Empowering students, parents and staff with information and resources to promote a positive, safe and inclusive environment at Iroquois Ridge High School.
Bullying Awareness @ Iroquois Ridge High School
Monday, November 19, 2012
National Bullying Awareness Week
This is National Bullying Awareness Week.
On one of the walls in the street, there are some sign-up sheets for you to personally take a stand against bullying. Please feel free to sign your pledge as a committment to this very important, social issue.
Our Acceptance Club is promoting this activity and we thank them once again for promoting awareness and standing together to prevent bullying from happening everywhere.
For more information on how you can help make a difference, click here.
On one of the walls in the street, there are some sign-up sheets for you to personally take a stand against bullying. Please feel free to sign your pledge as a committment to this very important, social issue.
Our Acceptance Club is promoting this activity and we thank them once again for promoting awareness and standing together to prevent bullying from happening everywhere.
For more information on how you can help make a difference, click here.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Debunking Myths About Bullying
On Thursday November 22nd, Our Kids Network of Halton is sponsoring the following presentation:
Debunking Myths About Bullying
Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt, University of Ottawa
More Information, read below.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
National School Safety Week
National School Safety Week - October 17 - 23, 2010 - From Facebook and Twitter to cell phones and iPhones, teens are in constant communication with one another. Teens’ worlds are progressively becoming more wireless and mobile. Students are using Social Networking Sites (SNS) more than ever, up 18 per cent since 2006. Some students may engage in mean, unsafe behaviour online and on wireless devices, such as sending mean text messages, spreading rumours online, making mean websites or social networking groups. This is called cyber bullying. Read more...
Friday, October 19, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
MPs debate motion to create anti-bullying strategy
Federal lawmakers are considering a motion that would lay the groundwork for a national strategy to prevent bullying, just days after the suicide of a B.C. teen who was bullied. To read the complete article, click here.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Welcome Back Ridge Students!
Hope your summer was great. Looking forward to a new school year.
Keep checking back to see what exciting events and activities will be planned
here at The Ridge
to promote a positive, safe and inclusive environment.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
PREVNet's 6th Annual Conference
Ridge Teachers and Students will be attending
Canada's premier conference on bullying prevention and promoting safe and healthy relationships for children and youth.
on
June 19th, 2012
June 19th, 2012
in
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Jasmine Richards
and the
Students of the Iroquois Ridge - Anti-Bullying/Safe School Action Team
challenge everyone to participate in
"National Download Day"
on
Monday, May 7th, 2012!
While our student team and Jasmine will be in Ottawa for the launch of Mental Health Awareness Week on May 7th...we hope that we can all make a difference together by reaching our goal of raising $100,000 for Youth Mental Health Awareness.
We need you all to participate!
Go to "iTunes" and download "You Have The Power" in support of this very worthy cause!
And remember...we are doing this to honour Jamie Hubley and the wishes of the Hubley Family and we are doing this because "We Have the Power" to participate in support of Youth Mental Health Awareness and Education.
We're counting on you "Ridge."
Let's do it for Jamie...and let's do it for the other Jamie's who are out there..and right here!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
They have the power (www.insidehalton.com)
Disney star and Iroquois Ridge High School graduate Jasmine Richards sings her new anti-bullying song, “You Have the Power” in front of the students at her old school as the song’s music video plays in the background. The video was shot using the halls of the North Oakville school as the backdrop.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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