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Date: Immediate Red Ribbon Week Activities for GGUSD Schools — Oct. 20–24 Special classroom lessons, anti-drug essay and poster contests, and the wearing of red by students and staff are some of the many activities planned for Red Ribbon Week in the Garden Grove Unified School District, being observed from October 20 -24. Virtually all district schools are planning special programs in conjunction with this national event for the promotion of a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. The following are highlights of Red Ribbon Week activities in the district. (Media representatives are invited to attend any event.) Peters Elementary School (K-3), 13162 Newhope St., Garden Grove (663-6085 — Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Red wristbands distributed to students; Thursday, Oct. 23 – Students recite drug-free pledge. Contact: Bonnie Strand, principal. Mark Twain School (special education), 11802 Loara St., Garden Grove (663-6050) — Monday, Oct. 20 – School decorated with red ribbons; Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Students prepare anti-drug posters; Thursday, Oct. 23 – Winning posters selected; Friday, Oct. 24 – UCI students will perform skit with Mark Twain pupils and lead parade featuring the student posters. Contact: Jeanne Longerbone, principal. Alamitos Intermediate School, 12381 Dale St., Garden Grove (663-6101) — Friday, Oct. 24 – The band, Corday, led by singer and schoolteacher Jennifer Corday, performs at 1:30 p.m. The band’s message, through music and dialogue, expresses the dangers of tobacco products and drugs. Contact: Gerald Gereb, principal. Newhope Elementary School, 4419 W. Regent Dr., Santa Ana (663-6581) — Monday, Oct. 20 – Red wristbands distributed at lunch; Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Student council decorates school with red ribbons; Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Students work on anti-drug writing projects; Thursday, Oct. 23 – Red Ribbon Week bookmarks distributed; Friday, Oct. 24 – Students and staff wear red and attend anti-drug assembly at 8:15 a.m. Contact: Fran Murphy, principal. Heritage Elementary School, 426 S. Andres Place., Santa Ana (663-6108) — Monday, Oct 20 – Parent volunteers post anti-drug banners on classroom doors, and upper-grade students decorate fences with red yarn. Students sign drug-free pledge and receive red wristbands; Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Students and staff wear red; Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Student anti-drug essays read over public address system. Contact: Lila Jenkins, principal. Anthony Elementary School, 15320 Pickford St. Westminster (663-6104) — Thursday, Oct. 23 – The Corday band with anti-drug message performs in outdoor concert for students and their families at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Betsy Arns, principal. Bolsa Grande High School, 9401 Westminster Ave., Garden Grove (663-6424) — Monday, Oct. 20 – Students decorate school in red ribbons; Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Student and staff to wear red and lunchtime anti-drug rally. Contact: Denise Jay, principal. Garden Park Elementary School, 6562 Stanford Ave., Garden Grove (663-6074) — Monday, Oct. 20 – Sixth-graders decorate school with Red Ribbon Week banners and red wristbands distributed; Thursday, Oct. 23 – Students and staff wear red; Friday, Oct. 24 – Anti-drug assembly at 8:45 a.m. Contact: Linda Chrystal, principal. Barker Elementary School, 12565 Springdale St., Garden Grove (663-6164) — Monday, Oct. 20 – Sixth-graders decorate school with Red Ribbon Week banners and red wristbands distributed; Thursday, Oct. 23 – Red Ribbon Week school assembly. Contact: Lorraine Rae, principal. Gilbert Elementary School, 9551 Orangewood Ave., Garden Grove (663-6318) — Monday, Oct. 20 – PTA decorates school with anti-drug messages and students and staff begin wearing red all week; Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Students sign drug-free pledge; Friday, Oct. 24 – Anti-drug assembly. Contact: Susie Dollbaum, principal. Zeyen Elementary School, 12081 Magnolia St., Garden Grove (663-6535) — Monday, Oct. 20 – Students post anti-drug sign on fencing along Chapman Avenue, Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Red Ribbon Week posters displayed on classrooms doors and exterior walls; Wednesday, Oct. 22 – Students and staff wear red. Contact: Susie Autry, principal. Russell Elementary School, 600 S. Jackson St., Santa Ana (663-6151)
— Tuesday, Oct. 21 – Classrooms collect coins for local anti-drug
programs through the “Pennies for Prevention” campaign; Wednesday,
Oct. 22 – Students and staff wear red; Thursday, Oct. 23 –
Student sign anti-drug pledge, and coin containers for Pennies for Prevention
are weighed to determine top classrooms. Contact: Jim Benes, principal. PR #290
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