The Counselor's Corner
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week is October 23-31, 2012. It is a time for us to reaffirm our vow to be drug-free.
The theme is: THE BEST ME IS DRUG-FREE.
Students are encouraged to participate each day by observing the following:
Monday, October 22, 2012 I'm a "jeanious". I am drug-free. (WEAR JEANS.)
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 "Sock it to drugs." (WEAR SILLY SOCKS)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 "Get T'd off about drugs. (WEAR YOUR FAVORITE T-Shirt.)
Thursday, October 25, 2012 "Put a cap on drugs," (WEAR YOUR FAVORITE HAT/CAP.)
Friday, October 25, 2012 "Lei Off Drugs." (BUY A LEI AT SCHOOL TO WEAR for $.50.)
HOMEROOM CLASSES POSTER DECORATING CONTEST WITH PRIZES: Choose and illustrate a drug-free slogan on a poster. First Place: $25.00 Second Place: $15.00 Third Place: $10.00
The Story Behind the Symbol:
Enrique "Kiki" Camarena grew up in a
dirt-floored house with hopes and dreams of making a difference. Camarena worked
his way through college, served in the Marines and became a police officer.
When he decided to join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, his mother tried to talk him out it. "I can't not do this," he told her. "I'm only one person, but I want to make a difference."
The DEA sent Camarena to work undercover in Mexico investigating a major drug cartel believed to include officers in the Mexican army, police and government. On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death.
In honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin. Parents, sick of the destruction of alcohol and other drugs, had begun forming coalitions. Some of these new coalitions took Camarena as their model and embraced his belief that one person can make a difference. These coalitions also adopted the symbol of Camarena's memory the red ribbon.
The National Family Partnership organized the first Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988. Since that time, the campaign has reached millions of U.S. children.
Source: Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
When he decided to join the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, his mother tried to talk him out it. "I can't not do this," he told her. "I'm only one person, but I want to make a difference."
The DEA sent Camarena to work undercover in Mexico investigating a major drug cartel believed to include officers in the Mexican army, police and government. On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death.
In honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin. Parents, sick of the destruction of alcohol and other drugs, had begun forming coalitions. Some of these new coalitions took Camarena as their model and embraced his belief that one person can make a difference. These coalitions also adopted the symbol of Camarena's memory the red ribbon.
The National Family Partnership organized the first Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988. Since that time, the campaign has reached millions of U.S. children.
Source: Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
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