Auburn School District No. 408
915 4th Street Northeast, Auburn, WA  98002

 11/05/03

NEWS RELEASE
Civility Week--
"Making the World a Better Place"

Auburn School District students are implementing a "Civility Week" from Monday through Friday, December 1-5.  The students have planned individual school activities that promote themes such as courtesy, respect, community service, honoring civil servants and military personnel, and civic responsibility.  Civility Week committee students are making presentations at local schools to raise the level of awareness about Civility Week.

Each day of Civility Week, the themes will be promoted by specific activities both in the school and the community.  Some school activities include food and clothing drives at elementary schools; toy and food drives at middle schools; and pick up litter; creating school posters promoting civility, and performing grounds work at non-profit agencies at the high school level.

This special week of community service and awareness is a continuation of the fifth annual "Reaching Out Fair," the youth outreach event that was held on October 16.

For more information, contact Terry Cheshire at (253) 931-4903, director of secondary student learning.