The Halton Regional Police Service, Halton Region, Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board and independent schools recognize the profound impact and long-term effects bullying can have on our youth, their families and friends. As such, they spearhead a multi-faceted
Give Respect, Get Respect - Join the Movement bullying awareness and prevention campaign.
Elementary (grades 6-8) and high school students in Halton Region are challenged to develop messages that address bullying and which can become part of a friendly competition using various media such as technical studies and the general arts.
The focus of this year's campaign is how we can join together to support our peers.
Each school board is responsible for selecting its final submissions which are, in turn, presented to a judging panel comprised of police, school board officials and youth. The finalists are invited to a red carpet gala event on April 30, 2013 where the winning entries will be unveiled.
Prizes:
Prizing for this year's challenge are as follows:
1st - $1,000
2nd - $750
3rd - $500
The winning recipients must use their prize money toward promoting a safe and inclusive school environment. The winning teams' suggestions and input will be taken into consideration as long as it falls within the set parameters.
The winning submissions will form part of an ongoing campaign to reduce bullying.
2011-2012 Winners:
Click here to access all of this year's winning submissions.
2010-2011 Winners:
Click here to view three of the four award-winning 2010-2011 challenge submissions.
Bullying Awareness Poster
Bullying Awareness Calendar
Bullying Awareness Video
Contest Rules:
Deadline: The deadline for school boards to submit their chosen entries is 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Please consult your individual school board for internal deadlines.
Entries must be delivered to Halton Regional Police Service Headquarters - front desk (1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON). Submissions should be marked to the attention of Cst. Mike Dinsmore. Electronic entries should be sent to: 
. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Click here to download the Submission Form. It must be completed and must accompany each entry when it is submitted.
All elementary (grades 6-8) and high school students in Halton Region are eligible.
Each high school will select its best submission to be put forth in the competition.
For elementary schools, each board will select its top submissions for entry. Refer to the Guidelines for maximum number of submissions allowed.
Final winners will be chosen by a panel consisting of youth, school officials, police, Halton Region representatives and community members.
Who can submit an entry?
• Classes
• Groups/Clubs
• Individuals
Contest Guidelines:
Click here to download a PDF version of the Contest Guidelines.
Note: The purpose of this challenge it to engage all youth to participate in bullying awareness strategies so we ask that each school encourage a school based challenge to “all eligible youth” prior to selecting their top pick(s).
Criteria for the Final Product:
1. This year we would like you to answer the following question:
How can we join together to support students?
- who are targeted by bullying
- who engage in bullying
- who witness bullying
2. The message must be powerful, positive, concise, and clearly communicated.
3. Does not use any swearing, homophobic, racist, sexist or otherwise inappropriate language.*
4. Language, graphics and content are not oppressive nor marginalizing in their impact upon audiences.
5. The medium and format captures the target audience.
*NOTE: Winning entries will be endorsed by Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board, Halton Region and Halton Regional Police Service, and will be displayed in public settings (e.g., the transit system, movie theatres and other public venues). Entries must not include inappropriate language or attitudes, even for the purposes of dramatization. Only entries that meet all of the above success criteria will be considered by the judging panel. School boards must ensure that student work/names have parental consent for public display.
Final Product Formats:
The final product may take the form of any of the following:
Technological/Media Literary Studies (AV, computer graphic, video or other technical form)
1. Prepare a short video answering the question:
How can we join together to support students?
- who are targeted by bullying
- who engage in bullying
- who witness bullying
2. The video must be 3 min. or less.
3. The video must be generic to Halton Region; no specific school names; no specific school or student names.
4. The video must be recorded onto digital format for judging purposes.
5. Video must be in AVI or WMV format.
6. Must be submitted on CD, DVD or Memory Stick.
Dramatic Arts (play, scene, skit, original musical composition or other dramatic form)
1. Prepare a short play, scene or skit answering the question:
How can we join together to support students?
- who are targeted by bullying
- who engage in bullying
- who witness bullying
2. The video must be 3 min. or less.
3. The play, scene or skit must be generic to Halton Region; no specific school names; no specific school or student names.
4. The video must be recorded onto digital format for judging purposes.
5. Video must be in AVI or WMV format.
6. Must be submitted on CD, DVD or Memory Stick.
Visual Arts (poster, original painting or other visual presentation format)
1. Prepare a poster or artwork answering the question:
How can we join together to support students?
- who are targeted by bullying
- who engage in bullying
- who witness bullying
2. Must be generic to Halton Region; no specific school or students names.
3. High-resolution electronic version must be submitted (i.e. 600dpi resolution is recommended for future advertising purposes, however is not essential).
4. Must be submitted on CD, DVD or Memory Stick.
Entries must meet all of the above criteria to be considered. Thank you for your co-operation.
For more information, contact:
Constable Mike Dinsmore
905-825-4747 ext. 5169