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School News
YCW School News - February-May 2008
Silver Bluff Elementary's YCW school program (club) coordinated an extensive YCW "Stop The Violence" Blue Ribbon Week campaign on April 21-25. They decorated all classroom doors to remind students to "stop the violence" and students were encouraged to wear blue throughout the week. YCW student members presented safety tips and "Stop The Violence" speech/pledges during each day's morning announcement. YCW student members also conducted classroom presentations to 2nd and 3rd Graders on Violence Prevention. They also aired continuous videos on Bullying Prevention in the classrooms throughout the entire week. Silver Bluff Elementary YCW school program's superlative efforts is the prototype of a successful YCW "Stop The Violence" Blue Ribbon Week campaign. A big Blue Ribbon salute goes out to YCW School Advisor Leila Germroth and her YCW student members for their successful campaign.
Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High's YCW program participated in the annual Suicide Prevention "Out of the Darkness" Walk in Tamiami Park. In their YCW club meetings, the student members have discussed the importance of keeping their peers safe and of the vital link between school safety and reporting violent or potentially unsafe behaviors. They have also discussed the benefits of keeping open lines of communication with helpful adults and authority-figures and how to look for signs of unsafe or self-injurious behavior in peers. From these discussions, the YCW school program implemented various youth crime prevention educational campaigns such as: presenting school-wide safety announcements and disseminating crime prevention informative literature, educating their peers on the fact that their school will not tolerate bullying, and instilling a 100% Bully-Free Zone in the school environment. Together with their administration, the YCW school program has targeted bullying behavior and has made every possible effort to cease its continuance so as to not allow students to turn to self-injurious and violent behaviors. YCW School Advisors Gianeris Silva & Vanessa Dager along with their proactive YCW student members are shaping the way in presenting effective safety education to our future leaders.
