Northgate High School SAVE Promise Club celebrates "Say Something Week"

During the week of March 23-27, Northgate High School's SAVE Promise Club celebrated "Say Something Week." The SAVE Promise club is a student-led initiative within Sandy Hook Promise focused on preventing school violence, bullying and self-harm before they happen, said Social Work Specialist Merritt Rollins, who advises the club. "Say Something Week spotlights the impact of Trusted Adults and Upstanders in our community, which empowers students to take action and create change." 

The club created a Trusted Adult Tree that they posted in the school's Forum to remind students of who some of the Trusted Adults are on our campus, Rollins added. Lunch activities were offered where students: wrote thank you notes to their Trusted Adults, and shared why they Say Something and when they Say Something, if something is on their minds. For example, student Savannah Shopp wrote, "I want my friends to be happy," Francesca Cochrane wrote, "I would say something because I care for my friends," and Brooklyn Iwasyk wrote, "I want a happy, safe school."

"Having Trusted Adults that students feel comfortable sharing challenges with helps ensure that our campus is a safer place for everyone as well as an easier place to learn," Rollins said. "I am SO proud of my students and how everything went. We even had air brush tattoos that said, 'Say Something,' which were a huge hit. It was awesome!"

Information about the "Say Something" Anonymous Reporting System is here.