Some people believe that Red Ribbon week is an artifact from the past that could have gone away with the dinosaur events of school in the 90’s. But, the reality is, they’re wrong. 

Red Ribbon week was from October 23-27. Throughout the week, students could “take the pledge” and color anti-drug pages during lunch. Dress-up days filled the calendar. On the 25th,  students dressed up in ties or tutus to be “tutu cool to be tied up in drugs.” On the 26th, students wore neon clothes and glasses. On the last day, the 27th, students wore their halloween costumes to school in attempt to “scare away the drugs” and attended the Halloween Bash after school.

“[I like that] we get to have the Halloween Bash, wear costumes, and have fun activities. In class, we are playing murder mystery, where we are trying to find who did it and what the [murderer’s] motive was,” 6th grader Micah D. said.

On these spirit days, dressing up with neon colors, ties and tutus, and their Halloween costumes lightens the campus mood and brings lots of laughs. 

“[Red Ribbon Week] mostly [helps] to stop doing drugs and that it’s bad for you and it gets you nowhere.” said 6th grader Camden C. 

Students enjoyed dressing up because it gave them a reason to do something out of the ordinary. They had the opportunity to win cool prizes and also match outfits with their friends. They also got to learn why we shouldn’t do drugs.

“It’s good that schools have these spirit days. [They help] spread awareness and also to have fun and get kids excited,” said 6th grader Micah D.

Red ribbon week isn’t just a silly little dress-up week that was made in the 80s. It encourages students to be positive about staying drug-free. Those who say otherwise are only one thing: wrong.