5/4/13 - Parker Middle School students got a surprise on Friday when more than 100 of their peers took part in a series of flash mobs with an anti-bullying message. The performances took place during the lunch periods for all three grades, with choir students standing up or coming in from the surrounding halls to perform a dance routine. The song âWe're All in This Togetherâ from the 2006 film âHigh School Musicalâ was chosen to fit with the school's week-long anti-bullying campaign. Students practice the routine for weeks, taking some time out of every choir class to rehearse. School Councilor Kathleen Gut says the anti-bullying campaign included classroom lessons about different aspects of bullying and how to react to it. Teachers also encouraged students to interact with people outside of their normal social group to improve relationships between peers. Gut says the campaign is planned to take place in future years as well, and next year it will take place sometime I the all to help create an anti-bullying atmosphere early on in the school year. (TD)
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