See You At The Pole took place at Story Library at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 23.
Freshman Adyson Gunther shared that she always loved going to SYATP in high school. Gunther shared that she feel SYATP is important because because it “brings a school community together” to pray over each other and give God honor.
Junior Caleb Spaul said that his group prayed for our government, CBC, and personal prayer requests. Spaul feels that SYATP is important because “it’s a way to be bold in your faith.”
Junior Reed Wanamaker said that his group prayed for CBC, “our country and the leaders in the nation, and those around the world who do not have the Gospel.” Wanamaker share that SYATP provides for specific things such as our schools and our country.
See You At the Pole is a tradition that started over 30 years ago and is more than just an event. It is a reminder that students can pray for each other and their community, as well as live out their faith boldly. SYATP dates back 1990 when teenagers in Burleson, Texas felt burdened to pray for their friends. The friends drove to three different schools, went to the flagpoles and prayed for their friends and the school leaders. These teenagers started a challenge across the state of Texas named See You At the Pole and the vision for this challenge was shared with 20,000 students in 1990. The first SYATP involved 45,000 teenagers praying at their school’s flagpole on Sept. 12, 1990. The second year, the number of teenagers involved more than doubled with approximately one million students gathering at the flagpoles across the country on September 11, 1991. See You At The Pole has now made its way across the seas to other countries where students in more than 60 countries have joined in. This is how this event started and over 30 years later, it is an important and valued event at schools across the world today.
More information is available at See You at the Pole.
