• Character Counts - 6 Pillars of Character
• Natural Helpers
• WHAT ARE NATURAL HELPERS?
  Natural Helpers are students who are trained to be great listeners and wonderful helpers for their friends. They are also known as "students helping students". They are Natural Helpers because their peers have identified them as caring and trustworthy. They aren't exactly counselors but they do what they are best at - being good friends. To become a Natural Helper, students are nominated by their peers. A Natural Helper is someone you would seek out to get help when there's a tight or personal situation.

Always Remember...RED RIBBON WEEK

• Red Ribbon Week Proclamation Signing

• Thru With Chew http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sgr/sgr4kids/smokeless.htm
  
• Tar Wars program will be presented to all 5 th graders by area physicians

• Smoke-Out Jackson County Day
  http://www.quit-smoking.net./greatamericansmokeout.html

1. Youth Organized to Develop Attitudes (Y.O.D.A.)
2. Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) http://www.texaslung.org/Programs/TATU.htm
3. D.A.R.E. Program in the 5 th Grade
4. Life Skills in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades
   http://www.lotsoflearning.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?search=item&sku=399
5. Natural Helpers at Middle Schools and Ripley High School http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSDMA/student_work/natural_helpers.html
6. Peer Mediation  http://www.schoolmediation.com/
7. Mentor Programs http://mentoring.deliverthepromise.com/
8. Positive Behavior Supports  http://www.labs.net/schools/bru/rsp/manual.htm
9. Conflict Resolution Programs    http://www.usda.gov/cprc/
10. Crisis Intervention Teams
11. Advisor/Advisee Program