{"id":2472,"date":"2009-10-14T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2009-10-14T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2009-10-14T10:06:31","modified_gmt":"2009-10-14T16:06:31","slug":"fredbird-brings-positive-messages-to-jamestown-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"Fredbird brings positive messages to Jamestown students"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2473\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/JAMESTOWN_boy-pg-6-300x267.jpg?resize=300%2C267\" alt=\"    After answering a question about why it\u2019s bad to do drugs, and getting a prize from FredBird, a young Jamestown student smiles as he goes back to his seat at an assembly at the Hazelwood school.   \" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">    After answering a question about why it\u2019s bad to do drugs, and getting a prize from FredBird, a young Jamestown student smiles as he goes back to his seat at an assembly at the Hazelwood school.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Jamestown Students Appreciate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Positive Messages from FredBird<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t say much, but FredBird, the mascot for the St. Louis Cardinals\u2019, had a lot to share with students at Jamestown Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District.<\/p>\n<p>FredBird and his friend, former Cardinal\u00a0 Joe Cunningham, visited Jamestown as part of the Cardinals\u2019 \u201cDoin\u2019 it Right\u201d program. The program features three key messages: stay in school, get involved in sports and activities, and don\u2019t do drugs. Through music and video clips featuring Cardinals teammates, the presentation was energetic and exciting. While Cunningham spoke to the students, FredBird worked the crowd, keeping the attention of everyone in the gym.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham talked about his experience as a baseball player, but more importantly, gave the students a chance to share their knowledge about why it\u2019s important to stay away from drugs. During the assembly, he picked students from the audience to join him and to answer the question, \u201cWhy is it bad to drugs?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responses ranged from \u201cBecause they\u2019re bad for you,\u201d to \u201cThey will make you die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One youngster said, \u201cBecause no one will trust you anymore.\u201d Cunningham and many teachers applauded his answer. FredBird rewarded the students for their participation with various Cardinals-themed prizes such as pencil pouches, T-shirts, drawstring backpacks and lunchboxes.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Strauther, principal of Jamestown, said the assembly would \u201chelp reinforce topics we stress to students on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the difference is that having FredBird present the information makes it a bit cooler than the principal saying the same thing. Many times students need something catchy to help them remember information and the singing, dancing and laughter brought on by this presentation helps to do just that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The assemblies were split among pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur younger students really got into the experience that FredBird brought to Jamestown,\u201d said Strauther. \u201cTheir eyes light up and you know they are enjoying it. What is even more convincing is when you see the students in the hallway at different times and they talk to you about the assembly and actually remember the different topics that were discussed. That\u2019s when you know you had a captive audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown Students Appreciate Positive Messages from FredBird He didn\u2019t say much, but FredBird, the mascot for the St. Louis Cardinals\u2019, had a lot to share with students at Jamestown Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District. FredBird and his friend, former Cardinal\u00a0 Joe Cunningham, visited Jamestown as part of the Cardinals\u2019 \u201cDoin\u2019 it Right\u201d program. 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