Students Using Their Talent To Stop Bullying

Five students from the Royal Oak High School in Royal Oak, Michigan used their artwork to inspire change.  High school junior Austin Carter's winning poster has gained media attention.   When asked about his work Austin said, "I wanted to show that we're all different but we have this connection, and we shouldn't bully each other and disconnect the puzzle."

This anti-bullying poster contest encourages students to show kindness toward one another and has a clear anti-bullying message.  Teichow, teacher at the high school and a leader on the anti-bullying committe went on to say, "The contest is obviously to raise awareness, bullying, including cyber-bullying, is just crazy. There were 37 entries and the three of us picked the top five. We interviewed the students about their vision and we thought their ideas were fantastic. It made it that much more difficult to pick a winner."

The poster contest worked as it brought anti-bullying to the forefront and got students involved.  This is a great idea to put in place at all schools.

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