Klatt Elementary School students had a special surprise Monday as they wrapped up Red Ribbon Week - the longest-running drug and violence prevention program in the United States.
ANCHORAGE , Alaska - Members of the Alaska National Guard say that in being part of a Klatt Elementary assembly, students will end up deciding to say no to drug and tobacco products.
“ really important, because it’s creating a positive interaction with our law enforcement folks,” Master Sgt. Elijah Gutierrez, with the Alaska National Guard counterdrug support program, said. “It’s also planting these initial seeds of making healthy choices and living healthy lifestyles. And so it’s having that early conversation.
Deiman-Szymanski says while she feels her students received the message well, she emphasized how it helps to have messengers, like Alaska National Guard and law enforcement members. “The helicopter is super fun,” Gutierrez said. “This is our second year doing it, it takes a lot of coordination, but it really is these big moments about how they’re going to feel about the event, how they’re going to remember this event. And so we’re hoping that our messaging sticks with those big, fun things in there.”
“And like military vehicles. I‘m like, what? This is like, bro, I can’t imagine it. It’s like, it’s so great. Just unbelievable.”
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