Community Joins NAEC’s Day Of Pink

Valerie Allan | Apr 24, 2014

NAEC once more demonstrated a determination to end bullying at their Day of Pink on April 9. Students gathered for an assembly, wearing pink or Day of Pink pins. This year, several community members were a welcome addition to the assembly. The assembly started with some remarks from Grade 9 and 10 students. Brittany and Shannon Delyea, Lucas Parks-Delyea and Breanna Tryon welcomed the students, staff and visitors and talked about the Day of Pink in general, and what NAEC and the community can do to stand out against bullying. Brittany, Shannon and Lucas were attendees at a recent conference on the subject.

Included in the assembly was a video put together by the Pink Panthers, a group of Elementary students who are committed to ending bullying. They are Kaitlyn Rosenblath, Matt Emslie, Madi Lemke, Mackenzie Johnson, Chantal Keller, Madi Lessard, Olivia Bence, Avery Cuddy, Camille Cote, Cassandra Parks-Delyea and Luc DesRosiers. They asked fellow students and some staff members what “anti-bullying” meant to them. The resultant videos were edited and compiled by Mr. Pelow. Photo by Devin Gagne-Baldacchin

The assembly was invited to visit the hallway by Mr. Pelow’s room, where the Pink Panthers had placed two mural papers. To pledge their intention to prevent bullying, people were invited to trace their hand with a pink marker and sign inside. By the end of the day, the murals were full.

Posters and art with a Day of Pink theme were displayed in all the hallways of the school, as the whole school got involved with the spirit of the day. NAEC is hoping that more community members will come next year, so that bullying is eliminated and “every day is a day of pink”, as Lucas Parks-Delyea said.