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Oak Bay High students spread kindness to battle bullying

Three days of kindness culminate in Pink Shirt Day Wednesday, Feb. 28

A Tree of Kindness sprouted on the wall near the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre this morning to kick off three days of spreading kindness. As the day progresses it will fill with messages of kindness.

B次元官网网址淥ne of the biggest things I find important about Anti-Bullying Day, is promoting kindness and not just always saying B次元官网网址榙onB次元官网网址檛 bully donB次元官网网址檛 bullyB次元官网网址,B次元官网网址 says Leah Smith, a leadership student at Oak Bay High School. B次元官网网址淭he whole point of the tree is weB次元官网网址檙e going to fill them up with a bunch of notes and stuff that students have written, about what kindness means to them or how they show kindness.B次元官网网址

The pink leaves penned by individual students share the messages with all who walk the halls.

B次元官网网址淚 think it will be really interesting because it will be a big display and itB次元官网网址檚 also while we have our going on,B次元官网网址 Smith says. B次元官网网址淪o a lot of the public will be able to see it as well which is even better.B次元官网网址

Tuesday students hosted a pink bake sale to raise money for the Pink Shirt Day foundation to support anti bullying

B次元官网网址淲ednesday weB次元官网网址檙e going to have our most pink contest,B次元官网网址 Smith said. Someone will win a teddy bear wearing pink. Also that day, the high school students will share the kindness of Kindergarteners.

B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 going to be 100 Kindergarteners that come here on Wednesday and weB次元官网网址檙e going to exchange kindness gifts with them for Pink Shirt Day,B次元官网网址 said leadership student Annika Weir, while tying 100 friendship knots this morning in preparation for the Feb. 28 event.


 
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Oak Bay High leadership student Annika Weir prepares friendship knots for secondary students to share with Kindergarten students. (Christine van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay B次元官网网址)
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Oak Bay High leadership student Leah Smith starts to fill out the tree that will burst with messages spreading kindness from all students to all visitors at Oak Bay High for three days of Pink Shirt Day awareness. (Chrisitne van Reeuwyk/Oak Bay B次元官网网址)


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