Students express the importance of being “beautiful” and why they REbeL
The goal of REbeL club is to change the definition of health and beauty. Junior Devin Bratkiv said the message is to embrace “who you really are and not [give] in to the social standards that are set for today.” REbeL is also a place where one may express themselves and their insecurities.
“REbeL is what really got it going for me,” senior Kobi Miller said. “If I wouldn’t have been able to voice my fears of myself or my insecurities, I think It would have just eaten me alive and gotten really really bad.”
Students are welcome to attend REbeL meetings anytime for whatever reason. Members meet on Tuesday mornings at 7 a.m. in room 314 to discuss ways to help the community and activities the club can do to reach out.
“We will identify times throughout the year that we think people will need a boost or they might be vulnerable,” sponsor Lindsey Hogan said.
Walk to REbeL is one of REbeL’s upcoming events. The walk is dedicated to rebeling against unrealistic standards, negative body image, bullying and “being anyone but yourself.”
Aside from the bigger events, Miller said people tell her that even the small messages that are in the random places around the school really mean a lot to them.
“I know what it is like to wake up and look in mirror and not like what you see, and compare yourself everyday to other people, whether it be in the halls or on TV and just feel like you don’t add up.’ Miller said. “I was motivated to help myself [by joining REbeL] feel like there was more and to help other girls and women to be like be ‘ok, I’m ok with what I have’ and ‘I know I’m beautiful even if I don’t look like other people.’”
