NEWS
Students stand UP for character... DOWN to bullying
Oct. 24, 2010 – During the week of Oct. 18-21 at Cohoes High
School, students and staff made the most out of an important
message: having character is important, and bullying is not.
During National Character Education Week and the district proclaiming October as Anti-Bullying Awareness Month, CHS students participated in a variety of activities to reinforce the message.
"I was very proud of our students, faculty and staff for the amount of effort they put into this week," said CHS Principal Joseph Rajczak. "Their spirit and enthusiasm was evident."
Art students designed a logo, which was worn on t-shirts and displayed around the school throughout the week. Students also participated in drawing chalk art with an anti-bullying theme on Friday, the same day as the poster contest voting took place and the winners were announced. More than 100 students entered posters that depicted their thoughts and feelings about bullying.
Students also signed a pledge against bullying on the wall of the cafeteria.
Other events at the high school included:
English classes - Students participated in an online bullying survey. Lectures/discussions on violence, acceptance and the future.
Spanish Classes - Students create anti-bullying posters
Health classes- Discussions of the effects of bullying on physical and mental health issues
Social Studies- Discussions about bullying with students specifically asking, “What it means to me”
SPED - Students had a unit on bullying, including what bullying looks like and how to help someone who is being bullied. We will also be discussing bullying and technology, including texting and mySpace.
Physical Education- Activities around sportsmanship and teamwork
NovaNET- Define bullying and provide examples
French Classes - Students translated respect, tolerance, etc. into French.
ESL students translated “Stand UP to Character…DOWN to
Bullying” into Ukrainian, Arabic, Spanish & Russian; Watched videos
and had discussions
Business Law - Discussed privacy and bulling laws
Science Labs - Created lab groups to provide all students the opportunity to work together
Participation in Government Class - Discussions on bullying with seniors
Chorus- Learning the song “Don’t Laugh at Me”
