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4.2 PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW ; INSIDE our SCHOOLS Wednesday, Nay 20, ‘4998

~ Last week, schools throughout the’ efforts ofa group fom the Justice “The
district celebrated the first-ever Safe — stitute known as 841-Koz and the local
Schools Week with a host of activities group made up of police officers and .
that district officials are hoping will volunteers, Rock Solid.
become annual events." - ~The groups use role playing and in-
“>. Students and teachers showed ‘off: ter-active discussions with students to.
, the: results of research they had done: --promiote safety and-well-being: - |
_- by putting their results on display at Students at Parklands and: Bayside’ ae
| Brentwood’ Elementary, ‘such as the: “Middle School-went up against mem-*:
|-- reconstruction of a Heron’s skeletal «bers of the police force in-a couple of:
remains. by. Keating Elementary - friendly rounds of basketball.
Grade 5 student Karina Austin, su her ‘ Sale Schools Week was inated 7 ee :
classmate Morgan Lay’s research pro- the uperintendent’s Student Council, -. “q..
"ject on the Holocaust. — who meet with SD63 Supt. Jack Flem-: ine 5 eee ere tse
; bes the middle and senior secondary as approximately once a month tow ‘.
BSC ools, y youth were given a quick les- _ discuss issues of concern to students. -
= gonin avoiding or dealing effectively. -- The concept of Safe Schools Week... Unease gedy and pesos Sef
- ‘with racism and violence. thanks to the” _ arose from discussions of the Reena: gated for May 26.

: Interactive performance helps empower youth

By Bryan Dreifich ve SS realistic and not boring at all.” a

Review Contributor eG aes i : an : we . The teenage group, which tours B. C. and Alberta, algo talked
a Bee ey ye? a se ~-about the Youth Against Violence line (1-800-680-4264) set-up for .

‘Tt all started when tschaper Damon Holowchak started bully- students to call and report fights or acts of vandalism:

- ing another teen; Levi’ Kolodziejak, with about 200 student nt by: _ “When you call in, you talk to an answering machine, so the call :
" standers watching on.- is completely anonymous,” said Holowchak,-stressing the call»

In this instance, though, the fight v was ‘Gage: “couldn't be traced i in: hany: way, and wouldn’t show, mp, on. parent's:

- Damon, 19; is one of the threemember traveling theatre troupe. phone bills. 21...

SAF Koz" (caring for oa cause) and was centre’ stage at North ..... “We try to empower youth to take a stand against violence,”

* Saanich Middle School’: last -said Holowchak, a native of Vancouver.: Fellow; cast. members -

Tuesday afternoon. in. the = Kolodziejak and Sarah Sachoff,-also 19, are both from. Victoria: - _

school’s’: gymnasium as art of . - ‘North-Saanich Middle School principal Ray Rogera,,who Te.

Safe School Week. - eruited the threesome after: ihearing:about them through the :: .

. ‘i His:main, reason for: pene "grapevine, saw 841-Koz. as ‘an; opportunity, to: give nis students. ‘ea
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