Kendall Elementary students spent the week of October 24 celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a drug awareness week held each year in tens of thousands of schools across the nation in which schools focus on educating young people about the dangers and consequences of using drugs and other unhealthy choices.
Red Ribbon Week began in honor of the efforts of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985. He was kidnapped, tortured and killed for his undercover work in Mexico. For more information about Red Ribbon Week and DEA Agent Camarena, visit http://redribbon.org/about/.
Kendall students spent time during the week talking about positive and healthy choices. Each day followed a fun theme, which helped students get involved. The themes also kicked off discussions in classrooms.
On Monday, students and staff wore crazy, mixed up outfits as a reminder to not let drugs mix them up. Tuesday’s theme was “Hats Off to Being Drug Free!”, so students and staff sported crazy hats. On Wednesday, students wore tie-dye to match the theme “Don’t Get Tied Down with Drugs!” Following Thursday’s theme of “Shade Out Drugs!”, students and staff wore sunglasses. On Friday, students and staff showed their team spirit by wearing team jerseys for “Team up Against Drugs!” day.
All students and staff signed stars that indicated their decisions to be drug-free and make positive choices in their lives. These stars will go on a yearlong display outside the gym as a visible reminder of the Kendall Elementary School community’s commitment to these choices.
As a way of making good choices and showing care for the Kendall community, elementary students and staff collected non-perishable food for the Kendall Food Cupboard. Three hundred fifty-nine items were donated. This will help the food pantry during the upcoming holidays.
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