DeKalb Prevention Coalition Recognizes Red Ribbon Week Poster Contest Winners

November 2, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Prevention Coalition has recognized students who participated in a poster contest last week in support of Red Ribbon Week October 23-31.

The theme for this year’s Red ribbon week was “Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free”

DeKalb West School winners:
*4-8th grade pictured left to right- Third place, Sawyer Hendrix; Second place, Christian Cripps; First place winner Halla McDaniel. Grand winner Kayla Checchi

*Pre-K to third grade pictured left to right- Third place, Maggie Hendrix , (Lisa Cripps holding Second place tie poster Davis Barnes) absent from picture due to field trip.), Mackenzie Brown tied for Second place; First place. Claire Cripps, and the Grand prize winner, Molly McReynolds.

Students from DeKalb Middle School took the pledge to live drug free.

Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug use and the problems related to drugs facing our community, and encourages parents, educators, business owners, and other community organizations to promote drug-free lifestyles.

The Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people during Red Ribbon Week with the message to choose a healthy lifestyle.

In 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique S. “Kiki” Camarena was killed by drug traffickers. Shortly after his death, citizens from his hometown of Calexico, California, began wearing red ribbons to remember him and commemorate his sacrifice.

The first official Red Ribbon Week celebration was created by the National Family Partnership in 1988. NFP continues to coordinate the campaign for families, schools and communities across the nation each year. Since then, the red ribbon has symbolized a continuing commitment to reducing the demand for illicit drugs in our communities.

November 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

All five DeKalb County Schools now have security vestibules to enhance safety of students and staff.

The latest and last vestibule was completed over the fall break at Smithville Elementary School. Others were previously added at DCHS, Northside Elementary, DeKalb Middle, and DeKalb West School.

While visitors to the schools are already locked out and must press a button at the front entrance to be allowed inside and for them to sign in, there was previously no other security barrier or confined area to keep people from roaming the halls before being received by office staff, teacher, or principal.

Security vestibules changed that by creating a secure space for additional protection. Once a visitor has signed in and been identified as an authorized visitor, the doors from the sign-in area to the school are electronically unlocked.

The DeKalb County School District in recent years has taken steps at each school to tighten security including the addition of school resource officers, surveillance cameras, safety sphere balls (at some schools) to guard against someone crashing through the entrance with an automobile, key fobs (high school) along with the security vestibules.

November 1, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association (DESA), with the help of volunteers, will again be preparing and delivering Thanksgiving Meals to DeKalb County residents on Thursday, November 24.

This year’s meal will consist of turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, and a homemade dessert.

If you or a family member would like a hot meal on Thanksgiving Day, please call one of the numbers listed below or visit the website listed to be added to our delivery list. They will need your address, phone number, and the number of persons in your household. The meals are scheduled to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon.

DESA will accept names of persons requesting a meal through Friday, November 18.

To get your name on the delivery list, call 615-390-0297 or 615-712-4286 or visit www.dekalbesa.com/meal

Additionally, if you want to support this community project by donating or volunteering your time to prepare meals and/or make deliveries, you can contact the phone number above or visit www.dekalbesa.com/help to donate or sign up to volunteer.

The DeKalb Emergency Services Association also plans to prepare and deliver meals on Christmas Eve. A future announcement will be publicized later for this project.

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