October is Bullying Prevention Month. Lynch Literacy Academy Social Workers Allison Pawlik and Jill Custer visited the seventh grade English classes at LLA and talked to students about bullying and what it means to be an “Upstander.” Teachers nominated the following seventh graders to receive an “Awesome Upstander Award” for their kindness towards peers and staff in the month of October.

• Anderson Deleon Palacios
• Angel Figueroa Vazquez
• Monique Houghton
• Malachi Merced
• Xavier Objio
• Holly Shutts
• Victoria Sampone