{"id":213163,"date":"2015-10-27T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=213163"},"modified":"2015-10-27T04:00:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T18:00:31","slug":"rota-private-school-kicks-off-red-ribbon-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/rota-private-school-kicks-off-red-ribbon-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rota private school kicks off Red Ribbon Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students of Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja showcase their artwork in celebration of Red Ribbon Week and Bully Prevention Month banner. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students at Eskuelan San Francisco de Borja and other schools across the nation will spend time this week raising awareness of the dangers of drugs and alcohol and pledging to be drug-free as part of the celebration of Red Ribbon Week, which runs on Oct. 23-31, 2015<\/p>\n

In addition to Red Ribbon Week, ESFDB is celebrating National Bullying Prevention Month.\u00a0 The goal is to encourage communities to work together to stop bullying and cyber-bullying by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children of all ages.<\/p>\n

Red Ribbon Week is a way to send a powerful message to children to stay off drugs and that if anyone even attempts to offer it to them, to look the other way and run or tell their teacher, their parents, \u201ctell somebody you trust,\u201d said administrator\/principal Carmen H. Atalig.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids are very impressionable at this age,\u201d Atalig said. \u201cThey\u2019re beginning to know what\u2019s right and wrong and we have this opportunity to instill in them the values of good behavior, which means not taking drugs and let\u2019s stop the bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDrugs can do a lot of things to your body and mind and it destroys your brain and can destroy your life because you won\u2019t be very good at stuff you\u2019re trying to do. You won\u2019t be good at school and you won\u2019t get a good job,\u201d said student body council president Angelo Lucero.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when you or a friend knows you are about to get bullied, make a stand, and stop it before it gets worse,\u201d Lucero said.<\/p>\n

Jeremy John Atalig II, student body council vice president, said he chooses to be drug free because he wants to have a good life and help keep students or friends from being bullied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we support as a parish community?\u00a0 Tell your children just say no when offered drugs by friends, strangers, and most especially drug dealers.\u00a0 The other is lock up your meds. These drugs range from pain relievers and depressants to stimulants and over-the-counter medicines. Children who abuse prescription drugs admit to getting them from family or friends. Prevent your children from abusing your medications by securing your meds in places your child cannot access them,\u201d said board chair and Pacific Regional Training Institute director Edward Maratita Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cLastly, pray. Pray for a friend who is at-risk for substance abuse and for children and all young adults who have so much to offer the world,\u201d added Maratita.\u00a0 \u201cAnd let\u2019s not forget to end and stomp out bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n

ESFDB students also participated in drawing and essay contests as part of Red Ribbon Week, using this year\u2019s theme: \u201cRespect Yourself.\u00a0 Be Drug Free.\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Ribbon Week commemorates the work of Enrique \u201cKiki\u201d Camarena, a DEA agent who was kidnapped and killed in 1985 in the line of duty fighting the war on drugs. In 1985, high school students from his hometown in Calexico, California, began the celebration to honor Camarena. (ESFDB)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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