What does it really mean to be kind to one another? This past week MHS participated in Blue Ribbon Week or Week of Respect, to promote respect and kindness throughout the school. The PGC leaders and Mrs. Morgenthaler worked hard on making Blue Ribbon Week a success. MDO decided to follow up with Ransom Silliman, one of the peer leaders who was in charge of running the Week of Respect activities, and ask him a few questions about this past week.

MDO: What is the purpose of Blue Ribbon Week?

Ransom: The purpose of Blue Ribbon Week, or the Week of Respect, was to try and spread respect around the school, and create a culture of kindness within the school.

MDO: What various activities were done throughout the week to promote the cause of Blue Ribbon Week? Who came up with the activities?

Ransom: During The Week of Respect, which was led by members of PGC, we decorated C-Hall, making it blue,  handed out facts about respect, collected kind phrases from students of MHS, creating an MHS Cares poster out of these phrases. We organized a “blue out” in which many students wore blue in support of the Week of Respect. We handed out blue ribbons, and had people sign a pledge promising to respect everyone.

MDO: How do you think Blue Ribbon Week positively impacted MHS?

Ransom: I believe that we were able to make people aware of how they treat others, which is ultimately what our goal was.

MDO: What was your favorite part of Blue Ribbon Week?

Ransom: My favorite part of the Week of Respect was seeing over two hundred people writing kind words that were then put onto the MHS Cares poster.

It is really great to see the wonderful community of MHS come together and show support and kindness for one another. The Week of Respect would not have been possible without the hard work of Mrs. Morgenthaler and the PGC leaders. Hopefully this past week has encouraged the students and faculty of MHS to be kind and compassionate in their everyday lives.