Two Danvers High School students, juniors Gabrielle (Gabby) Lindeman and Emma Coffin, are currently making an impact outside of our school to make younger students more aware of safety in their everyday lives.
As part of their DECA project, Gabby and Emma, students at DHS, have created “Junior Heroes” and are currently running safety education classes for younger students at the Thomas Carroll Elementary School in Peabody.
The classes, which currently run from October through December, are designed for students in second through fifth grades and focuses on teaching them about fire safety, stranger danger, health emergencies, 9-1-1 basics, and how to recognize an emergency. These lessons take place once a week (days vary) for about 45 minutes, and are taught together with Ms. Jessica Vaz, who is one of the teachers at the school.
Currently, Gabby and Emma are only teaching one second-grade class and are soon to run a six-week class for third graders, but are aiming to expand the program with a local Danvers school, Thorpe Elementary, later this winter.
Gabby spoke out about Junior Heroes so far,
“So far the project has gone really well and we’re happy to be working with b+ effort students.”
Emma also added on by saying,
“We’re grateful to bring our project to local schools, empowering kids with safety knowledge and making an impact in our community.”
At the end of the program, each student who participated will be receiving a certificate, a fake police badge, and will win an ice cream party donated by Cookie Monstah.
Although the program isn’t open to Danvers students yet, it has certainly highlighted how DHS students can use leadership, business, and community engagement to try and make a real difference outside of school. Through this program, not only are Gabby and Emma competing in DECA, they are also helping to keep younger kids informed and safe.
