VIP Skits
by: Paige Smith
Middle School South

On December 12th, a half day, high schoolers came to the school to show us skits. The group was called VIP, or Voices In Prevention. They came and gave us a few skits including some that taught important lessons.

One of their performances was one about respecting the teacher. There were four children, three of which were not paying attention. One was painting her nails, while another was "texting". To top it off, there was also one sleeping. A narrator told us their thoughts as they misbehaved. There was also a person standing by the girl who was supposed to be the teacher, telling us what she was thinking when the children were misbehaving. Finally, after the teacher had to leave class because she, "couldn't take it anymore" the children all realized that what they did to the poor teacher was wrong. The next day they settled down and hung on to her every word.

All of the skits taught you an important lesson on either disrespecting someone, or bullying someone. There was also one on rumors, and how quickly they spread. After all the skits were over, the high schoolers stayed and answered your questions about High School. I think that this group or club is definitely something I would consider doing when I get to high school. Why don't you check it out?