1 More Week to Spread the Word to End the Word

Surveys show that 77% of students are bullied mentally, physically and verbally.

I'd like to end this by encouraging you to Spread the Word to End the Word until the end of the year! During yearbook distribution, I heard the r-word get used twice. Once during 4th hour distribution, when two staffers couldn't the ticket window to open. After one of our security guards came to open it- they said "Were we retarded or was it stuck?"

Thank you to all the teachers who haven't used the highly-offensive r-word (Retard or retarded) during class. I know it's tempting for you to do so.

I'd personally like to thank our r-word masters who've supported Best Buddies and Special Olympics by making their pledge.

Mrs. Spahr, one of our terrific art teachers, was the first teacher to make the pledge.
Mrs. Regier, our speech and language pathologist, was the second teacher to make the r-word pledge

They made the pledge after I sent a poem out about similarities people may have.

Homework: If you haven't made the pledge online already. Please do so)
Go to www.r-word.org/r-word-pledge.aspx
Make one pledge under Chaparral High School