposed to change our whole point of view on other people. What is it about???

  • Huh, our school is too poor to have this lol. (seriously)

  • our highschool does events similar to this.

    In grade nine there is one day in sept. where all the 9's get out for a day and hang with eachother play teambuilding games and learn more about the highschool and its traditions under the guidance of a grade 12 team leader.

    We also have the Highschool Challenge at a county fair between the 4 area highschools. Brings alot of school spirit and a lot of fun!

  • Challenge Day = <33

  • We had Chalenge Day at my middle school in 2006 when I was in 7th grade. This is the best program for bullying ever! It makes you feel closer to everyone, and it forces you to face some demons, and overcome them. It was a real intense process, and I hope we have it at my high school.

  • i had challenge day today...

    even though i cried SO HARD, it changed my life. everything i thought about people is now gone, everyone was equal. the line part was the worst part, i cried so hard.

    thank you for coming challenge day people! you changed my life. forever should no one hurt anyone

  • im going through this thursday. woo

  • i also had changlge day it gave me a new views of other peoples life and my life

  • i remember having challenge day a couple of months ago, to this day i still keep my goal of hugging people more often cuz i never got hugs and i never gave people hugs.

    such a great program

  • We did this at my school. It was cool, you could tell it really changed some people.

  • I had challange day today...

    and it rly changed my life!

    :]

  • we watched this video in health class

  • omg we did this @ our school!! it was soooooooooooooo amazing <3

  • This is a REALLY powerful program. Every student should go throught this program..it really changed how I see the people I didn't even bother to realize, or even talk to, we are not alone in this..there are kids who will listen and help guide you! (I'm one of em') :D

  • we did this at my school

  • My school's having challenge day on Feb 19th, and I'm one of the students who was chosen for it. I really can't wait.

  • i just had challenge day yesterday! i went in and i was uncomfortable around evryone! then we started doing the line exersize and all you could hear was people crying and whining!some people had to hold on to others to keep them up! :[ it really changed me! at the end of the class i felt like i could go up to anyone a get a hug from them!it was amazing!

  • Challenge day for the first time at stanwood high school. Amazing.

  • We have Challenge Day at my school once a year now.

    I couldn't believe how much I cried.

    Or how many times I crossed the line.

    Does anyone know what song is used in this video?

  • this is a great program. :)

  • This is a great program. :)

  • I watched this in health class. Even though my high school isn't like this, it was still an eye opener.

  • Where is the New york challenge day with Sela and Kekoa?

  • Crossing the line.

    Making fun of each other really is a habit.

    you just feel so connected to everyone else,

    I went to challenge day thinking that it would be lame and you know, like, whatever.

    It is so much more than that,

    it's it the oposit of loneliness.

    it is the one thing that makes you see.

    you're not alone.

  • i loved challenge day.

  • these people came to my school...it wuz really emotional

  • just had a challenge day today and man it was amazing. I just wish the whole school was invited instead of just 1 or 2 hundred poeple. Every walked out completely changed, and hugging and happy and it was just great

  • I've done it twice it's so pwerful we had it this week and all my friendds and I were hugging and crying

  • everyone cried at our school. i was balling. so great.

  • i have it 2moro, kinda nervous

  • i did challenge day at my school a few days ago. it changed the way i think about life.

  • it was alright untill i had to hold hands with my principle and tell her every aspect about my life for 10 minutes it was a little awkward

  • my friend had her cahllenge day 2day and she came baq 2 my locker at the end of the day crying. she said every1 did.

  • i had it at my school today.

    i cried.

    i thought i was the only guy that cried, but like, everyone cried.

  • iwas the first freshman class at my school to do this.i cried hella times

  • T_T

    We're having Challenge day in a couple days. Looks like it gets a bit... freaky.

  • franklin is the man he's packin heat u know

  • I had one last year, it really fucked up my perspective of my peers, but in the good way! all of my old enemies are my friends now, and thats the best thing in the world by my standards... If your school ever hosts this then go! you won't regret it trust me!

  • im gonna be doing challenge day on sep 15th and my best friend is doing it a couple of days before me, he's one of only 2 people who have ever seen me cry

  • i like franklin

  • i love franklin, he knows what's goin on...he looks like franklin the turtle. i want a shirt of him cuz he never speaks. if anyone has a vid of him talking let me know post haste

    (-.-) ||

    my attempt at a pic of franklin

  • we had callenge day at my school to day and i was crying harder than ever. i got a lot of appologies from people i wanted to die and all of my friends were like " i love you so much im so glad to have such a grteat friend like you!" i even got the courage to tell my ex i was sorry for every thing i did and that even though he was going out with some one else i still loved him very much!

    this day changed my life forever!

  • Challenge Day seems like an amazing concept, and was shown to be quite capable of making students realize the things they do, and the words they speak...and how they affect others.

    The only problem is that they need to go further. They need to allow the students to understand how these things arise from peer group selection and pressure combined with in-group/out-group labeling and attacking.

    Wish I could have had Challenge Day back in the day.

  • i missed it... i wanted to see what made like every1 cry lol last i cried was win my cat died 1 year ago :O

  • this sounds gay but i have it tomorow so idk wutz gona be coming to me

  • thanks i going to do challenge day this year

  • i did challenge day at my school last year. we did everything these people did especially the cross the line thing. It was so powerful.

  • WTF how come all these ppl had challenge days nd not me?? i wish we did! but wit my school it would most likely jus blow over in a few days...

  • i cry every time the bully and franklin hug!

  • 5 months ago I had challenge day and I commented on this video 5 months ago on the exact day I had it. I'm upset, knowing that many of the students in this school that went to challenge day are rude and arrogant to eachother. I just had the worst day I had all year, and I hardly have any bad days. I'm pissed at people and just want challenge day to impact us again.

  • i had challenge day at my schhol only 4 9th grades it chaned my life expecially crossing the line i broke dwn n the person that i lest expected came up to me n hugged me n it help me and one of my no best friends lose our grudge next year im gonna be a mentor

  • i had challenge day at my school today and i didnt really think it would effect me until we started crossing the line and i lost it and i finally opened my eyes and realized i'm not alone and i'm so greatful for having the oppurtunity to have taken part in challenge day cause it really did make a change in my life

  • What school? ..our school did it to..i had a few friends who were in it...

  • I had that today the line was pretty emotional some kids were full out balling when that happened I for some reason couldn't cry =(

  • I had it yesterday it was a very emotional day I didn't cry and I felt weird because I just couldn't do it

  • i had challenge day, like every1 thot it was gonna be stupid, but DAMN

  • i absolutely agree. i went last year and now i'm going again this thursday. i'm kind of scared because it was so mind blowing last year.

  • i had mine to day and it was an eye opening experience for me. i loved it so much.

  • for my school challange day was today. wow it changed my life

  • we had challenge day at sko0l today it was so emotional "/  i seriously didnt think i wud see the guyz cry but oh yes did they cry -____-"

  • tad corny but still has a good meaning behind it

  • it isn't as dramatic as the video.. I LOVE challenge day. It really impacts you!!!

  • Challenge day is awsome.

    It should be done in EVERY SCHOOL.

    So powerful, it was one of the best days of my life :]

    We had Sela and Kahyree visit our school. I wish they could be here everyday!

  • sorta cool. but you will never end cliques, gangs, and bullying. everyone does it. everyone did it. this is the world we live in. and it cant be changed.

  • Holy shit we need this in the UK man.

  • ive done challenge day many times. so powerful

  • why are some people, especially in high school, so nasty and arrogant. Do they really think that bullying and teasing others less stronger then them makes them tougher? Do girls really think they can get attention by simply putting down kids who they think aren't as perfect as them? Bullying doesn't make you any funnier, smarter, stronger, prettier, popular, or even happier. In fact, bullying or being arrogant toward somebody else is actually a sign of weakness and lack of a sense of humor.

  • challanege day changed my life!!!! i loved this my school did this like 3 days agoo am soo happy they did it

  • we did Challenge Day today. it was pretty emotional.

  • Today for me, was challenge day. The best day of my life, it really changed me. I was always nice, but some people judge me before they know me. Really really great day, all the guys and all the girls were crying because we said some really emotional things. I felt so good and loved today. LOVED IT!

  • i just went 2day, that shit was emotional, one girl stepped ova that line almost every time and it makes you think, bless yall

  • lol ya i did it 2day realy changed my thoughts and i hugged bunch of hawt girls wat@

  • loved it.

  • i am so thankful I was able to be a apart of this when it came to my school. It was A wake up call to a lot of people. I just felt God touching each and every person in that room, I was truely blessed. I really learned a lot. God Bless!

  • omg. this changed my life. on the real. i went yesterday at my school and it was the best day of my life. ive never felt so accepted and loved and safe, ever. it was intense. i wish everyone could experience it

  • jeaus

    i did challenge day today

  • every time you tease someone, it may hurt him it may not, but chances are hes more likley to tease the next guy, eventualy someone gets hurt but it just keeps going. it wont ever stop completly but be the REAL COOL guy and defend someone. WHERE IN HISTORY did whe ever see the guy who picked on someone as cool, be the knight in shining armor, dont you think youll be respected more as a free thinker and an individual than someone thats just chucking stones with the rest of the crowd.

  • i had challenge day at my school and it was great i cryed so much, but in the video i was wondering if any one knew what the song was called, where it goes ' ashes to ashes, dust to dust'?

  • i went to challenge day just today

    it made a great impact on me.

    it definitely changed my line

    the cross-line made almost all of us cried

  • i just went to a challenge day @ my school today. omg i loved it!1 i cried and everything! i hope it comes back to BWHS!! i cried all day!

  • i went to a challenge day. got to know everyone better and feel better for yourself.