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YMS Pledges to be Drug-free and Stay in the Green Zone

Yorktown Middle School (YMS) is celebrating Red Ribbon Week, October 22-26. Red Ribbon Week began in 1988 and is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country. The US Drug Enforcement Agency estimates that 80 million people currently participate in this program. Yorktown Middle School students are proud to be part of this campaign and pledge to be drug free. Students pledge to honor YMS's tradition of a drug-free school and school body by signing a "Drug-Free" banner in the main hallway.

YMS is combining the "Drug-Free" message with the Green Zone campaign. Students and staff are wearing "Stay in the Green Zone" wristbands imprinted with "Be the change you wish to see in the world."