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TWO SISTERS ARE KEEPING THE PEACE
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roward County Public Schools (BCPS) recently celebrated their 12th annual “Choose Peace/Stop Violence” week. The campaign is a county-wide violence prevention collaborative between United Way of Broward County, Broward County Public
Yaire Castro for Hollywood Hills
By Beverly Perkins
Schools School Climate & Discipline ing coffee cups and the sought-after Department, and Children’s Services peace pole, and drawing messages Council of Broward County with with sidewalk chalk. But one of the support of the Broward Sheriff’s highlights was the announcement Office. Their overall mission is to of the peace poster contest winners “educate, inspire, and empower which was launched at the end of youth to take action and bring about the 2020-2021 school year. positive change for preventing youth Three BCPS students were crime and violence, and create safe, honored for winning the “Choose healthy, and thriving environments Peace/Stop Violence” poster contest for children and families.” including two sisters from Hollywood. This year ’s theme was Although both are currently students “Recovering and Working Together at Hollywood Hills High School, in Peace for a Better World”. Not ninth-grader Dunia Castro won for only was it a call to action to spread Driftwood Middle School because compassion, kindness, and hope, that is when she submitted her entry. but also a reminder to everyone Her sister senior Yaire Castro won as we still navigate the global for Hollywood Hills. pandemic. Additionally, it also is “I am so thankful for the members an opportunity to improve school of our Peace Club and their club culture and engage students. sponsor, Ms. Carmen Natal. In the A few activities that took place fast-paced modern world, we live in during the week were wearing white, there, there is oftentimes too much writing peaceful wishes for the emphasis on instant gratification “Imagine Peace Wish Tree”, decorat- and a me-first attitude. Ms. Natal
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Dunia Castro for Driftwood Middle School and her students buck this trend by taking the time to encourage their classmates and teachers to be agents of change in the world to make it a better place for everyone to live. By emphasizing ‘Peace’ and doing for others, Ms. Natal and the Peace Club are truly being the change they want to see in the world, and I could not be prouder of them,” exclaimed Hollywood Hills High School Principal Daniel Most.
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