Be Strong News & Updates
Student of the Month: Indiana State Rep Tori
Tori is our Student of the Month for July! Check out how our Indiana State Rep chooses to be strong.
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South Charleston Middle School Students Assigned Seats at Lunch for a Cause
One Kanawha County middle school is taking a proactive approach to bullying prevention. They’re doing that by mixing up the seats in the lunchroom and making sure that no one sits alone. “Just looking at other people and seeing that they’re not sitting alone, it makes me feel 100 times better,” said Allie Rosen, who’s the Student State Representative for [Be Strong].
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Worthless or Worth More?
As the years passed, getting bullied resulted in me becoming a bully. As a bully I was always ostracized from clubs, gatherings, and school assemblies which was like adding gas to fire. Historically, only students who were well behaved attended assemblies and social events. My negative behavior prevented school-based and community organizations from including me in their activities. This, in turn, made me feel invisible.
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We Dine Together Becomes Popular at Oregon City High School
Shaylee Cooper, OCHS sophomore class president, only set up the innovative program in
partnership with the school resource officers for the district at the beginning of this month. We
Dine Together is an initiative within Be Strong’s Student State Representative program, and Cooper is Oregon’s student representative.
Student of the Month: Arkansas State Rep Evelyn
Check out how Arkansas State Rep Evelyn, our Be Strong Student of the Month for June, chooses to be strong.
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Student of the Month: New Jersey State Rep Grace
Check out how New Jersey State Rep Grace, our Be Strong Student of the Month for May, chooses to be strong.
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Student of the Month: North Carolina State Rep Ammarah
Check out how North Carolina State Rep Ammarah, our Be Strong Student of the Month for March, chooses to spread a message of and positivity.
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Be Strong Student State Rep Hosts Congressman Tom Rice for Lunch
“In the end, my friend, it all comes down to relationships. And I think if more people worked on that, this world would be a much better place,” said Rice.
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‘Enough is Enough’: Be Strong Student State Rep Addresses School Board Following Parkland Shooting
It’s nerve-wracking for anybody to stand in a room full of strangers and capture their attention for several minutes, but Be Strong Student State Rep Theresa DeMayo, a 16-year-old resident of The Woodlands did exactly that at the Feb. 20 Conroe ISD board meeting to talk about the Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida, and how she feels bullying may have played a role in the tragedy.
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Student of the Month: Washington State Rep Nasir
"You are not alone." - Nasir Check out how Washington State Rep Nasir, our Be Strong Student of the Month for February, chooses to use her talents to spread a message of love and...
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