“Get Real” is the focus of this year’s White Ribbon Week. Each day, students were presented with daily power boosts: I will use technology to show kindness and respect”; I will give priority to real life relationships”; I will choose healthy activities to handle stress and boredom”; I will choose to balance my day”; and I will remember that not everything online is real”.

Activities were held each day during lunchtime recess. Monday the students sent a “kind text”, where they wrote on cell phone papers and then taped their texts on a poster. Tuesday, they made a pennant banner. Each student wrote their favorite “real life” activity on a pennant. Pennants were then attached to string and displayed. Wednesday, students participated in stress busting activities such as hula hooping, jump rope, coloring, basketball dribbling, etc. Thursday was a ping-pong spoon race. Friday, the students received a Healthy Media Pledge and tic-tac-toe stickers and played a tic-tac-toe toss in the gym.

The PTA has put a lot of work into a very successful White Ribbon Week.