At Hoover Elementary School
By Stephanie Pawlak
At Hoover Elementary, Hoover Hawks participated in spirit days to promote the overarching themes of Red Ribbon Week – encouraging students to live drug-free and bully-free lives! Each spirit day was paired with a giveaway sponsored by our School Counselors, the Council of Southeast Pennsylvania and the Neshaminy Coalition for Youth.
Red Ribbon Week, which takes place annually from October 23 through October 31, inspires our kids to be happy, brave and drug-free. The national program is organized by National Family Partnership, a leader in drug prevention, education and advocacy.
In their classrooms throughout the month of October, students learned more about what bullying is, how to deal with a bully, and how to be an upstander if they see someone else being bullied. Classes spread their best advice on how to “Be a Buddy, NOT a Boo-lly” through “Ghost Grams” which were delivered to a neighboring classroom.
The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania and the Neshaminy Coalition for Youth also sponsored the Plant the Promise Initiative during Red Ribbon Week. Master Gardeners consulted with Ms. Headley and her student volunteers to plant tulips around the building to represent the promise of a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Be sure to visit this blog in the spring to see photos of the beautiful tulips in bloom!
In addition, students across grades K-4 competed in a poster contest during our Halloween Parade. Classrooms were tasked with creating a poster to both introduce their class for the parade, as well as promote living a drug-free or bully-free life.
Thanks to everyone who participated!
Stephanie Pawlak
Stephanie Pawlak is a School Counselor at Hoover Elementary School.