MOUNT CARMEL - The 2011 Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior. High School Anti-Bullying T-Shirt is now available for purchase.
The first place design by Ashley Stief, eighth-grade student, shows chain links embellished with words depicting forms of bullying such as name-calling, exclusion, gossip, hitting, fighting and rumors. The chain link is broken in the center revealing the message in bold: "Some chains are meant to be broken." The color of the T-shirt is safety green with black lettering, and the shirt will be available in youth medium or large, and adult S-2XL.
Second-place winner was Alex Kessler, and Rachel Stevens won third place. All three finalists received Wal-Mart gift cards, and they will also receive complimentary shirts.
Due to the generosity of school and community sponsors, the shirts' cost was reduced to $5. Flyers were distributed, and the shirts are also available on the school website. Orders and checks are due to homeroom teachers by Wednesday. Students may wear the T-shirts on morning meeting days, and faculty and staff are also encouraged to wear them to promote the anti-bullying message.
Diane Rumbel and Kathy Schauer, coordinators of the bullying prevention program, thanked the following sponsors for helping to defray the cost of the shirt: MCA Student Council, Academy Sports Center, Community Pharmacy, Crabby Larry's Seafood, MCA Interact Club, Mount Carmel Bull Pen, MCA PTA, Union National Bank and Winnie the Pooh Day Care Center.
Student council members helped judge the many entries. The student council is under the direction of Suzie Nestico.
Photo by: David McFee