Merrimack ‘becomes the change’ for Challenge Day

Merrimack High School hosted Challenge Day, a 61⁄2-hour experiential program for students and adults to encourage anti-bullying and acceptance, on Nov. 15-16. Challenge Day is a program that travels around the country, opening students up to the possibility of love and connection through diversity, truth and full expression, with activities designed to test participants, according to the website. “It brings to the surface what many of us spend a lot of time trying to keep inside,” English teacher Judy Brown said. Brown, a three-time volunteer, worked with a handful of other Merrimack staff members on the logistics and planning of Challenge Day.