#WeAreLincoln

By Ama, Lizzy and Mei

Video: https://archive.org/details/IGoToLincoln
Instagram: wearelincoln

Our group created a video and an Instagram account to magnify the awareness of student diversity at Lincoln and to promote what LHS and their students have to offer. It also gives an insight on single stories that are short but powerful.

To prepare, we had to discuss as a group on what we would be doing to portray these messages. We decided that making an Instagram account would be a good strategy for reaching out to young people because the platform is popular.

The next strategy that we used to communicate to our community was by making a video. To prepare, we had to make a script of what we would be asking individuals and how these questions would display the diversity in the Lincoln community. At the end of the video and the Instagram posts, we include our #WeAreLincoln.

This media campaign gives students and adults inside or outside of the school a new perspective about what LHS is really like. It breaks down the stereotype that Lincoln students are all white, rich and stuck up.

We asked interviewees questions like “tell me a little bit about your life story-- friends, family, background, where you were born." This allowed students to express themselves and reveal their individuality.