On October 27-30, 2025, we celebrated Red Ribbon Week with fun events and expressive dress-up days to show that we are drug-free. Red Ribbon Week is important because it is the longest and oldest campaign supporting that there is no reason to do drugs.
First, on Monday, October 27, students promised to be drug-free by wearing red and taking ASB’s pledge, which required them to write their name on a ribbon. This showed their commitment to live a drug-free life.
On Tuesday, October 28, students dressed in yellow and black to BEE drug-free. They participated in our human knot event, which showed that they would not get tied up with drugs.
On Wednesday, October 29, students dressed in fall clothing for Sweater Weather, so students would not “ Fall” for drugs. Also on this day, we had our Staff vs Student Dodgeball game, to dodge the effects of drugs.
Finally, on the last day, Thursday, October 30, students dressed in our dress-up day for Rhyme without Reason, where you dress up in certain things that rhyme with other people. On this day, we had stations as our event. We had a Drunk Driving Simulation, representing what it looks like if you are drunk, where students had to walk in a straight line. The second station consisted of a lung simulation to feel what it was like to breathe if you have been smoking or vaping. The third station was a memory game with sounds that made you lose your focus. And lastly, we had photos of the differences between what your organs look like when healthy versus how they look impaired from drugs.
“I really enjoyed Red Ribbon Week because it taught and reminded us to make the right decisions in our lives. All of the fun activities and dress-up days united our school and helped us show our support for being drug-free and living a healthy life.” – Lily Valente
“I had learned a lot by participating in lunch events and teaching us about the problems of drinking and drugs.” – Campbell Dewitt
In the end, Red Ribbon Week is an impactful week where we learn about drug-free safety, so we know the long-term effects of what drugs can do to our bodies. We got to learn and have fun in a week.
