Red Ribbon Week
October 23rd - 31st
A national awareness campaign to keep kids drug and alcohol free.
Engaging our Fountain Hills students through activities, events, and community outreach.
During this week-long awareness campaign, students across the district in Fountain Hills will learn about the benefits of staying drug and alcohol free. The week consists of activities like spirit week, an awareness walk, pledging, door decorating, and tulip planting, and attending an Educational Health Fair for both students and their parents.
2025 Red Ribbon Week has been partially funded by a generous grant from Republic Services.
Check out our recap videos!
2025 Student Events
Fountain Hills High School
- PSA Video Contest Sep 2 - 30
- Wear Red Oct 27
Fountain Hills Middle School
- Spirit Week Oct 27 - 31
- Take the Pledge Student Activity
- Door Decorating
- Educational Health Fair Oct 24
McDowell Mountain Elementary School
- Popsicles & Pledge Signing Event Sept 29
- Red Ribbon Awareness Walk Oct 23
- Spirit Week Oct 27-31
- Plant the Promise Tulip Planting
- Door Decorating
Little Falcons Preschool
- Wear Red Oct 27
- Coloring Page Activity Oct 27
- Red Ribbon Halloween Treat Bags Oct 27
Pangea School House
- Spirit Week Oct 27-31
- Take the Pledge Student Activity
The Inspiration Academy
- Spirit Week Oct 27 - 31
- Take the Pledge Student Activity
Now Accepting Entries!
PSA Video Contest
High school students created a PSA video using this year’s Red Ribbon Week theme: “Life is a Puzzle, Solve it Drug Free” for a chance to win up to $500. The video had to be at least 30 seconds long and include messaging related to staying drug and alcohol free. They could include data-related facts if they provide a source link with your submission. The PSA video can be done by one person, a group of kids, or a club on campus (If group PSA – all contributors split the winnings equally or clubs can use it as a fundraiser for their club). All entries have a chance to be shown to the Fountain Hills Middle School students!
Submissions need to be a video file (mp4, mov) with a maximum file size of 20mb. Please make these as horizontal videos (landscape format, not Tik Tok verticals)
PSA Video Submission Form
Submissions due by September 30th, 2025 at Midnight
Fountain Hills High School students entered a contest to create a PSA video using the Red Ribbon Week theme. Have a look at last year’s winning entries!
Check out our 2024 winners!
Check out our 2023 winners!
Awards
First Place $500
Second Place $250
Third Place $100
Honorable Mentions $50
Red Ribbon Week Activities
Plant the Promise
We join in with other schools, businesses, families and youth across America and plant tulip bulbs that will bloom and serve as a reminder to stay drug-free. Bulbs that are planted during October will bloom in April during National Alcohol Awareness Month.
Educational Health Fair
The Educational Health Fair is for all students, parents, grandparents, and guardians. It features more than a dozen organizations and agencies such as the DEA, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Fort McDowell Department of Education, Maricopa County Health Department, PTO, Boys and Girls Club, Kiwanis, and High School volunteers.
Door Decorating
Classrooms work together to create incredible door decorations with age-appropriate messaging around making good choices and living a drug-free life.
Little Falcons Coloring Activity
Our Little Falcons Preschoolers were even involved in Red Ribbon Week with a fun coloring activity where they colored the red ribbon while learning about healthy ways to take care of themselves.
Awareness Walk
Students, parents, and teachers joined together on the track to walk together in support of the Red Ribbon Week initaitves.
Spirit Week
Students are encouraged to show their support through spirit days! These include fun dress-up opportunities like crazy sock day, hat day, and wear red day!
The Pledge Wall
Fountain Hills students took the pledge to live a drug and alcohol free life! Pledges are displayed in the halls as a reminder through the year of their commitment.
