Bullock, Stocks observing Red Ribbon Week

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October 22, 2012

Bullock, Stocks observing Red Ribbon Week

Staff Writer MIRANDA BAINES The Daily Southerner Mon Oct 22, 2012, 03:10 PM EDT

TARBORO — Two Edgecombe County elementary schools – G.W. Bulluck and Stocks – are celebrating Red Ribbon Week, which begins today.

“We celebrate Red Ribbon Week each year,” said Bulluck principal Paula Flythe. “This week-long celebration is to teach students the dangers of drugs and to encourage them to always say no to drugs. The students enjoy the special events and learn a lot about the dangers of using drugs.”

The school will have a different theme each day of the week. “I Can, You Can, We Can Be Drug Free,” is the theme for Tuesday, when students will collect canned goods to donate to the West Edgecombe Baptist Church food pantry. On Wednesday, the students will wear stick-on “Don’t Get Stuck on Drugs” tattoos.

“Red Ribbon Week gives teachers and school staff the perfect opportunity to talk with students about making wise choices, like staying drug free. In today's times, conversations like these are crucial,” said Robin Jernigan, third grade teacher at Bulluck. “Providing students with the education they need is one of the first steps educators can do to help our students!"

Like Bulluck, Stocks will have themes for each day of the week. Students wore pajamas to school today to celebrate the message “Follow Your Dreams, Don’t Do Drugs.” The highlight of the week will be a walk with parents around the school’s track on Tuesday afternoon. Parents and students are asked to wear their favorite college T-shirt or sweatshirt for the walk.

“Stocks is excited to highlight Red Ribbon Week and the message to resist drugs. We know we'll have a great time at our awareness events, but the real message is to be preventive, proactive and successful in keeping our kids drug free,” said Dr. Brenda Hargrove, the school’s assistant principal.

Themes for the other days of the Red Ribbon Week celebration at Stocks are “Color My World Red” (Wednesday), when students are asked to wear red to school, “Stomp Out Drugs” (Thursday), when students are asked to wear boots to school, and “Show Your School Spirit by Being Drug Free,” (Friday), when students can wear Stocks T-shirts or the school’s purple and gold colors.

Red Ribbon Week is the largest drug prevention campaign in the nation, started by the National Family Partnership in 1985.

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