See You at the Pole is a nationwide day of prayer for students of all ages. On Wednesday, September 26, students gathered hand in hand around their school’s flag pole to pray for friends, family, classmates, their school, and their nation.

The gathering is held before class every year on the fourth Wednesday of September. The meeting often includes the reading of bible verses, singing praise and worship songs, and a long moment of silent prayer.

Richland school district, among other schools locally and nationally, played a part in this event. At 7:30am, the students ranging from elementary to high school made a circle around the flag pole and prayed together.

Local pastors and churches came and prayed with the students and provided worship songs with an acoustic guitar. Multiple parents and teachers joined the students and showed their support.

This year’s theme was ‘Awaken’, calling forward all students to join at their school’s flag pole. The scripture that goes along with the theme is Ephesians 3:14-21, which is a prayer that was read at the gathering. In 1990, when See You at the Pole was first established, there were only ten participants. Today, it is a global day of student prayer that millions of people take part in.