First Row: Nicholas Ragusin, Kyndra Carriles, Alex Lopez
Back Row: Skyler Pessall, Riley Pagel, Emma Sanchez, Mrs. Wehmeyer

The Port O’Connor Dolphins kick off bully prevention month by shouting “STOP”!!!  In choosing the hand print as the core symbol of our campaign, the significance from interviews with our precious youth is tremendous:  not only does it unify marked differences in all of us, down to the lines in our prints, and the trials in our paths, it is also a Dolphin approved alternative to strategies that do not always work, such as walking away or ignoring the bully.  Together, the Dolphins stand, and Shout stop while showing your hand, Take a step back, Offer support (if you are a bystander), Persist (be persistent until the bully behavior is stopped for good!).  Also, if someone is telling me to stop, I can recognize the cue and acknowledge I am doing or saying something they do not like! And that is my notice to correct the behavior!