USC Speak Your Mind Ice Bucket Challenge

Does this look familiar? It’s back again, and this time, with a different cause! A few years ago, a similar trend was occurring in order to collect donations for Lou Gehrig’s disease. Now, the point of the challenge is to create awareness of mental health. Wade Jefferson, the creator of the USC SpeakYourMIND challenge, stated that he wanted to remind people that they are not alone.

So, thousands of people around the world are performing this challenge. Here’s how it goes. An individual is nominated by another, then the new nominee gets to choose whom they want to participate in next. A fun way to raise awareness, each person gets an ice bucket dumped on them.

A variety of our students here at Legacy have participated in this fun, exciting challenge while also raising awareness of mental health. Here are a couple of their perspectives on it. Eighth-grade student Trinity joined the challenge, stating, “It meant a lot to me because seeing people with mental health issues is hard to see, and I wanted to help.” Sophomore Tyren Savage said, “My uncle struggles with mental health. The challenge shows people who struggle with mental health that they are noticed and that they aren’t alone.”

A fun and inspiring challenge has run its course! Coming soon, students will get to enjoy Market Day, a day when students show off the skills they have learned throughout the year in Mr. Veasey’s Sports Marketing class!

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By: Kayden Clemons and Taylor Elmore, Legacy Sophomores