Old Mill fourth-grader wins bully-prevention poster contest

Alexa Fronte, a fourth-grader at Old Mill Road Elementary School, is among the winners in the 11th annual Child Abuse Prevention Services Bully Prevention Poster and Poetry Contest. More than 1,500 students from 57 Long Island schools submitted entries to the competition. The winning 12 posters and three poems will be featured in the 2010-11 CAPS School Year Calendar, to be distributed this fall.

"The contest is open to children who participated in our elementary school program, Steer Clear of Bullies," said Alane Fagin, CAPS executive director. "It provides them with a creative opportunity to reinforce their understanding of the social and assertiveness skills they’ve learned through our bully-prevention workshop, which promotes empathy, tolerance, and a community of caring both in and out of the classroom."

The calendar is made possible annually through the generosity of Howard and Roz Kroplick of East Hills. Roz is a CAPS board member and chairs the Poster Contest Committee. The calendar will be distributed in September to all private and public elementary and middle schools and libraries on Long Island. It is also available by request through CAPS by calling (516) 621-0552 or (631) 289-3240 ext. 101.