By Kyla Orzame,
Dionne Marbibi
and Xeriza Elayda
8th grade journalism
Red Ribbon Day is the day we wear a ribbon that represents the violation of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. We have this event every October to help prevent drug addiction. It tells kids and parents that being drug-free is right for them. By doing this event, we are able to reach out to the people who are addicted to drugs and to let them know that there is help available for them. The red symbolizes the awareness of being drug-free and reminds people that we only have one life to live and we need to use it wisely.
The students, teachers and staff at Dominican Catholic School wore red to say that we are a drug-free school and we don’t take drugs. We learn that if we take them, we can ruin our lives and probably others. Drugs are a way of ruining people’s lives, which is why we have this drug prevention event to tell other people to stop using them or to never use them. When we do this drug-free event, it will let people know that they aren’t alone, that we are all here to help when in need.
When asked what the color red symbolizes, May Erguiza, a teacher at DCS, said, “The red symbolizes the awareness of being drug-free and reminds people that we only have one life to live and we need to use it wisely.”
When asked why it is important to have this event, Maria Anne Wesolowski, an eighth-grader, said, “It’s important to do this because it reminds kids and their parents that being drug-free is right. Taking drugs will not help you, even though you might think it does. It harms you not only mentally but also physically. ”
When asked if this event can help reach out to the people suffering from drug addiction, Kyle Dela Pena, an eighth-grader, said, “Yes it can because if kids experience drug-free day and bring the information they learned home to their parents, their parents will share it with their friends who are suffering form drug addiction and the parents themselves might realize, ‘Hey, what I’m doing is wrong and it’s not only affecting me but my child, too.’”
