Dell Rapids students at both Dell Rapids Public and Dell Rapids St Mary will be participating in “Red Ribbon Week” during the week of October 27th through the 31st. Red Ribbon Week is held to commemorate the death of Kiki Camarena, a United States DEA Agent who was tortured and killed in Mexico while working in the fight against drugs. Now students, teachers, and families across America participate in this annual awareness campaign. Public and St Mary students will be taking part in activities throughout the week, which include the following dress up days and activities:
Dell Rapids Public
- Monday – “Sock It To Drugs” – Wear crazy socks!
- Tuesday – “Team Up Against Drugs” – Wear Quarrier clothes!
- Wednesday – “Drugs Turn You Inside Out” – Wear your clothes inside out!
- Thursday – “Be All You Can Be” – Wear camo!
- Friday – “Color My World Drug Free” – Wear red!
Dell Rapids St Mary
- Monday – Sock it to Drugs… wear crazy socks
- Tuesday – Team up Against Drugs… wear school spirit wear with jeans
- Wednesday – Smarties choose to be drug free… students will get Smarties for a treat today.
- Thursday – Being drug free is no sweat… wear sweats today
- Friday – Don’t be tricked.. Drugs are no treat… students will receive a Halloween treat today.
Students will also be encouraged to send out drug free messages through Facebook at Twitter pledging to be drug free.
In addition to Red Ribbon Week activities, students can take part in a contest to try to win an iPad for themselves and $1000 for their school. Students and families decorate their home’s front door, mailbox or fence with a double-looped red ribbon and the theme, “Love Yourself. Be Drug Free.” Take a picture with the decoration and upload it to the following site: RedRibbon.org/contest from Oct. 1-Nov. 4! You must be 18 years or older to upload the photo. Ask friends and family to vote for your photo beginning Nov. 5. Eleven winners will be announced December 5th!