On-Campus Movie Night Celebrates Literature and Black History Month
On Feb. 25, National English Honor Society (NEHS) organized a movie night on campus to celebrate Literature Week. The movie shown was a film adaption of the young-adult novel, “The Hate U Give” by Angie Thomas. The screening was also held in honor of Black History Month, as the movie’s plot depicts the issue of police brutality toward African-Americans, specifically regarding the police shooting of Oscar Grant.
NEHS vice president and senior Bonnie Quan helped plan this event with the rest of the NEHS board members at the beginning of the year. On the day of the movie night, she helped set up and made sure that the event ran smoothly. Because of the high number of attendees for the movie night, the NEHS board hopes to organize more school events like it in the future.
“A lot of people came and seemed to enjoy the movie so I would say it was successful,” Quan said. “We are hoping this event will [lead to more] future NEHS events.”
Sophomore Catie Tagha was among the students who attended the movie night. She appreciated how the movie night was a way for students to relax with friends on a school night, while learning about current issues in the country.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the movie night NEHS hosted because it was a creative way for students to honor Literature Week and Black History Month,” Tagha said. “[Among the] activities during Literature Week, movie night is by far my favorite.”
Another student who stayed for the movie was sophomore Rhys Moon. Looking back on the event, Moon was inspired to appreciate his own life more. He enjoyed learning new moral lessons from the movie while making memories with his friends, and he hopes to attend future NEHS events.
“The movie definitely opened my eyes to the malice and racism that plagues American society,” Moon said. “I encourage NEHS to continue hosting meaningful events [like this that will allow us to] gain a deeper appreciation for our blessings and to foster a desire to make positive changes.”
