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Red
Ribbon Week: Does it Help?
by Zack Roddy,
Editor-in-chief Every year, we see a
student being escorted off campus in cuffs by an El Segundo police
officer. Red Ribbon Week is a way to inform the student body that we
should NOT DO DRUGS. But if we keep hearing it over and over, we
just shrug it off; it goes in one ear and straight out the other.
On the 24th, there was an assembly which consisted of
having two people, Amy and Michael, addressing the students on how
drugs are revolting and disgusting. With many students nodding off,
the assembly quickly became monotonous. If the audience was given a
chance to come up with questions instead of having the prearranged
ones, it would have made the assembly a lot more interesting. Every
year we have the same 3-screen assembly, which happened on Thursday
the 26th featuring the latest music and updated video diaries of an
unfortunate mishap that occurred because of alcohol or drug abuse.
With cringe-worthy narration and ridiculously acted
film clips, the student body either ditches or sleeps through the
educational video. No one walks away from those assemblies thinking,
"Wow, I'm going to do something about this; I'll become more aware
and tell my friends to stop". The students will do what they want to
anyway, and there is really nothing anybody can do to stop them.
Curiosity in teenagers will overcome their morals and will lead to
their downfall.
As a school, we should listen to Red Ribbon Week and
make it more appealing to teenagers. This has been attempted too
many times and unfortunately, most will not pay attention. This
school is proud for maintaining a good image within the community,
but the students inside really know what is going on. There is a
simple solution to this problem: don't do drugs!
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