30 students at the Gilbert Plains Collegiate put their phones away earlier this week.
The student leadership group came up with a 30-hour challenge.
"They see themselves and their friends how often phones are used," said Jody Smelski-Jubenvill. "They always seem to be on, especially now with social media."
So the 30 students handed their phones in on Tuesday morning. Come lunch on Tuesday, everyone brought food and the students sat around and played bingo.
They then had snacks after school and everyone went to the bowling alley.
This was followed up by a bonfire that lasted nearly five hours. To wrap up the first day of the challenge, everyone taking part spent the night in the school together.
"It was so great to see all of the kids interacting face-to-face," said Smelski-Jubenvill. "Everyone was very positive about it, they were pumped up."
Now that the challenge is over, Jody says a great life lesson was learned.
"I think they realized how much energy is being given to their phone screens," ended Smelski-Jubenvill. "It has replaced so many conversations which is scary and sad. So I'm proud that the students thought of this and they really enjoyed it."
