Circleville Middle School was decked out in red ribbons to mark Red Ribbon Week at the end of October. There were posters hanging around the school letting students know the significance of Red Ribbon Week and a full week of activities to get the word out.

 

 

Red Ribbon Week is a week each October to bring awareness to the dangers of drugs and to encourage a commitment to live healthy and drug free. The theme for this year’s Red Ribbon Week was “Be kind to your mind, live drug free.”

 

Each day during morning announcements, a message about living drug free was read by a National Junior Honor Society student. There was a theme each day for dressing – Monday everyone wore red; Tuesday was wacky sock day, Wednesday was crazy hair day, Thursday was mismatch clothes day and Friday was pajama day.

 

There was also a poster contest happening throughout the week. Students were invited to participate. Seventh-grader Leisa Jean-Baptiste. Her important message to fellow classmates: Team up together, be drug free forever.

 

 

During health class, students learned about the danger of drugs and alcohol. During lunch, there was a special activity each day, including signing the Red Ribbon pledge. Tuesday the CVMS cafeteria was filled with information about the clubs offered at the school. “Do clubs, not drugs” was the message there. On Wednesday, the lunch activity was #Be Kind to your Mind Live Drug Free Challenge. On Thursday, students participated in Jeopardy, with all topics concerning the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Finally on Friday, students created a mural of all the things they do while staying drug free.

 

Throughout the week, students took pictures with our social media frames, reminding them to live drug free.

 

 

The Red Ribbon Pledge:

I pledge to grow up safe, healthy and drug free by:

• Understanding the dangers of drug use and abuse;
• Respecting myself and being drug free;
• Spreading the word to family and friends about the importance of being healthy and drug free.

 

The Red Ribbon Campaign began in 1988 when the National Family Partnership honored the life of Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena who was killed by drug traffickers three years earlier. Camarena joined the DEA wanting to make a difference and fight illegal drugs and the destruction they cause. Wearing a red ribbon has become a symbol of intolerance toward the use of drugs. The Red Ribbon Campaign’s mission is to present a commitment toward a drug-free America.