By Layla Alogna & Avery Moulton – Staff Reporters

Jonathan Law’s SAVE Promise Club celebrated Say Something Week with a series of activities from March 4-8.

Say Something Week aims to teach the warning signs of when someone might be struggling or need help and encourages people to be upstanders instead of bystanders. The club organized different activities and spirit days to raise awareness.

“Say Something Week is hosted by SAVE Promise to teach people the signs of someone in danger of harming themselves or others and being an upstander by telling a trusted adult,” SAVE Promise Club Advisor Ms. Healy said. “Our club is participating in this week in a few different ways with all the activities we’ve been hosting this week.”

Healy and the officers put in weeks of work to organize Say Something Week. They advertised on The Morning Briefing every day and posted information about it on their social media accounts.

“For Say Something Week, the other officers and I helped develop the week’s activities,” senior Officer Natalia Gagliardi said. “We try to come up with fun activities to invoke learning about how to speak up and take care of yourself.”

Each day this week was either a spirit day or an engaging activity to capture people’s attention and spread awareness.

“For Say Something Week, we planned activities every day with the purpose of spreading awareness,” senior Co-President Maya Markowitz said. “Some of the days that we had this week were Self-care Monday, where students wore pajamas to kick off the week, and Trusted Adult/Therapy Dog Thursday, where we handed out ‘trusted adult certificates’ and had Therapy Dog Winston visit our school.”

The steps of the Say Something program are recognizing the warning signs, saying something to a trusted adult, and building up a community of upstanders to look out for each other. PJ Day encouraged comfort in the Law community and Trusted Adult Thursday made students aware of the authoritative figures in the building they could talk to if they ever needed it.

“Staff and students were encouraged to wear their PJs because self-care should be comfortable,” Healy said. “On Tuesday we had a friendship bracelet station in the TLC to encourage people to get together and talk to each other.”

Members of the club appreciate Say Something Week because it makes students feel more comfortable and welcomed by the community around them.

“Say Something Week to me is really important because it allows students to realize and understand that there is a whole community of people and trusted adults that are ready and available to listen to you,” sophomore Harshitha Kothapalli said. “It teaches skills to students and faculty about being able to speak up in a judgment-free zone. This week brings up so much awareness to such a sensitive topic, so it’s really important that it’s talked about.”