SADD Makes A Stand During Red Ribbon Week
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December 2, 2011 • Eric Conde, Staff Writer
Filed under News, Top Stories
On the week of November 14th to 18th students against destructive decisions or SADD for short put on Red Ribbon week for the students and faculty of Voorheesville high school. During this week the members of SADD went around to ask students to make a pledge against underage drinking, use of illegal drugs, and all other destructive decisions that would affect a person’s life. It was also a time for gratitude for all the lives that remain drug free, to remember those we have lost in the fighting against drugs, and to commit and think before we act and make smart decisions.
Throughout the week SADD members did different things each day to try to make kids more aware of the choices they make and become drug free. On the first day all the members of SADD wore a red ribbon to show who was in the club and show that they were against destructive decisions, and then gave them out to all the faculty members to wear. Then on Tuesday kids were allowed to make a pledge against the usage of illegal drugs and underage drinking by signing a sheet of paper during periods 6,7, and 8 in the Commons. The paper said “I would make a stand against destructive decisions” and then all names were hung up on a poster board to show everyone who had signed up and to join them. On Wednesday, SADD then went to all the students and handed out candy; attached to all of the pieces of candy were little notes, on the Dum Dums it said “don’t be a dumb dumb don’t do drugs,” and on the smarties it said “be a smarty and take a stand against destructive decisions.”
There was a poster contest too during the week called the “Kick Butts Poster Contest.” The students had to make a poster to encourage people to stop smoking, not start smoking, and help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. The winner of the contest was given a $25 dollar gift card to any store they wanted. Last, on Friday was the Great American Smoke Out, which encouraged smokers to use November 18 to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. To celebrate this day the members of SADD went around again to students during lunch and make a pledge to take a stand against tobacco companies and tobacco, they were all given a paper to sign, which again was hung up on a poster board during all the lunch periods. Over all the week was a great success with many people signing pledges and taking a stand against destructive decisions.
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