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By SuSan MinichielloSIDNEY HERALD

With the start of another school year, a new hair cut or decorative nail art can freshen your look and spice up your life.

Teenagers, like any other age bracket, are a group of collective individuals with varied tastes and interests. There is no one style to fit all.

“There isn’t really one trend, everyone is differ-ent,” said Lori Peterson at Head to Toe Salon in Sidney. “But they all want some kind of color in their hair.”

Head to Toe Salon owner Teresa Tescher-Voll has also noticed that individuality is important to teens. “Kids today are not afraid to be themselves,” she said.

“And they show that in their hair,” Pederson added.

It has become more common for teens to bring their iPhones in, pull out a Pinterest page, and explain exactly what they want done.

Getting “some kind of

color in their hair” can come in an array of hues and applications.

Some girls like subtle highlights, where some strays of hair are dyed a close hue to their natural hair.

Other girls go for a “peek-a-boo,” which is hair colored underneath (bottom layer of hair) or on the tips. The color of a peek-a-boo can be anything from blue to pink.

Hair color can get even more adventurous and expressive. An ombre goes from dark brown roots to light brown, sometimes almost blonde ends. Om-bre hair has been trending among celebrities as well, which influences some teens who get it done.

For less permanent color, but still some zing, Head to Toe beautician Stephanie Watts suggests clamp-in hair extensions.

One Pinterest request Watts received was the wa-terfall braid for longer hair. It’s a different kind of braid because it can be worn with the hair down and creates a rippled water-like appear-ance.

The salon gets a burst of teens most during the bustling prom weekend. The most common hairstyle then is an up-do, and some-times glitter. “It’s young energy. I love it,” Tescher-Voll said.

Nail art is very in right now. A common request is

the “accent nail,” which is when the ring finger (or toe) is painted differently from the others.

Lantzer is one creative artist. She designs and paints watermelon, straw-berries, confetti, American flags, black bow ties and animal prints, including leopard, cheetah, zebra, peacock, among many other things.

Beyond nail polish, Lantzer sometimes also uses glitter and miniature dried, pressed flowers on nails. She notices that teens like getting acrylics.

“I think people don’t real-ize how much you can do with glitter,” Lantzer said.

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How Can I Prevent Cyberbullying?Teens have figured out ways to prevent cyberbullying. Follow in the footsteps of other quick-thinking teens and refuse to pass along cyberbullying messages. Tell friends to stop cyberbullying • Block communication with

cyberbullies • Report cyberbullying to a trusted adult.

You can also help prevent cyberbullying by speaking with other students, as well as teachers and school administrators, to develop rules against cyberbullying. Raising awareness of the cyberbullying problem in your community by holding an assembly and creating fliers to give to younger kids or parents sharing NCPC’s anti-cyberbullying message with friends

Don’t forget that even though you can’t see a cyberbully or the bully’s victim, cyberbullying causes real problems. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online. Delete cyberbullying. Don’t write it. Don’t forward it.

Social Networking Safety Teaching Your Teen Three Simple Steps To Increase Safety

1: Don’t give optional information-When creating a profile, you do not need to enter all of the information that is requested. The set-up page usually requires you to fill out basic information, such as your name and email. Everything else is optional. Do not feel obligated to put your address and telephone number.

2: Third level of privacy- There are three levels of privacy settings to choose from for your profile. There is “open to everyone,” “open to friends of friends” and “friends only.” The best setting to use is the “friends only” setting on all of your privacy choices. “Friends only” is the strictest level of security; it only allows people that you have accepted as a friend to view information about you.

Accept only people you know- Accepting only people you know and trust is a great way to ensure safety when using social networking sites. Doing this can protect you from spammers, pedophiles, and other people who use social networking sites to commit crimes.

Cybersafe Girls - What You Can Do?Parents can help girls stay safe on the Internet by teaching them to look out for possible dangerous situations and how to protect themselves online. Here are a few tips to remember:

• Go online with girls and help them find fun websites and chat rooms to visit. Share this website and other fun and safe sites with girls. • Make sure children know to NEVER give out personal information online, not even their name or age. • Teach them to NEVER meet up with anyone who they have only met online. • Ask girls what their classmates do online. • Let them know they should tell you or another adult if they are bullied online through chat, email, or instant messages or know of it happening to someone else. • Encourage them not to participate. • Talk to girls about what they find and learn online. • Ask what their favorite websites and chat rooms are, who they email and chat with, and what else they like to do online. • Make sure they know they can talk to you or another adult if anything they see online makes them feel uncomfortable.

Make children feel comfortable talking to you about things they see online. If children see inappropriate material online, don’t blame them.

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By Hunter ScHmitzsIdney HeRaLd

Participating in extracur-ricular activities and clubs are a great way for students to meet fellow students and partake in fun, challeng-ing and rewarding activi-ties throughout the year. Extracurricular activities look great on résumés and applications for college ad-mission and scholarships.

Sidney High School offers a variety of afterschool ac-tivities ranging from sports, arts, speaking competitions, presentation competitions, academia, student leader-ship clubs and a variety of others.

Here is a list of extracur-ricular activities listed for the 2013-2014 school year.

SportSDrill Team/CheerleadersIntramural Sports

FootballTrackBoys’ BasketballGirls’ BasketballWrestlingGolfGirls’ SoftballCross CountryVolleyballS-Club (For students let-

tering in sports and music)

ArtS/ SpeAking/ preSentAtion competitionS

Publications (school an-nual)

BandsVocalsSchool PlaysSpeech and DramaFFA BPA Skills USAFCCLAS-ClubClose UpArts Club

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National Honor Society (Students inducted if they maintain a 3.5 GPA and strong student leadership)

Science ClubAmerican Politics ClubAcademic Contests (By

recommendation by teach-ers)

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Talon (Concessions)Audiovisual and Student

LibrariansStudent Council (Positions

elected by classmates)Key ClubYouth Alive International ClubFriends of Rachel Club

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Leo Club

Students should contact activity directors for more details.

Many activities available for students

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Band is one of the many activities offered at Sidney High School.

By AnnA coStArAS And gAiL LiSSCoLLege Bound oRganIzeR

More than three million students enrolled as first-time freshmen in degree-granting institutions in the 2011-12 school year. Each of these students will apply to multiple schools – five, 10, perhaps as many as 20 – and each of those applications has a daunting number of ‘T’s to cross and ‘I’s to dot.

Between standardized test-taking and school visits, essays to write and forms to fill out, there is so much to do.

It goes without saying that your child also attends school, does homework, keeps that spot on the team or the lead role in the school play, volunteers at the local soup kitchen and possibly even holds down a part-time job.

Are you feeling stressed yet? Don’t despair, we have been there and survived. The process seems daunt-ing and overwhelming for both teenagers and parents. But before you add another item to the to-do list – stop. It is time to take control and help your child get orga-nized. Here is how to get started:

• Understand the process. Anticipate each step along the way so there are no surprises. Read newspapers, magazines, follow television and radio features and talk to other parents. You may also want to become famil-iar with the many free on-line college resource guides and follow college admis-sions blogs. Visit individual school websites to identity admissions requirements, as they differ from school

to school. Know what to expect and be informed. The greatest support you can offer your child is to arm yourself with information to effectively guide them.

• Plan ahead. Become familiar with the alphabet soup of standardized tests: ACT, SAT, SAT subject tests, AP, IB...Map out a game plan – help your child determine which tests to take and when. The high school guid-ance counselor is a great resource – take advantage of their expertise. Have your child consult their counselor to make sure this test schedule fits into their curriculum and is feasible. Talk with your child about standardized test prep alternatives: on their own, in a group class or with a tutor. Suggest they also take advantage of the many free tests available online.

• Search together. Help your child make a pre-liminary list of colleges to research. Although chal-lenging, this is also an exciting part of the college process. Buy or borrow a college guidebook and familiarize yourselves with the vast array of choices. Whether visiting online or on campus, attending a col-lege fair or meeting with the school counselor, this is the time to begin a dialogue that will help your child discover what type of college experi-ence they want. Work to-gether to create a final list. Applying to a balanced mix of safety, target and reach schools, both academically and financially will result in a number of options for your child to choose from at decision time.

• Manage Deadlines. A

missed deadline is a lost opportunity and there are so many deadlines to keep track of. The Common Application, individual school applications and supplements, financial aid applications and supporting documents and scholarships all have their own distinct due dates. Encourage your child to create a master list to keep track of the myriad deadlines. Remember all the responsibilities and commit-ments your child is juggling. Help them to keep pace with their school and applica-tions workloads in order to successfully complete their work on time and avoid becoming overwhelmed.

• Provide tools. First, sug-gest your child list all their user names and passwords in one easy-to-find place. Standardized test websites, the Common App, indi-vidual school and financial aid sites all require user names and passwords that your child will refer to over and over. You can’t imagine how many times they will be asked to provide this information. Next, buy your child a back-up device. Avoid a meltdown by en-couraging your child to get into the habit of saving all their work throughout the process. Finally, avoid the clutter and devise a filing system (think: a big box and folders) to organize the mas-sive quantities of paper that will be collected and created throughout the process.

• Stay positive and keep calm. With a well-managed system, you too can survive the process – and your child will come out with an accep-tance letter in hand.

Tips for staying organized during college search

By SuSAn minicHieLLosIdney HeRaLd

Teens today face a digital world unlike any before. The Herald sat down with Sid-ney High School seniors and best friends Reanna Peterson and Kali Godfrey to get the scoop on trendy clothes and social media.

cLotHeSThe seniors explain that most teens just

wear what they want, although some people do dress up for school.

“You have to sit in a desk for eight hours. Why would you want to look good?” said Peterson. “I wear jeans and a T-shirt just because I want to be comfortable.”

Godfrey agrees being comfortable is important, noting that she often wears yoga pants.

A popular brand for jeans are Rock Reviv-al, which can be purchased at J’z Fashions Threadz in Sidney. Godfrey says she wears Rock Revival jeans when she’s not in yoga pants, which can go for up to $175 a pair.

They said that for some computer and business classes, extra credit is given for students wearing professional clothes.

onLine drAmABoth teens don’t feel that there is a big

bullying problem at their high school, but as in any community, drama does arise. “People who deliberately ask for drama are gonna get drama,” Godfrey said.

On Twitter, there were accounts called Sidney Secrets and SHS Confessions. The creators of these accounts would post ru-mors and negative comments about certain students. Twitter has suspended the Sidney Secrets account.

Some of the comments were mean and untrue. “I think it’s a little ridiculous,” said Peterson, who hasn’t been targeted by those accounts but finds them distasteful. If ever targeted, she said it would be something she would try to brush off. “I know who I am, and I don’t really care what you say,” she said.

On Facebook, there’s also Eastern Mon-tana Confessions and Montana Confessions. Peterson said that there are also nicer, “compliment” pages to counter the meaner ones.

tecHnoLogyAll teens have their own cell phone these

days. Both Peterson and Godrey have an iPhone, the most popular phone choice among teens.

High school students bringing their phones to school has become more common. The official school rule is cellphones are not allowed in the classroom.

“It’s really frustrating because every teacher has their own rule [about phones],” said Peterson. Some teachers don’t mind, while other teachers strictly prohibit phones. There are also teachers who allow phones, but only if the phones are shut off, placed on the desk and “declared.”

Peterson said she keeps her phone in her locker and not in class. “What do you have to say to someone every second of the day that you have to have your cell phone in class?” she said.

Although both Godfrey and Peterson use smart iPhones, they are hesitant about how technology affects young teens.

“When I was in eighth grade, I shared a cell phone with my brother,” Peterson said. “Now I look at eighth graders, and they all have iPhones, they all have Facebook pages, they all have Twitter pages. And I just think, I feel bad for you.”

“They have no childhood,” Godfrey added. “They’re always going to care what other people think of them.”

Although they both agree that younger teens using smart phones could have nega-tive psychological and emotional effects, they recognize that the situation is compli-cated. Having a phone as a young teen may lead to aging quicker, but not having one makes kids feel left out.

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Hey Mom, WRUD? Mom replies with “huh”? Mom I said, What are you doing? Mom says “Oh. Will you please pick up some milk from the grocery store if you have a chance?” “OIC and NP mother, OOTD u shld lrn txt lingo. BBL, TTYL.”

Once again your mother doesn’t understand that message at all and replies with “What in the world did you say?” Annoyed, you reply with Oh I see and no problem mother, one of these days you should learn text lingo (language). Be back later, talk to you later.

Mom replies with “Wow that message is way longer without the abbreviations. Anyway, when should I expect you home?” Like 1 hr, 18r mom.” Mom again doesn’t know what those abbreviations mean. “What was that?” Ready to give up you reply one last time with, O gawd NVM!

Do you have troubling reading texts with abbrevia-tions like those? No need to worry, texting is like learn-ing a new language. Practice makes perfect and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

This new language can also be applied to chat rooms, casual emails and even advertisements. Tex-ting out long paragraphs on the small mobile keyboards can be very time consum-ing. These abbreviations can help cut the time sig-nificantly as shown in the examples above. Using text abbreviations has shown to

have some benefits. Studies have shown people

that use text abbreviations help people become better spellers and allows them to become faster writers and readers. The texting abbre-viation helps stimulate the mind into detecting words patterns with helps with spelling. Texting has also shown to reduce grammati-cal errors.

Here is a list of common text abbreviations for every-day use:

TMW – TomorrowIDK – I Don’t KnowIDC – I Don’t Care2nite – TonightBRB – Be Right BackBTW – By The WayFWIW – For What It’s

WorthGR8 – Great ILY – I Love YouJK – Just KiddingL8R – LaterLOL – Laugh Out Loud NP – No ProblemNUB or NOOB (Newb) –

New Person To A Game Or Site

OIC – Oh I seeOMG – Oh My God

POV – Point of ViewTHX or TX – ThanksTMI – Too Much Informa-

tionGTG or G2G – Got To GoTTYL – Talk To You LaterTYVM – Thank You Very

MuchSMH – Shake My HeadWYWH – Wish You Were

HereXOXO – Hugs and KissesHMU – Hit Me UpWUT – In Place of WhatSUP – What’s UpK – OKWBU – What About YouWDYMBT – What Do You

Mean By ThatTBH – To Be HonestBBIAB – Be Back In A BitJTLYK – Just To Let You

KnowW/E – WhateverCYA – See YouBFF – Best Friends, For-

everNTIM – Not That It Mat-

tersWTG – Way To GoPLZ – PleaseSFSG – So Far So Good(There are also some slang

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texting lingo, abbreviationsparents need to understand

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DreSS coDe: WHat to Wear, anD WHat not to Wear

Dressing for the first day of school is always a day to show off your new clothes for both new and returning students. High school is a time for students to express themselves. What you wear to school makes impacts and fashion statements that will let people know who you are. Teenagers should remember expressing yourself in a positive and stylish manner is possible while still follow-ing school policy.

Sidney High Student Policy Handbook states, “If a student does not have the opportunity to go home to change, the school will provide appropriate cloth-ing which the student will be expected to wear for the remainder of the day.”

The Student Policy Hand-book also includes several requirements to follow for maintaining a positive learn-ing environment.

Requirement number one, “No representation (writ-ten, pictures, symbols) of alcohol, drugs, tobaccos, profanity or crude phrasing (implicit or explicit) will be allowed.”

Second requirement states, “The Four B’s will be enforced: no Breast, no Backs, no Belly, no Butts…student dress include 1 inch top straps on shirts, tops and dresses.”

The third requirement is, school policy “requires shoes to be worn at all times. Slippers or pajamas are not appropriate for school.”

Last requirement reads, “Hats, bandanas, caps, vi-sors, or other headgear are not to be worn at school. Sunglasses are not allowed unless worn for medical rea-sons. These guidelines apply to girls as well as boys.”

• On a side note, Sidney High School also includes,

“for security reasons, back-packs and purses are not allowed in the classroom.”

HaraSSment PolicieS For BotH StuDentS anD StaFF

Bullying is a major prob-lem in schools nationwide. Harassment harms the learning environment of schools and can especially harm the victims. Sidney High School has strict poli-cies enforced to prevent bul-lying, harassment, intimida-tion and hazing.

Student or staff harass-ment policy applies on “school or adjacent grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school-provided

transportations, official school bus stops, or any-where that conduct is con-sidered a threat or attempted intimidation.”

Social media sites like Facebook or Twitter, Email, or any kind of mobile com-munication could also be considered places where conduct may be considered threats or attempted intimi-dation.

Students and staff should be aware using the Internet to bully or harassing some-one is the same as bullying someone in the classroom. Fellow students and staff should be conscientious of what they post online. If someone on Facebook or Twitter sees cyber bullying, they should either tell the harasser to stop or report it to the site administration. If cyber bullying progresses, it should be brought to the school’s attention and may

even result in law enforce-ment becoming involved.

Three sub points under-neath board policy 3226 would qualify as misconduct and be considered harass-ment, “Physically harming a student or damaging a stu-dent’s property; Knowingly placing a student in reason-able fear of physical harm to the student or damage to the student’s property; and cre-ating a hostile educational environment.”

Reporting incidences should be done in a seri-ous manner and not lightly. “Any student, employee, or third party who has knowledge of conduct in violation is encouraged to immediately report his/her concerns to the building principal or district admin-istrato…A student may also report concerns to a teacher or counselor, who will be responsible for notifying the appropriate district official.”

Student conduct that is found violating the policy will be subject to discipline and to the furthest extent, expulsion. Staff conduct violation may result in dis-cipline or to the furthest ex-tent, dismissal. Third parties found violating this policy will be subject to sanctions as determined and imposed by the district administrator or the board of education. Individuals may be referred to law enforcement officials.

Making false and errone-ous claims is also harmful to learning environment for students and staff alike. Falsifications can result in a waste of school administra-tion time and resources and will result in punishment to the person making these charges. “False charges will be regarded as a serious offense and will result in disciplinary action or other appropriate sanctions.” Education campuses should be safe, fair and a place of cordiality for all who strive to learn, instruct and sup-port Sidney High School.

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A driver’s license and the car keys – it’s every teen-ager’s dream, and many parents biggest fear. While mom and dad cringe as their baby backs out the driveway – alone – for the very first time, the teen’s heart races with the sudden freedom to go where he wants without the parents hovering over him in smothering, over-protection.

Teenagers still operate under the belief that they’re invincible and nothing bad will ever happen to them. After all, the powers-that-be have decided to give them the privilege of driving before their little cerebral cortexes (the brain’s logic center) have fully developed. As you well know, life is not always safe for teens – espe-cially on the road.

Trying to dampen your kid’s excitement so he will actually think while he is behind the wheel? Good luck – You’ll need it! Here is a list of shocking teen driv-ing stats to help you prove a point to your teen driver.

Although it is not quite a death sentence, driving a car can put your child – or someone else – in an early grave. If you think this is an overly dramatic statement, check out these statistics (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention):

• Car crashes are the num-ber one cause of teen deaths

in the U.S.• Drivers between the ages

of 16 and 19 are four times more likely to die in a crash than drivers between the ages of 25 and 69.

• Teens have the highest chance of having a fatal crash within the first six months of getting their driver’s license.

• 2,739 teenagers died in car crashes in the U.S. dur-ing 2008.

• 5,864 fatal crashes in-volved teen drivers in 2008. This number is higher than the previous one because the teen driver often has to live with the guilt of caus-ing someone else’s death.

• Teen drivers were in-volved in 12 percent of all fatal crashes reported to law enforcement.

• Males are twice as likely as females to be killed in a crash while they’re teenag-ers.

• 37 percent of male driv-ers between the ages of 15 and 20 were speeding at the time of a fatal crash.

• 55 percent of teens killed in car crashes were not us-ing their seat belts.

• 31 percent of teens were drinking alcohol at the time of their death.

• Teen drivers were in-volved in 63 percent of teen passenger deaths and 19 percent of passenger deaths of all ages in fatal crashes.

• 53 percent of teen deaths

in fatal crashes occurred on the weekends and 41 percent occurred between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

While the fatal crash is the worst case scenario, it is not the only thing that can hap-pen to your teen. Each year, crashes caused by teenagers cost millions of dollars in property damage and life-altering physical injuries. Maybe these startling facts will keep your young driver from playing crash-em-up derby with your car (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention):

• Teen drivers are 10 times more likely to be involved in a crash during their first year of driving.

• Teen drivers with more than one teen passenger are twice as likely to be in a crash as a drunk driver.

• 16-year-olds have more crashes than any other age group – including older teens.

• 20 percent of reported crashes involved teen driv-ers.

Limiting Early Driving for Safety – Even if your teen has their driver’s license, it doesn’t have to be an instant ticket to total freedom. Although you’ll be labeled the “bad” parent, you can restrict your teen’s driving habits to give them time to safely acquire the necessary experience before you turn them loose.

As you return to school, remember to buckle up

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sepTember2................................No School (Labor Day)30....................................................Midterm

OcTOber10....... 2:00 p.m. Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conference 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. 16...................................2:00 p.m. Dismissal 17-18 ........No School (Teacher Convention)15.......................... End of the Fall Trimester

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30....... 2:00 p.m. Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conference 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

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spring TrimesTer march

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april 8......................................................Midterm17...................................2:00 p.m. Dismissal18-21 ................... No School (Spring Break)24....... 2:00 p.m. Dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conference 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

may14.....No School (Teacher Inservice Training)23...................................2:00 p.m. Dismissal26....................... No School (Memorial Day)30....................12:00 p.m. (Noon) Dismissal, End of the Spring Trimester

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FEBRUARY21 ......................................... No School

MARCH14 ........................... end of 3rd 9 weeks20 .............Parent Teachers Conference21 ............................NO School 1/2 PIR24 - 28.......Missoula Children’s Theatre26 .................... HS Academic Olympics

APRIL 16 .....................JH Academic Olympics18-22 .......................No School - Easter

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By Bill Vander WeelesIdney HeRaLd

If you wish to get Sidney native Jill Sharp, Miss Mon-tana Collegiate 2013, angry, all you need to do is mention how Montana is still the only state that doesn’t have anti-bullying laws on its books.

Sharp was one of the pro-ponents who spoke to Mon-tana legislators this year to stress the need for such a law. Despite no opponents testifying, the bill fell short by nine votes in the House.

The University of Mon-tana student, who has been a victim of cyberbullying since the eighth grade, shakes her head regarding the legislators’ vote.

“All I can gather from them is they don’t seem to comprehend what cyberbul-lying entails,” Sharp said. She noted one legislator asked the question what is Facebook? “It’s a whole new warfare. Our legislators don’t quite grasp it,” Sharp said of cyberbullying. “If you don’t know what Face-book is, it’s tough to argue our point.”

Sharp, meanwhile, cer-tainly has a grasp regarding such kind of attacks. After all, she explains she has been bullied through MSN Messenger, Myspace, Face-book and Twitter.

Her ordeal started in the eighth grade when another student wanted Sharp to quit a team she earned a

spot on. “I was hoping that person was going to grow out of it,” she said when the online harassment started. “Now I don’t think it will ever happen.”

At first, Sharp did con-sider dropping off the team “but I knew how unhappy I would be if I did quit.” She feels by not quitting the team, it fueled the attacker’s fire. She is thankful for her strong support system that

helped her make it through the toughest days. “I was always taught to be a bigger person,” Sharp said. “It’s hard, but the best thing you can do is move on to show them they aren’t getting to you.”

Sharp showed high school officials printed documents of the attacks. She was told to discuss the matter with police. Speaking with law enforcement, she found there wasn’t a law in Mon-tana against bullying.

Now with no new anti-bul-lying law in Montana on the immediate horizon, Sharp is using her title as Miss Montana Collegiate to speak

to students about bullying.Some of her experiences

have been eye opening. A little boy came up to her and said, “I get bullied every single day.” It turned out he was being thrown into a fence by other students. A woman in tears approached Sharp and said her child was bullied and became suicidal.

Sharp urges victims to tell family members and school officials. “It’s not a battle you can fight alone.” She also says victims should take screen shots of online documents so the attacks are easier to prove. Without a law on the books, Sharp feels schools need to be more pro-active. She thinks Rachel’s Challenge is a good start, but schools need to have good follow-up. She encourages assemblies and “bully boxes” where written notes can be left telling of incidents.

Sharp feels along with a drug-free week being recognized by schools, there needs to be an anti-bullying week. More education is needed, she said. Believing people should just cope isn’t the answer.

A quote that Sharp likes to share is: “It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.” – L.R. Knost, an author.

Crown holder stresses bullying victims need support from others

‘it’s a whole new

warfare. Our legislators

don’t quite grasp it.’

Jill SharpMiss Montana Collegiate 2013

Crossing guard locations at Sidney’s schools include:

• West Side Elementary School – Fifth Street SW and 12th Avenue SW, Fifth Street SW and 11th Avenue SW, and Sixth Street SW and 11th Avenue SW.

• Central Elementary School – Third Street SE and Third Avenue SE, Third Av-

enue SE and Second Street SE, and Fourth Avenue SE and Third Street SE.

• Sidney Middle School – After school, adults are on duty on the northeast and northwest corners. Before school, adults are on duty on the front on the east side of the building. Adults also check the south side of the building after school.

Crossing guard locations

BILL VandeR WeeLe | sIdney HeRaLd

Jill Sharp, Miss Montana Collegiate, talks with Sidney students about bullying last school year.