Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School Students Aim to be More (BMOR) than a Statistic
| WHAT: | Did you know that every 26 seconds across America, a student drops out of high school? To raise awareness of the dropout epidemic and engage students before they get to high school, students at Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School are holding a youth-led dropout prevention pledge drive on Friday, March 22nd. |
WHO: |
Students of Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School Contact: Karen Albert - 209-745-5462 ext.1360 or kalbert@galt.k12.ca.us |
WHEN: |
26 Seconds Pledge Drive Friday - March 22, 2013 Lunch Breaks (11:39-12:09 and 12:36-1:06) |
WHERE: |
Robert L. McCaffrey Middle School 997 Park Terrace Drive Galt, CA 95632 |
WHY: |
Since March of 2011, State Farm has worked with community leaders, education advocates, individual schools and school districts to motivate students to be more (BMOR) than a statistic through the 26 Seconds campaign. This Pledge Drive continues our commitment to keeping kids in school. |
Lonny Haskins
State Farm Insurance
Community Relations Specialist
707-953-4529
State Farm's 26 Seconds campaign, introduced with the support of America's Promise and LeBron James, uses music, sports, video, online activities and prize opportunities to engage students via facebook.com/26seconds and 26seconds.com. The campaign's BMOR Project offers monthly activities and prize opportunities for teens, 13-19 years, who pledge to BMOR than a statistic and complete the school year. New activities are introduced on the 26th day of each month to help students discover new interests, set goals and be more (BMOR) than a statistic. The campaign encourages students to “BSEEN, BHEARD, BYOU and BMOR,” by expressing their feelings on the dropout issue, creatively sharing their talents and encouraging their peers to make graduation a priority. 26 Seconds is one of many education initiatives that State Farm has supported for more than two decades. It's partnership with America's Promise Alliance strongly focuses on improving the high school graduate rate through the GradNation campaign.
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