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Presentation to the Board of Education March 8, 2016

Carol Muscarella, Emily O’Brien, Jennifer Thearle Elementary Principals

• National Family Partnership provides drug awareness by

sponsoring the annual National Red Ribbon Celebration.

• Created in 1985 in response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique

Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America.

• In 1988, NFP sponsored the first National Red Ribbon
• Celebration. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to

mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.

R E D R I B B O N I N A C T I O N

• PTA sponsors activities throughout the week:

Theme days and giveaways

• Elementary Schools Focus on:

Being drug-free Leading a healthy life Making good choices

• Award: John H. West wins Red Ribbon Contest

• We increase feelings of happiness and well-being, reduce bullying, and improve

their friendships by teaching them to be givers of kindness.

• When people benefit from kindness they “pay it forward” by helping others who

were not originally involved, and this creates a cascade of cooperation that influences dozens more in a social network. Physiological benefits of kindness include:

• Strengthened immune system
• Improved Cognitive Performance
• Increase in Energy
• Lower Heart Rate
• Balanced cortisol levels which result in less internal stress
• More likely to live a longer and more satisfied life
• Laughter and inner joy resulting in decreased stress hormones; lower blood

pressure; diminished pain. Color your world with Kindness

Research and Information

The Great Kindness Challenge:

• is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves

school climate and increases student engagement.

• is one school week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as

possible, choosing from a checklist of 50 suggestions.

• provides a powerful tool that actively engages students, teachers,

administration, families and community in creating a school culture of acceptance, tolerance, unity and respect.

H I G H L I G H T S

K I N D N E S S C E R T I F I E D S C H O O L S

We are proud to announce that Charles E. Schwarting, Eastplain and John H. West elementary schools have been designated as nationally certified Kindness Schools.

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