Many students at Poly participated in Red Ribbon Week from October 21-25. During the week, students were encouraged to dress according to the designated themes chosen for each day.
The purpose of having Red Ribbon Week at Poly was to encourage a commitment to avoid drugs.
“Student Commission thought of fun dress up days to commemorate the week. Though the different themes sound a tad silly, they act as a symbol of drug prevention for participating students,” said senior and ASB President, Jeah Clemente.
Students wore red on Monday in honor of Red Ribbon Week. On Tuesday, they wore crazy socks to “sock out drugs”. Wednesday’s pun was to shade away drugs with sunglasses. Thursday’s theme was to “lay off” of drugs with leis. Friday, students wore their team shirts to “team up against drugs”.
“It was really fun to plan, especially because of the message it sent to the student body,” said junior Johnathan Coleman, Commissioner of Welfare.
Coleman and junior Davis Ho also organized a rally on October 21. Students were able to go on stage and sign a star that pledged they would be drug free. The stars were placed on a larger poster that now hangs in the 100 building.
The use of Red Ribbons originated with Enrique S. Camarena, a DEA agent, who promoted the prevention of drug use. It was not until after he was violently murdered that the media picked up his his story and goals and showed the American people how violent world of narcotics can be.
When Poly celebrates Red Ribbon Week, they are honoring the dreams of Camarena by promoting drug prevention.
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