By Mihika Dabhade – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law SAVE Promise Club recently participated in National Safe Schools Week to raise awareness about school safety, mental health, and inclusion.

The club’s goal is to help students feel safe, supported, and connected.

Throughout the week, the club organized activities to spread awareness and promote safety. Members hosted a movie night on Sunday, October 19, shared a video message for National SAVE Day on October 22, and celebrated the school’s therapy dog, Winston, with a birthday party on October 23. The club also plans to send out a student survey during advisory to learn how safe students feel and gather ideas for improvement.

Advisor Mrs. Bregoli said that National Safe Schools Week is meant to draw attention to the continuing problem of school violence and teach students how schools can be made safer.

“It’s important to our school because unfortunately school violence is everywhere,” Bregoli said. “Many individuals have an invincible frame of mind, where we think it will never happen to us.”

Bregoli also noted that school shootings have nearly tripled in the past 20 years, with at least 118 incidents of gunfire on school grounds this year alone.

“We are looking to continue growing our impact as a club by promoting inclusion and friendship as a school,” Bregoli said. “Our hope is that everyone knows what SAVE Promise Club is and views our group as the ones who are promoting safety, mental health well-being, and a close community here at Jonathan Law.”

Junior Avery Oliveira said she loved the chalk drawings displayed at the school entrances during the week. 

“They added color and warmth to the entrances of the school,” Oliveira said. “The kind messages were a nice inviting way to start the school day.”

Senior Melissa Servas said she wanted to help promote SAVE to a wider group of students and the community.

Senior Sarah McCann said she joined because of her passion for mental health awareness.

 “I think it is important that students know there is always someone they can talk to. No one should ever feel alone,” McCann said.

With events like National Safe Schools Week, the SAVE Promise Club continues to encourage kindness, awareness, and safety at Law. The club hopes to keep growing its message throughout the year and make every student feel included and supported.