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HBMS Participates in No One Eats Alone
On February 14, 2025, HB duPont Middle School embraced kindness, connection, and inclusion with a special No One Eats Alone event. This nationwide initiative encourages students to ensure that no one feels isolated, fostering a culture of friendship and belonging.
During lunch, students were assigned seats based on the color of their wristbands, creating opportunities to meet new friends and engage in meaningful conversations. Laughter and excitement filled the cafeteria as students collaborated on trivia questions, working together to win prizes while strengthening their bonds with classmates.
Beyond the fun and games, students took real action toward fostering an inclusive school environment. They signed the Inclusion Banner, pledging to uphold the message: Inclusion. All Day. Every Day. Everywhere.
HB duPont Middle School is proud of its students for embracing the spirit of inclusion and making sure that no one eats alone. By continuing to practice kindness and acceptance, our school community grows stronger every day!
100+ Reasons to Love You
What started as a way for some of our students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to feel the love from their peers quickly morphed into 600+ hearts spread across four classrooms. How lucky are we to get to love and learn from our Meadowood and Autism peers at HB?
History of No One Eats Alone Day
The founders of Beyond Differences, Laura and Ace, wanted to create a lunchtime initiative to help students connect so that no one would feel invisible, in honor of their daughter Lili Rachel Smith, who overcame social isolation as a young adult. To learn more about her story, click here.
The first NOEA Day was held at Davidson Middle School in Marin County in 2012. Watching how the fun icebreakers led by Beyond Differences’ National Teen Board members and Davidson’s middle school student leaders brought students together was remarkable. The focus was on raising awareness of students sitting alone and encouraging classmates to reach out and include them at their table.
