Students and teachers are working hard this week to highlight the dangers of drug use. Grants-Cibola County Schools is joining the nationwide Red Ribbon Week to help keep youth off of drugs. The following is a collection of essays written by students at San Rafael Elementary that won the 'Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free.' essay contest.
Congratulations to Cibola’s youth for their winning essays!
NAME::AZIEL THEME:CELEBRATE LIFE DRUG FREE
In my opinion I can live a drug free life by avoiding it and doing the things I like. I like to ride my four wheeler and go mudding. Sometimes I even go to the mountains and ride my four wheeler. I also like to go hunting with my cousin. I like to go skating and I play football and baseball. The sports usually keeps me busy so I always have something to do which means I am always busy because I am living an active life and I have the chance to do all those things.Obviously I am living a drug free life which also means I can live a happy life.
The result of doing drugs is you can get unhealthy and most people that do drugs don't have that good of a life and usually it makes them not happy and they end up away from their family with no job so they might become homeless. Some people think that a drug can help them but it really can't and they end up messing up their lives.
The result of not doing drugs is you will be healthy and you can live a happy life and have a good job, go to college and get a degree and see your family. So in conclusion I can say do not do drugs, appreciate your family and keep them close.
Name: Ellie Chavez CELEBRATE LIFE DRUG FREE INTRODUCTION
One way to celebrate life is to live a drug free life so that I can play my favorite video games like Splatoon 3 and 2, and My Singing Monsters. I can draw my favorite characters and be happy with everything that is in my drug free life. I can spend time with my friends and celebrate my brother's birthday. I like watching my favorite video makers and supporting them. I like having everything that makes me happy and celebrating a drug free life.
DISCUSSIONS THIS IS THE BAD EFFECT OF DRUGS:
Drugs are very addictive so much that you spend an arm and a leg to get some. They change so much their family doesn't know them anymore. They are homeless, committing crimes just to feel something, they don't think straight, they CAN'T think straight. Just wanting MORE and MORE and MORE until it kills them. Drugs are very dangerous don't take the risk of doing drugs.
Conclusion.
Therefore I can conclude that drugs will not help you with problems. No drug is good for you to go get help for using drugs. Don't take that risk of not getting help and letting them get to you.
Name:Raul, 6th Red Ribbon Week
I am going to stay drug free because I don't want to be an addict and I don't want to get sick. Also because I am going to be a pro roper with my friend josiah and I am never going to drink or use drugs in my life .Also and I am going to be on the same horse I have now because it is ab 4 months old and it might last me ab 20 years also i love roping and riding horses.Altho I don't know when my dad is going to show me how to rope and i need to teach my horse how to rope.In my spare time i am going to train until I am the best I am going to train until people say who is that!!
I also like to do things with horses because I want to be like my dad and also like his friend angel.Although me and my friend still don't know how to rope on a horse we are still going to be really good at roping.and I don't want to be an addict because it might cause a car crash.Also I am going to make really good friendships with other people that like to rope like me.I am also going to be a hard worker so I can take care of my dad and my mom.
I am going to be a clean guy that likes roping.and going to live an average life like my dad but with nodrigs or alcohol also my best friend josiah.My dad is very well known in mexico because he was really good at roping.Anyways I am not gonna waste my liver because some drink that makes u go crazy for more and more until all my organs are dead.I am also gonna have a happy family I am going to get married. Am 40 or 50 I am going to work as a horse breaker and hope I pass away in my late 90s or 80s.I am gonna keep getting horses until i have about 30 and I am gonna give 2 to my friend and gonna take care of the rest and gonna get about 40 cows then gonna sell all of them and gonna give all the money to my grandchildren.
I am going to be so famous that I am not even going to have time for drugs.Also I am going to be having to feed all the horses that I will be having to do it and never do drugs.
Like I said , I am never going to have time for alcohol or drugs.
Valeria, 6th Red Ribbon Week
How are we going to stay drug free in our lives? I am going to say drug free by finding something that makes me get rid of stress because most people get rid of stress by doing drugs. They think that drugs solve their problems. But what drugs really do is damage your heart, brain, and, longes.
What I'm thinking about maybe being a veterinarian because I am an animal person and then getting paid for something that I love is worth it. Something that helps me get rid of stress is animals so being a veterinarian is one of my top options for a job. We can help people stay out of drugs by letting kids from a small age learn not to do drugs. Maybe we can stop one or more kids from doing drugs and teach them “no to drugs” in every district. Another thing we can do is get more people to make posters or stuff like that to mybe make people realize that drugs are just going to ruin their lives.
What I am going to try to do so I stay out of drugs is do things that are productive like watch tik tok or draw, paint, play outside, or even do chores around your house to help your parents. Try to be happy and be busy so you never have the idea to do drugs.
Because if you are busy you may be doing something that you like so you are happy the only thing that you have to do is be happy. You can be sad sometimes but you can find something that makes you happy like playing with your siblings or with your pets or playing video games.