Three schools will make an effort to give children a future void of the violence and racial issues facing Cincinnati.

        Purcell Marian High School in Walnut Hills and Nativity School in Pleasant Ridge will present a program at St. Francis de Sales School in Walnut Hills at 2 p.m. Friday called “Teens Acting for Peace” (TAP).

        TAP stresses a message of nonviolence and cooperation. It is sponsored by Families Against Violence Advocacy Network.

Students at Purcell Marian have been trained in the fundamentals of TAP. They will use lectures and activities to teach the younger students lessons based on TAP principles, such as respect of self and others, better communication, listening, forgiveness, respecting nature, nonviolent recreation and acting courageously.

        “If we teach these principles to kids when they are young, they may not have to deal with the issues and problems when they are adults that we have now,” said William Shula, principal of St. Frances de Sales. “If you truly want peace and justice, you have to start with children, because they are our future.”

        He said hearing the message from Purcell Marian students should have a positive effect on kids at St. Francis de Sales because the kids look up to high school students and often relate better to them than to adults.

        He said at the end of the program, students will sign a pledge of nonviolence and be asked to sign a similar pledge at home with their parents.

        Try this. You have a chance to tell school officials how to run the schools; better still, you can run a school for a day.

        The Cincinnati Public Schools and Cincinnati Youth Collaborative's Partners in Education invite you to participate in Cincinnati's Principal for a Day Program.

        It will be held May 1 and you can be a principal for a day at an elementary or secondary school, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

        “The program is an event that allows you to go beyond the headlines and discover the treasures and challenges inside Cincinnati Public Schools,” said Maria Cholak, director of Partners in Education.

        The principal for a day will be assigned a school and will be observing and directing activities, planned jointly with the school principal.

        After your reign as principal, there will be a luncheon and debriefing in the Banquet Room at Mayerson Academy, 2650 Highland Ave., Corryville.

        Police officers from Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Amberley Village and Golf Manor will use video presentations, role-playing and demonstrations to emphasize safety during a “Partnership for a Safer Community,” seminar from 1-5 p.m. April 26 at the Jewish Community Center, 1580 Section Road, Roselawn.

        Allen Howard's “Some Good News” column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.
       

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