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YCW School News - August-December 2010


Dr. Michael Krop Senior High’s YCW “crime educators” school program (club), guided by YCW School Advisor Kim Ferreira, has once again demonstrated their consummate dedication on educating students on youth crime prevention by coordinating various activities and campaigns during the first half of the 2010-2011 school year. The student members created a powerpoint presentation on “Driving Under The Influence and Texting while Driving Dangers” and presented it to more than 1,700 students. They once again coordinated “The Clothesline Project” at the school. The project addresses the issue of domestic & dating violence. The YCW “crime educators” program coordinated an “Anonymous Text Reporting” campaign by creating posters of the M-DCPS: “Be Safe” Anonymous Text Reporting System and displaying them in the school’s corridors. They also coordinated the school’s Red Ribbon Week campaign. The program continues to schedule numerous experts on crime prevention as guest speakers for school assemblies.

Miami Carol City Senior High’s YCW school program (club), under the leadership of YCW School Advisor Erica Jimenez, took the lead to educate and promote the importance of Drug Prevention in their school’s YCW “I Am Drug Free” Red Ribbon Week campaign. They set up a YCW Exhibit Materials Booth to disseminate Drug Prevention materials to the entire school, and also participated in the City of Miami Gardens “Red Ribbon” Parade.

West Miami Middle started its YCW school program (club) this year with many student members eager to become part of the club since last year. Not only has YCW School Advisor Anthony Valido and his YCW student members coordinated numerous youth crime prevention activities at the school, but they also have serviced the community in several ways. They held a Thanksgiving Drive in November and also coordinated a Cookie Fundraiser to raise money for their YCW club. At their YCW club meetings, the student members are very vocal in addressing safety issues at the school and contributing their ideas on school violence prevention.

Eugenia B. Thomas K-8 Center’s YCW school program (club) continues to demonstrate a commitment to “take a bite out of crime” with their youth crime prevention endeavors. YCW School Advisor Silvia Fernandez has another group of motivated YCW student members in her delegation. The school’s YCW program did a phenomenal job in the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) “Crime Prevention Month” Poster Celebration in October. The poster event was sponsored by NCPC and it asked children & youth to create posters depicting their vision of a safe community, how to show respect to friends & family, and to send a 30th Birthday greeting & message to McGruff The Crime Dog.

North Miami Elementary’s YCW school program (club) excelled in their coordination of the school’s Red Ribbon Week Campaign. YCW School Advisor Jill Hyman and the YCW student members decorated the school with red ribbons in most areas of the school; they also displayed Drug Prevention posters/signs, and disseminated educational materials on Drug Prevention. The YCW student members performed Drug Prevention skits and presented Red Ribbon Spirit poems to their peers.

Oliver Hoover Elementary’s YCW school program (club) also participated in the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) “Crime Prevention Month” Poster Celebration. YCW School Advisor Patti Benitez and the YCW student members presented information on the NCPC Poster Celebration at the school in order to encourage students to participate.