By Sydney Goemaat and Rose Rankin
Kick Butts Day on
March 18, 2015 is about getting involved in activities so American youth can
raise awareness about the tobacco problem, encourage peers to be tobacco free
and support effective solutions to reduce tobacco use. Every day more than 3,000 kids under 18 try smoking for the first time
and 700 kids become new regular daily smokers. Tobacco use is still the leading
cause of preventable death in the U.S., killing more than 480,000 people every
year.
That is why Van
Buren Middle School YLC 8th graders are participating in Kick Butts
Day by doing fun activities to show awareness.
The activities we will be doing are…
*On March 16th
a group of girls are going to pick up cigarette butts on 1st Street
in Keosauqua, to show that they care about having a smoke free environment. They
will be displaying the cigarettes in the display case in the school lobby.
*On March 16th
during parent teacher conferences, YLC will assist with a Tail Gate/Smoke out. This
group of boys is going to put facts about smoking and how it affects the body
on the food containers.
* On March 17th
a group of girls are planning to put stickers on cigarette boxes and
advertisements. These stickers have facts about the physical consequences of smoking.
*On March 18th
two groups of students will travel to the Elementary School to teach the 6th
grade classes of Mrs.Corry and Mrs.Jones. The groups will teach the students
how the cigarettes would affect their career or favorite activities. They will
also have a lung display to show the effects of smoking on their lungs. They
will also have a coloring contest as an activity and facts about smoking.
*On March 18th
there will be a video skit shared with students during lunch time.
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