Red Ribbon Week is celebrated every year during late October, and this year, Red Ribbon Week is recognized nationally as October 23-31. Red Ribbon Week is a substance abuse prevention campaign dedicated to the memory of Kiki Camerena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, killed in the line of duty.
GCISD campuses have numerous activities during this time, and the district as a whole holds two contests each year where students submit posters and public service announcements. All first place district level winners will be recognized at the November GCISD Board of Trustees meeting. Campus principals and counselors will be notified of winners prior to the meeting.
Poster Contest
GCISD will be sponsoring a drug prevention poster contest in which students are encouraged to create posters based on the national Red Ribbon Week theme of “Send a Message. Stay Drug Free.”.
- Posters must be on 11 x 17 paper or ½ of a posterboard.
- Select your own campus committee to choose 1st, 2nd and 3rd place posters for each grade level.
- Send all 1st place posters to the front desk of the administration building for the district wide competition by Tuesday, October 29.
- Please include the student’s name, grade and school on the back of the poster.
- District winners will be announced on Wednesday, October 30.
Public Service Announcement Competition
GCISD is also sponsoring a Public Service Announcement competition. All video entries must be submitted by Tuesday, October 29 to [email protected]. Please title the email “RRW PSA 2019”. Entries must be no longer than 30 seconds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, October 31.