This year our school will be participating in Red Ribbon Week from (October 23-31). Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence prevention campaign in the country. Red Ribbon Week serves as a vehicle for communities and individuals to take a stand for the hopes and dreams of our children through a commitment to drug prevention, education and a personal commitment to live drug-free lives. The goal is to create awareness in our school community, and educate our students to commit to a drug-free lifestyle.
All week long (Oct. 22-26) students will have an opportunity to participate in activities that will assist in gaining knowledge to resist alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence. They will view a series of 5 DVD’s from specialist Fabian Ramirez, who takes a “big brother” approach in educating students about drugs. On Thursday, October 25 we will have a Red Ribbon balloon launch. Inside each of the balloons will be an Anti-Drug Pledge card signed by the students as a symbol of solidarity in the fight against the use of drugs.
