PHOTOS: RED RIBBON WEEK

  • Rileigh (left) and Raina Giles pose together for twin day. The two seventh graders are actual twin sisters. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Rileigh (left) and Raina Giles pose together for twin day. The two seventh graders are actual twin sisters. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Seventh graders, Arrington Clark (left) and Janessa Reesman twinned in matching blue, white and purple shirts for twin day. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Seventh graders, Arrington Clark (left) and Janessa Reesman twinned in matching blue, white and purple shirts for twin day. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Mackenzie Erwin (left) and Abby Morris match shirts for the seventh graders’ twin day. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Mackenzie Erwin (left) and Abby Morris match shirts for the seventh graders’ twin day. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Seventh graders, Mae Matthews (left) and Izzabella Buck drew from Robyn Benton’s bucket of names to determine the seventh grade winners of the twin day contest. “It's really fun, we get to dress up without it being costumes. And it helps everyone because the more fun you put in it, the more they’ll participate and it teaches them not to do drugs,” said Buck. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Seventh graders, Mae Matthews (left) and Izzabella Buck drew from Robyn Benton’s bucket of names to determine the seventh grade winners of the twin day contest. “It's really fun, we get to dress up without it being costumes. And it helps everyone because the more fun you put in it, the more they’ll participate and it teaches them not to do drugs,” said Buck. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Mae Matthews (left) and Finley Sullivan used a previous day’s Barbie theme to also twin for the seventh graders’ day. Matthews feels that the week is “definitely effective” toward drug prevention among middle schoolers.
    Mae Matthews (left) and Finley Sullivan used a previous day’s Barbie theme to also twin for the seventh graders’ day. Matthews feels that the week is “definitely effective” toward drug prevention among middle schoolers.
  • Seventh graders, Remington Boswell (left) and Grayson Brewer pose together with matching straw hats and blue hoodies for the theme. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Seventh graders, Remington Boswell (left) and Grayson Brewer pose together with matching straw hats and blue hoodies for the theme. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Camila Montez (left) and Dakota Chandler pose in matching sweatshirts. Their Halloween spirit showed through the sweatshirts with cartoon ghosts on them. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Camila Montez (left) and Dakota Chandler pose in matching sweatshirts. Their Halloween spirit showed through the sweatshirts with cartoon ghosts on them. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Sixth grade winners of the twin day raffle drawing (from left, back row) Haleigh York, Hadley Stone, Jenna Harvey, Breckyn Avery, Harley Owen, Lauren Major and (from left, front row) Calvin Hgay, Diana Valasquez, Br’niya Jackson, Nevaeh Terry and London Brunson pose together. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Sixth grade winners of the twin day raffle drawing (from left, back row) Haleigh York, Hadley Stone, Jenna Harvey, Breckyn Avery, Harley Owen, Lauren Major and (from left, front row) Calvin Hgay, Diana Valasquez, Br’niya Jackson, Nevaeh Terry and London Brunson pose together. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Naomi McPeake (left) and Mae Scoggins pose in their twin day theme. The two seventh graders matched in country outfits with big belt buckles. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Naomi McPeake (left) and Mae Scoggins pose in their twin day theme. The two seventh graders matched in country outfits with big belt buckles. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Seventh graders, Shanice Brown (left) and Armonie Gresham pose for twin day. They matched with school spirit in Oglethorpe County Middle School shirts. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Seventh graders, Shanice Brown (left) and Armonie Gresham pose for twin day. They matched with school spirit in Oglethorpe County Middle School shirts. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Eighth graders, Katherine Horsley and Lannah Scarborough pose in flannels for the days’ events. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Eighth graders, Katherine Horsley and Lannah Scarborough pose in flannels for the days’ events. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Kamira Appling and Sariyah Huff pose in matching shirts. The two eighth graders twinned with shirts of different colors. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Kamira Appling and Sariyah Huff pose in matching shirts. The two eighth graders twinned with shirts of different colors. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Amy Vu and Elijah Jackson posed with Soulja Boy outfits. The two eighth graders took the opportunity to dress up in costume together in one of the rapper’s iconic looks. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Amy Vu and Elijah Jackson posed with Soulja Boy outfits. The two eighth graders took the opportunity to dress up in costume together in one of the rapper’s iconic looks. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
  • Eighth graders (from left), Lincoln Paradise, Kynlee Bohannon, Georgia Turner, Lyla Casper, Justin Wilson and Jack Baldwin posed together. The group matched in black outfits for the twin day theme. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
    Eighth graders (from left), Lincoln Paradise, Kynlee Bohannon, Georgia Turner, Lyla Casper, Justin Wilson and Jack Baldwin posed together. The group matched in black outfits for the twin day theme. (Photo/Caleb Baldwin)
We always love to see our students excited about spirit week and having those crucial conversations about healthy lifestyles,” said OCMS Assistant Principal Alecia Casper. Oglethorpe County Schools…

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