Dell Rapids students will be participating in “Red Ribbon Week” events this week.  The Red Ribbon Campaign® is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week®, October 23rd – October 31st each year.   It is an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible stand against drugs.  The Red Ribbon Campaign® was started when drug traffickers in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985.  This began the continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance towards the use of drugs.  The mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign® is to present a unified and visible commitment towards the creation of a DRUG – FREE AMERICA.  The National Family Partnership is the sponsor of the National Red Ribbon Week® Celebration. They help citizens across the country come together to keep children, families and communities safe, healthy and drug-free, through parent training, networking and sponsoring the National Red Ribbon Campaign®.

This year’s theme is Respect Yourself, Be Drug Free!  Students will be participating in dress-up days all week long.
Monday – “Color My World Drug Free”:  Wear Red
Tuesday – “Be All You Can Be…Be Drug Free”:  Wear Camo
Wednesday – “Drugs Turn Your Inside Out”:  Wear your clothes inside out
Thursday – “Sock it to Drugs”:  Wear crazy socks
Friday – “Team up Against Drugs”:  Wear school spirit clothes

Students will also be watching at least one Natural High video each all week long in class.  The videos can be found at http://naturalhigh.org/videos/.  Students will be participating in daily trivia questions as well as having the opportunity to sign the Red Ribbon Week pledge to be drug and alcohol free.  There will also be an opportunity for parents to sign a parent pledge to lock their medications and provide safe and healthy activities for kids during the volleyball match on Monday.  Finally students will be doing a “Chalk the Town” event Monday, October 26th, after school.  They will be covering the sidewalks on 4th Street in Dell Rapids with positive anti-drug and alcohol messages.

 

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!