RED RIBBON WEEKS

We cut red plastic ribbon and decorate Central and Ishi Hills.

We put up posters on the dangers of smoking.  We tie the red ribbon on Central's and Ishi Hills' door handles and other places.

At Central, in 2006, we put on assemblies on the effects of drugs, especially meth.  

Our PowerPoint presentation had some pictures from 2stopmeth.org.  Canine demonstrations were a big hits.

We have different activities each year like coloring tobacco free bumper stickers to give to  younger children, rap contests, screams, and even a "counting the cost" activity.  

If students calculated correctly math problems on the cost of smoking, they received a mini key chain calculator.  The cost of smoking, over years, was greater than the cost of a new vehicle.  The new car dealerships in Oroville supported this concept by each providing a new car for students to view when they turned in their calculations.

Early in the morning in 1999, we lined out the field for a massive Red Ribbon Week message.

We measured everything.

Then, we staked out the letters with red ribbon so that all Central's students could stand on them for an aerial photo.

 
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David Neilsen, chief photographer for the Mercury-Register, took this picture from a Butte County Sheriff's Department helicopter.

Poster Contests at Wyandotte, Stanford Avenue, Oakdale Heights, and Ophir Schools

We host pro-health poster contests at other schools. If possible, the winning poster at each school, chosen by the students, is made into a billboard.