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Stand for the Silent Posts Sticky Notes

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Demi Muchmore Editor in Chief                 Notice the sticky notes on all the lockers as you’re walking in the hallway to class? You have Stand For The Silent members to thank for that. These aren’t just ordinary sticky notes, on every single sticky note there is an inspirational quote to start your day.                 During spring break, students that are a part of stand for the silent got together and made a sticky note for every single locker in this school. Mrs. Goodrich is in charge of this club and actually came up with the idea. “We did it to uplift people after coming back from break,” sophomore Cassidy Oberbroeckling said.                 When asking other students what they thought of the idea, they responded with positive feedback. “It w...

Club Preview: Stand for the Silent

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Claire Strickland Opinion Editor Here at Southeast Polk, there is a club called Stand for the Silent. On a weekly basis, the club has now been giving presentations about bullying to elementary aged students. Sophomore, Cassidy Oberbroeckling, is a part of these skits.                 “We present bullying statistics, give definitions of bullying and cyber bullying, and give short skits to a range of third through fifth graders,” Oberbrockling said. Every week, Stand for the Silent kids go and teach younger kids about bullying and how to prevent it or how to help a friend if they are getting bullied. Spring Creek, Junior High and High School students are all involved in these skits. The students give skits on physical, verbal, cyber and social bullying.                 After the skits and other information, students go to the clas...