Crusaders at Roger Williams Middle School have been thinking and writing about bullying recently. They watched a documentary film called Bullied, which chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. After the film, Crusade Advisor Kristina Moyet invited several Crusaders to write essays that expressed their feelings about the topic. The two-page essay written by 8th grader Joseph Mendes was selected as the best one!

In his essay Joseph explained how he can help if he witnesses someone being bullied. “To be honest,” he wrote, “it wasn’t Jamie’s fault he was bullied just because of his sexual orientation. I’m going to make sure when I see bullying happening in school I’m going to tell a teacher or principal and I’m going to stand up for the kid.”

Congratulations to Joseph for his great essay. He won a $25 gift card to the Warwick Mall!