November 13, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
DCHS students went on a shopping spree Tuesday without having to leave campus during the biannual “Tiger Boutique”.
Organized by the Climate Crew, the “Tiger Boutique” held in the DCHS Ina Ruth Bess auditorium made available for free gently used donated brand name clothes, shoes, and accessories to any high school student 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.
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“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.
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.
“We let the students shop and they get to take home whatever they want for free. Shoes, accessories, clothes, prom dresses. I just saw a girl in a prom dress she selected and she looks amazing in it. She was almost in tears because it looks so good. We are so happy to be able to give students things that maybe they can’t afford or to just make it easier for the parents so they don’t have to buy things,” said Young. .
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.