Welcome!!!!!
Tuttle Peer Leadership
2009 -2010
Any comments or questions....Please contact Caryn Olivetti (Advisor) colivetti@sbschools.net
Community / School Service Projects so far this school year 2009 - 2010 :
1. Breast Cancer Walk at Dorset Park - October 18
2. Family Fun Night - Musical #s Game - November 6
3. Bake Sale to Raise $ for Families on the Holidays - December 9
**** Teens U Night ****
For 8th graders and their parents, there was a wonderful opportunity to understand the
issues that go on every day in our schools and in life. The movie, Shout It Out, was shown, On April 3rd,
which was put together by Vermont teens with the hope to bring awareness to teen issues.
WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 65-70 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS EVE WITH GREAT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN TEENS & ADULTS!! THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED!!
If you are an 8th grade parent who didn't attend and you want to borrow the movie..contact Caryn Olivetti,
Peer Leadership Advisor
Help for problems with friends, drugs, alcohol, and much much more!!!
**** John Halligan is Coming Back to Tuttle to Talk With 6th Graders on April 29 2009
in the SBHS Auditorium at 9:00 AM !!
ALL TUTTLE Parents are invited...Please call Caryn Olivetti if interested!
Reflections on John Halligan’s Presentation
from Peer Leadership Students
On March 31st, 2008 Mr. John Halligan came to talk to FHTMS about the effects of bullying. His family lost their son after many years of his being bullied and dealing with depression. His speech was so powerful and touched many people! Some of our friends who watched the presentation realized how their actions affected other people. Most of us became more conscious about what we were saying and doing. We are very glad he came and his story will never be forgotten.
When John Halligan visited us, he gave a speech on bullying, and made an impact on many students and parents. He talked about the loss of his son, Ryan, and the impact bullying had on his life. It was “a heartbreaking experience” and “moved” many people in the audience. Some of the comments we heard were: “His presentation was life altering.” “He changed my outlook on bullying, life and how I react to people.” “Your story changed my prospective.” Here is one student’s perspective on the presentation: “ I think that the story was much more powerful having him tell the story, than having someone else who hadn’t experienced bullying as such a terrible experience. He changed my outlook on life and I think that he touched more than just my heart.”
A Tragic Story
John Halligan came to FHTMS on March 31 2008. We were very fortunate to have such a great speaker to tell his tragic story. Within his very close family they experienced a major bullying tragedy. John’s son, Ryan was only 13 years old when he committed suicide on October 7th, 2003. Ryan suffered from depression and was bullied at school and online. In the fifth grade is when all the bullying started. They would bully him about his academic weaknesses and many other things. In 6th grade the bullying was on and off, so his parents weren’t too concerned. When he was in 7th grade though the bullying worsened! Surely enough, the kids that had bullied Ryan in 5th grade were the main bullies in middle school too. With all this bullying going on, Ryan finally couldn’t handle it and tragically took his life! Many of the students around the world don’t realize how much bullying can impact others lives. After, John comes to speak with our school we are all hoping that it will bring a new understanding about what the affects of bullying can be. It made a difference to us. Please take everything that John Halligan said seriously. It could be you in the shoes of a kid that is being bullied one day, so help stop it now.
Written by a Peer Leadership Student
If you want to borrow the DVD about John Halligan's talk,
please contact Caryn Olivetti at 652-7104 or colivetti@sbschools.net
Cyberbullying
Some Peer Leadership members went to the World of Difference Conference on November 6th at the Capital Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Montpelier. Read more about it in the bullying page!
This wiki is a nice and high-energy place to let your feelings out or just have a good time and learn more about Peer Leadership.
Thank you so much,
Peer Leadership
If any Tuttle student would like to put something on our Peer Leadership Wiki:
Please either send it to a Peer Leadership student (and they will put it on) or email it to Caryn Olivetti at colivetti@sbschools.net.
You can send it in the summer too! You can contribute an idea of a fun activity, poem, picture, book review or any other information that you think other kids would want to see. You can include your name on the wiki or not. Thanks!
Click here to see poems about friendship
Comments (25)
caryn olivetti said
at 7:16 pm on Nov 14, 2007
If PL students want to add to this web page they need to click on "edit page" to add information.
Ms.O
Caryn Olivetti said
at 8:51 pm on Nov 15, 2007
AFTER 'editing the page". the info needs to be saved. (bottom of page)
nina said
at 10:52 am on Nov 22, 2007
I have edited the page, tell me if you like it!
Nina
caryn olivetti said
at 7:27 pm on Nov 22, 2007
Nina,
I love it! Now it is starting to get some style!
Thanks!!!
nina said
at 8:47 pm on Nov 22, 2007
Thank-you I am still trying to work on it! I hope you are having a great thanks-giving!
Nina
nina said
at 8:58 pm on Nov 22, 2007
I added a chatting page that they might like and we can communicate better on. Do you like it?
NINA
caryn olivetti said
at 9:23 pm on Nov 22, 2007
Not sure everybody wants their names showing on it. We can ask at our meeting on Tuesday.We can also talk on this comment part and then people can have their names show if they want. I am having a good Thanksgiving and hope you are too!
Caryn Olivetti said
at 7:13 pm on Nov 24, 2007
Nina,
I just saw my pic on the wiki! Did you put it on???
Ms.O
Nina said
at 8:05 am on Nov 27, 2007
yes i did, ooo yea we should ask!!!
Nina said
at 8:21 am on Nov 27, 2007
who added the side bar stuff??
Haley said
at 7:42 pm on Nov 27, 2007
hi i just added to an advice column
Caryn Olivetti said
at 8:17 pm on Nov 27, 2007
Haley,
I think your advice column is GREAT!
Can you either put it on the home page or give directions and on how to get to the info from the home page (and what it is about). It won't be seen without it being more visible!
What do you think? Thanks! Ms.O
Haley said
at 7:45 am on Nov 28, 2007
yep sure
Haley said
at 7:29 pm on Nov 28, 2007
hi do u like the changes i made?
caryn olivetti said
at 7:42 pm on Nov 28, 2007
I think ALL the info you have picked to include will be very helpful to others! Thanks for making the directions more visible too!
What do other students think??
Meghan said
at 8:02 pm on Nov 28, 2007
I made the sidebar
Haley said
at 8:09 pm on Nov 30, 2007
thanks to everyone that made something. Its coming along great!
Chelsea said
at 4:07 pm on Jan 29, 2008
great job on the wiki guys but we need to add some more stuff
Nina said
at 8:02 am on Jan 30, 2008
Ummm... I really think that we should delete the thing that says recent activities, because it hasn't been edited since November.
-Nina
caryn olivetti said
at 7:55 pm on Jan 31, 2008
The recent activities can only be viewed by Peer Leadership, so others don't even see it.
Anyone interested....Add info about how to deal with kids being mean to each other....Our main focus now...
michaela said
at 8:19 am on Feb 19, 2008
hi guys i just added a page about a book called returnable girl so check it out and tell me if you like it.
Victoria Perron said
at 6:58 pm on Feb 21, 2008
i like the book
Haley said
at 7:32 am on Mar 19, 2008
i think that the sports page needs to be updated because it still has the fall and winter sports and no spring sports.
madison robertsm said
at 1:52 pm on Mar 12, 2009
we really should update it!!
Haley said
at 4:09 pm on Mar 22, 2009
Yeah, whoevers on sports teams lets update the sports page!
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