Student
Pledge Events in Large Cities
Chicago
The Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley’s
Office, and the schools in the Archdiocese have cooperated in putting
the Student Pledge into Chicago’s schools. For the fourth time, radio
station B96 is donating an hour of commercial-free time for a call-in
show on gun violence. Guests on the show include: Mayor Richard Daley,
Public Schools CEO, Paul Vallas; Illinois Attorney General, Jim Ryan;
State Attorney Richard Devine; US Senators Richard Durbin and Peter Fitzgerald.
Available for visits from the press: St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic
School.
Contact: Maureen McVey, 773-767-6160
Location: 6424 South Kenneth Ave., Chicago
Time: October 2l, 9:00-l0:00am
Norfolk, Virginia
Available for press visits: Maury High School
Location: 322 Shirley Ave
Contact: Carol Branch, 757-441-1525
Time: October 21, 11:00am
Norfolk's Chief of Police and a trauma surgeon will speak at a school-wide
assembly.
Milwaukee
Available for press visits: Bay View High School
Location: Bay View High School, 2751 S. Lenox St.
Contact: Ezell Conners 4l4-744-9840 or Karen P. Garvin 4l4-935-7725
Time: October 2l, 1:00pm
Milwaukee’s Police Chief will engage in a dialogue with students about
ways to reduce violence.
Salt Lake City
All of the middle schools and two out of three of Salt Lake City’s
high schools will be participating in the Student Pledge drive.
Available for press visits: Hillside Intermediate School
Location: 2375 East Garfield Ave.
Time: October 21, 9:00-11:00am
Mike Schlappi, shot by a friend when he was 14, will speak at an assembly;
the school's Peer Leadership team will lead students in saying the Pledge.
Philadelphia
The Student Pledge will be distributed at all the middle schools in
Philadelphia. Available for press visits: Harding Middle School.
Location: Harding Middle School, Torresdale and Wakeling St.
Contact: Earnie Peacock 215-335-5043 or Trent Vernard 2l5-299-7479
Time: October 2l, 9:l5am
What: Philadelphia "Gun Czar," Michael DiBerardinis, and City Councilperson,
Richard Mariano will speak at the assembly.
Washington, DC
Schools throughout the District will be participating in the Student
Pledge drive. Available for press: Dunbar Senior High
Location: Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey Ave. NW
School Contact: Tresha Furlough, 202-442-5099
Time: October 21, 10:00-11:00am
School Contact: Tresha Furlough, 202-442-5099
What: Mayor Anthony Williams, Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey, School Superintendent
Arlene Ackerman, Washington Mystics basketball player Nikki McCray, Student
Pledge founder Mary Lewis Grow, and SAFE Students founders, Ben Gelt and
David Winkler. Students will have written letters to friends, sharing
ideas for reducing violence. The US Postal Service will be there to cancel
the stamps with the Pledge logo.
Atlanta area
The Atlanta area mobilization for the Student Pledge has been sponsored
in part by the NAACP, United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, the Georgia
PTA and the Atlanta Project. Bringing the Day of Concern into the wider
community, a local mall will host educational forums, information booths,
entertainment, and prize giveaways to foster increased public awareness
and a focus on the Student Pledge.
Location: South DeKalb Mall, 2801 Candler Rd., Decatur
Contact: Larry Johnson, 404-289-2522 or Alvin Lindsey, 404-527-7307
Time: October 28, 6:00-8:00pm
Also available to the press: East Cobb Middle School
Location: PLEASE GET LOCATION AND SPECIFICS BY CALLING KARON PARK AT SCHOOL
New York City
The Student Pledge has been distributed throughout the NYC Public
Schools. Available for press visits: Marine Park Intermediate School where
in each of the three assemblies, there will be a presentation by DARE
(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and GREAT (Gang Resistance Education
and Training) officers of the New York City Police Department.
Location: Marine Park Intermediate School, 1925 Stuart St., Brooklyn
Contact: Henry Ahern, 718-627-0676
Time: 3 Similar Assemblies: 8:25-8:55am, 9:52-10:32am, 11:22-12:02pm
Dallas
Dallas has put together a huge effort this year. One of the highlights
available to press will be a school assembly where a MATV (Mother Against
Teen Violence) representative will address the Peer Assistance/Leadership
Class. A luncheon will honor the Day of Concern.
Location: Madison High School, 3000 Martin Luther King
Contact: Joyce Strickland, 214-565-0422
Time: October 21, 9:00am
Seattle
Between 500-700 students will participate in a "Student Pledge for
Peace March." Also attending: Seattle Mayor Paul Schell, Seattle Public
Schools Superintendent Joseph Olchefske, King County Sheriff Dave Reichert
and many others.
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Way (MLK Memorial and Sam Smith Parks)
Contact: Mike Seely, MAVIA, 206-323-2303 or 800-897-7697
Time: October 2l, 10-11:30am
Richmond
In Richmond, Virginia, all 60 public schools will have the opportunity
to plant daffodil bulbs, donated by Southern States Cooperative, to commemorate
the lives of students lost in school shootings. Byrl Phillips Taylor,
who lost a son due to gun violence, will speak at two Richmond schools
on October 2lst. Mr. Gregory Carter, teacher and coach who was shot by
a student on school grounds will also be speaking. Both elementary schools
and public libraries will display books recommended for communicating
with different age groups about gun violence.
Contact: Tamson Six, 804-828-1050
TIME October 2l , l999
Colorado Springs
Across Colorado, student councils are coordinating high school dances
which will take place at the same time statewide in order to promote the
Pledge. The press may visit Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs,
where a school-wide pledge signing will occur.
Location: Pine Creek High School, l0750 Thunder Mountain Ave.
Contact: Don Davidson, 719-598-3127 x405 (w) or 719-593-5934 (h)
Time: 8:45 a.m. on October 20.
Little Rock
In Little Rock, Arkansas, there will be a Peace, Love and Hope Day
at one of the local malls. The Day will be filled with a variety of activities
including the signing of the Student Pledge.
Contact: Jo Evelyn Elston, 501-324-2162
Time: October 23, 10:00am-3:00pm
Houston
A US Department of Justice Weed & Seed site school will participate
in a Student Pledge rally attended by Robbie, a canine purchased with
Weed & Seed funds, and his officer, along with community police officers
from the Houston Police Department.
Location: Long Middle School, 6501 Bellaire Blvd.
Contact: Norma Lacy, 713-567-9388
Time: October 21 TIME |
