The Red Ribbon Week activities at Rufus E. Payne Elementary School allowed teachers, staff, parents, and the community to become involved in the students’ pledge to be drug free. Teachers placed pieces of the “Celebrate A Drug Free Life” ribbon roll on all classroom doors. Each grade level created and signed giant paper banners, which were hung in the cafeteria. Students in kindergarten through second grade entered a drawing contest; students in third through fifth grades submitted essays. Winners of the two contests were awarded water bottles. To show that they “Stay On Track For Success—Drug Free,” children and adults wore team sports apparel. The entire school, as well as parents, dressed in red and marched through the streets of Jacksonville, calling attention to Red Ribbon Week. Later, students participated in math lessons that incorporated elements of the march. Teachers read books, articles, and poems to their classes that stressed the importance of keeping away from drugs. And the students completed writing assignments in response to the readings.
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The Red Ribbon Week activities at Rufus E. Payne Elementary School allowed teachers, staff, parents, and the community to become involved in the students’ pledge to be drug free. Teachers placed pieces of the “Celebrate A Drug Free Life” ribbon roll on all classroom doors. Each grade level created and signed giant paper banners, which were hung in the cafeteria. Students in kindergarten through second grade entered a drawing contest; students in third through fifth grades submitted essays. Winners of the two contests were awarded water bottles. To show that they “Stay On Track For Success—Drug Free,” children and adults wore team sports apparel. The entire school, as well as parents, dressed in red and marched through the streets of Jacksonville, calling attention to Red Ribbon Week. Later, students participated in math lessons that incorporated elements of the march. Teachers read books, articles, and poems to their classes that stressed the importance of keeping away from drugs. And the students completed writing assignments in response to the readings.
