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Sponsored by county Prosecutor John L. Molinelli, the contest asks entrants to tell how they won’t stand for bullying and offers online voters a choice of three finalists at each grade level.
Contest participation has spiked from 40 schools in last year’s first contest to 56 this year. School officials were asked to submit a finalist from each grade level.
Elementary school students created posters, middle school students crafted PowerPoint presentations, and high school students produced videos.
Molinelli said the contest “has been a valuable tool for educators” because it “encourages young people to consider any bullying behavior as unacceptable and to report a problem rather than being a silent bystander.”
The next step is the online voting, beginning today and running through March 30, on the prosecutor’s website: www.bcpo.net.
You can pick one finalist from each grade level featured on the website’s “Youth Outreach” tab (One vote per email address will be allowed each day).
Just click here:
Winning entries will be announced at the annual educational SNAP conference on April 18, 2012.
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