March 19, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
DCHS students will go on a shopping spree Thursday without having to leave campus during the biannual “Tiger Boutique”.
Organized by the Climate Crew, the “Tiger Boutique” will be held in the DCHS Ina Ruth Bess auditorium and students can obtain for free gently used donated brand name clothes, shoes, and accessories regardless of income.
If you’re looking to clean out your closets to get rid of some older clothes your kids have outgrown, it’s a great way to dispose of them. The only requirements are the donated clothes have no tears, rips, stains, or odors.
“We take donations from the community, teachers, and students. Sometimes teachers will even give students extra credit for bringing things in for the “Tiger Boutique”, said Sara Young, Math and Climate Crew Teacher, who oversees the project along with Teacher Sarah Halliburton, who established both the “Tiger Boutique” and Climate Crew at DCHS.
(VIEW VIDEO BELOW OF BRITTANY SMITH, A SENIOR AT DCHS, DURING LAST NOVEMBER’S TIGER BOUTIQUE)
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After the collection effort the clothes are sorted and displayed. Students are then treated to an entire day of shopping during their free time at school. The “Tiger Boutique” is usually held twice a year during the fall and spring.
The DCHS Climate Crew is made up of students who have a desire to change the school culture at DCHS. “The DCHS Climate Crew is a group of kids that I started a couple of years ago that just want to make a positive impact here at DCHS,” said Halliburton.
“We encourage students to be positive about whatever is going on in their lives. We sponsor a “Be Nice Week’ where we encourage students to be extra nice to people. We also sponsor a Teacher Appreciation and School Beautification Day. We pick projects to improve the school and make it a better place where students want to come,” said Young.