Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Wyandotte High School-Peer Mediators, Kansas City, Kansas won a Say Something Week Award for this outstanding video. Find out how you can get involved in Say Something Week: sandyhookpromise.org/our-programs/say-something/say-something-week
Here are highlights from their award submission:
Peer Mediators decided to focus on social media, as it was identified as a major factor of youth violence in their school community. Students and staff were asked to upload positive pictures and posts on Facebook or Instagram with #saysomethingbulldogs. The student leaders also emphasized a key ingredient to preventing violence: the trusted adult. Therefore, the mediators asked students to write a postcard to a trusted adult. They wanted students to think about who they could go to when they needed to talk to someone about youth violence. The CTE Teacher Jamie Craig stated:
“As we were conducting the events throughout the week, I had many students come to me and open up about youth violence they had seen or were experiencing, at that moment. One student broke down because her sister had just attempted suicide the day before and she said she wished she would've seen the signs, but didn't know what to look for. Just seeing the reality of my students and hearing their stories was eye opening. This is an issue that I advocate for every day because I have lost too many to youth violence. So, even hearing their stories, helped me open up and tell them mine and I believe it brought us closer, as a class, a community and as a school.”
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Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is a national, nonprofit organization based in Newtown, Connecticut. We are led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and 6 educators. SHP is focused on preventing gun violence (and other forms of violence and victimization) BEFORE it happens by educating and mobilizing youth and adults on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals. SHP is a moderate, above-the-politics organization that supports sensible non-policy and policy solutions that protect children and prevent gun violence. Our intent is to honor all victims of gun violence by turning our tragedy into a moment of transformation. For more information, visit sandyhookpromise.org
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
#SandyHookPromise #ProtectOurKids #EndGunViolence #SaySomethingSavesLives #KnowTheSigns
Wyandotte High School-Peer Mediators, Kansas City, Kansas won a Say Something Week Award for this outstanding video. Find out how you can get involved in Say Something Week: sandyhookpromise.org/our-programs/say-something/say-something-week
Here are highlights from their award submission:
Peer Mediators decided to focus on social media, as it was identified as a major factor of youth violence in their school community. Students and staff were asked to upload positive pictures and posts on Facebook or Instagram with #saysomethingbulldogs. The student leaders also emphasized a key ingredient to preventing violence: the trusted adult. Therefore, the mediators asked students to write a postcard to a trusted adult. They wanted students to think about who they could go to when they needed to talk to someone about youth violence. The CTE Teacher Jamie Craig stated:
“As we were conducting the events throughout the week, I had many students come to me and open up about youth violence they had seen or were experiencing, at that moment. One student broke down because her sister had just attempted suicide the day before and she said she wished she would've seen the signs, but didn't know what to look for. Just seeing the reality of my students and hearing their stories was eye opening. This is an issue that I advocate for every day because I have lost too many to youth violence. So, even hearing their stories, helped me open up and tell them mine and I believe it brought us closer, as a class, a community and as a school.”
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Sandy Hook Promise (SHP) is a national, nonprofit organization based in Newtown, Connecticut. We are led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, that claimed the lives of 20 first-graders and 6 educators. SHP is focused on preventing gun violence (and other forms of violence and victimization) BEFORE it happens by educating and mobilizing youth and adults on mental health and wellness programs that identify, intervene and help at-risk individuals. SHP is a moderate, above-the-politics organization that supports sensible non-policy and policy solutions that protect children and prevent gun violence. Our intent is to honor all victims of gun violence by turning our tragedy into a moment of transformation. For more information, visit sandyhookpromise.org
Connect with us:
Twitter @sandyhook – twitter.com/sandyhook
Facebook @sandyhookpromise – facebook.com/SandyHookPromise Instagram @sandyhookpromise – instagram.com/sandyhookpromise
#SandyHookPromise #ProtectOurKids #EndGunViolence #SaySomethingSavesLives #KnowTheSigns
