Red Ribbon Week!

Red Ribbon Week 2018 Oct. 22nd – 26th

The Door decorating contest will be judged on Thursday, October 25th during 6th period.

Doors will be featured on Lathrop’s web site. 1st Place – Pizza Party 2nd & 3rd – Ice Cream Party

Door Decorating Contest Rules All teachers and offices are invited to participate in this event. Teachers any one of your periods may enter the contest. The students in that period will be awarded the winning prizes. Decorations must be viewable from outside the classroom for judging. All decorations must be within the limits of the door frame. Anything outside the door frame will not be judged. The door must be able to open and close normally. The door design must include the words, Life Is Your Journey. Travel Drug Free. The door design must promote a drug free life style or have an anti-drug, alcohol, tobacco or bullying theme. The following criteria will be used in the judging of the door designs: The use of the words, Your Future is Key, So Stay Drug Free; Originality and creativity of drug free or anti-drug/bullying message; Use of materials. Doors may be decorated beginning Friday, October 19th and will be judged on Thursday, October 25th during 6th period (1:35-2:28). The winners will be announced during Friday, October 27th.

“Slam Dunk Drugs, Sports Day ” Wednesday, October 24 – “Slam Dunk Drugs, Sports Day ” Staff vs. Student Volleyball Game Come out and cheer your favorite teachers and staff as they put a SMACK DOWN on the girls volleyball team. Today after school at 2:00 on the volleyball courts.

“I’m Too Bright for Drugs” Thursday, October 25 – “I’m Too Bright for Drugs” Students may wear bright colored clothing. All other clothing items must comply with uniform policy.

Friday, OCTOBER 26 – “Drugs Are Old School” Wear 50’s, 60’s 70’s 80’s clothing. NO JEANS!

Friday, OCTOBER 26 – “Drugs Are Old School”

Friday, OCTOBER 26 – “Drugs Are Old School” 80’s

Click Here for Exciting News! Fall Dance & Haunted Maze Friday, Glowtober 26th 2:45 – 4:45 P.M. $5.00 includes admission to dance, haunted maze, food and drinks Purchase tickets during lunch Can dress in 50’s, 60’s, 70’s or 80’s attire

Activities That Teach by Tom Jackson A peer is someone who belongs to the same group as you, especially when based on age, grade, or social group. Peers, have a great impact on our behavior. Often it’s the people who are closest to us and know the best that have the greatest impact. Peer pressure refers to the influence your peers have when they try to get you to act or do something. It’s something we all have to deal with. This activity will give you an opportunity to experience peer pressure and a chance to ignore your peers who are trying to negatively influence your behavior.

Activities That Teach by Tom Jackson Line up in two lines with each line facing each other, the lines should be as equal in size as possible. The first two people in each line will walk down the middle of the two lines side by side. They must walk down the middle of the aisle at a normal pace keeping their eyes up and head facing the opposing team’s line. You can have the walkers pass next to their own line or the opposing team’s line. The goal is for the walkers to reach the end of the line without cracking a smile or laughing. If one of the two walkers smiles or laughs before reaching the end of the line they join the opposing team’s line. If both walkers smiles or laughs while walking down the line they both join the opposing teams line. The job of those standing in the lines is to get the walkers to smile or laugh. They may do anything they want except touch or harm the walkers in any way. The game is over when everyone has had a turn passing through the walk. The team with the most players in their line at the end of the game is the winner.

Did you find it hard not to smile as you walked down the line? Why? Activities That Teach by Tom Jackson Did you find it hard not to smile as you walked down the line? Why? What kinds of behaviors did others use to make you smile? What kinds of behaviors were the most effective on you? Were these behaviors the same for everyone? Were there certain people that were better at making you smile or laugh than others? Why were some able to make you smile or laugh and you could ignore others? How did you fell when you were trying trying to make them smile or laugh? Was it easy to make people smile or laugh when they didn’t want to? Why? How does this activity apply to peer pressure?

In this “I Bet You Can’t” activity, you got to experience peer pressure. We all experience peer pressure, either positive or negative. Peer pressure is when your classmates, other people your age, your social group, or someone you admire try to get you to do something. It is so easy to give in to peer pressure because everyone wants to fit in and be liked. Especially when it seems like “everyone is doing it”. Sometimes people give in to peer pressure because they don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, they don’t want to be alone or left out, or they don’t know how to get out of the situation so they just say “yes”. How can you deal with peer pressure?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU40JYYdFkc

Click on the link below to view a short video on the promise of drugs http://www.justthinktwice.com/video/video-promise-drugs

Click on the link below to explore the social consequences of drug use http://www.justthinktwice.com/social-consequences-using-drugs

Click on the link below to explore how drug use effects your grades http://www.justthinktwice.com/how-does-drug-use-affect-your-high-school-grades