Boyertown Area Senior High School held its first Diversity Meeting in October 2005. Since that time we have been awarded the No Place for Hate Senior High School Designation three times. Our third designation was awarded on April 15, 2008.

We have been involved in a variety of activities to carry forth the No Place for Hate Pledge, which we have placed in every classroom and office area in the senior high.

We have sponsored activities at the October Unity Walks in 2006 and 2007. We have presented assemblies at the high school featuring Justin Laipply and Severin Fayerman.

In 2006, we combined eight student-made posters in a tremendous No Place for Hate Display, hung in our student dining room.

In 2007, we created a unique No Place for Hate clock, which now stands in our library. This year we are working on a No Place for Hate Wishing Well, also to be placed in our student dining room. This will be used to collect money to be donated to various groups in need.

In 2008, our newest activities include our students initiating a Pen Pal Program with students in the country of Guatemala. Over 70 letters written by BASH students taking Spanish for at least 3 years have been sent to a school there. The Guatemala students belong to the HEART for the Nations, a not-for-profit ministry formed in 2001 by two local Boyertown business people, John & Michelle White. The mission of HEART for the Nations is to help the poor in Central and South America. Mrs. White has been working with students at BASH this year as part of our No Place for Hate program. This is all voluntary and ongoing.

Our goal is to assist students in both countries in becoming more aware and sensitive to each other's lifestyles and cultures. Also, we hope that true friendships will develop over time. We look forward to continuing our journey in making Boyertown Area Senior High a place with no hate.