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Celebrate NO NAME CALLING WEEK
An invaluable resource for parents, educators and students is the STOP BULLYING NOW website. Here is what they say about the warnings signs that a young person may be the victim of bullying: There are many warning signs that could indicate that someone is involved in bullying, either by bullying others or by being bullied. [...]
A Majority Of Students Detest Bullying And Don’t Know How To Help
It’s No Name Calling Week, Jan. 23-27, and STARS CEO Rodger Dinwiddie recently appeared on WSMV’s More at Midday to talk about negative speech contributing to a lack of civility in the way in which people and children treat one another. “There is no online or offline world any more,” Dinwiddie quotes a student [...]
Are We Sharing Dr. King’s Dream With Our Youth?
Martin Luther King Day has a very special meaning for me as an African-American adult working hard to live out Dr. King’s dream of making this a better world for our youth. But, I can’t help but reflect this MLK Day that he might be discouraged by the anger and violent tendencies of our [...]
Young people using drugs on the rise. Youth Overcoming Drug Abuse can help!
An powerful story was featured in the Tennessean today. With marijuana use among young people on the rise and over 23 million Americans ages 12 and older in need of some sort of treament for substance abuse, STARS is working in the solution. In July of 2011, STARS became a licensed outpatient treatment facility working [...]
MOVE 2 STAND – Breaking Down Barriers, Restoring Relationships
We knew we were making a difference that day in Elkhart, IN during our MOVE 2 STAND training. What we did not know was how deep and real and powerful this difference was until we received this letter. This really says it all. Elkhart Central and Elkhart Memorial High School have been intense rivals for [...]
TEENS on the BLOCK
What do Hunter’s Lane High School, Nashville School of the Arts, Middle College High School and Martin Luther King Magnet School have in common??? Teens on the Block!! Over the summer a group of dynamic, curious and wonderfully talented high school students approached STARS stating: “We want to learn the puppets!” The timing was inspired. [...]
