14 The QUEE NS Courier • JUNE 5, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Little Neck-Douglaston school walks against bullying BY ERIC JANKIEWICZ [email protected]/@ericjankiewicz Students from the Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy School embarked on their first “Stamp Out Bullying Walkathon” on May 30 in an effort to remind themselves and the community about the damaging effects of students picking on each other. “This walk is meant to stomp out bullying,” eighth grader Lena Vella said. “It’s meant to teach people how to take action.” The trek from the school on Northern Boulevard to a ball park on Cloverdale Boulevard was made by 250 students, Principal Michael Laforgia and several teachers. A new student-run program in the school called the Pope Francis Society hosted the event. Once students made it to the ball park, a selected group of kids read essays on bullying to their classmates. A group of students from Divine Wisdom’s other campus in Bayside also held a walkathon and the two groups converged on the ball park. Most of the students wore orange shirts, the color of their cause. Laforgia became principal of the pre-K through eighth grade Catholic school four years ago and students, teachers and parents credit him with making the students more aware of bullying. “These kids don’t walk into the school with a halo,” Laforgia said. “So we have to be very active in preventing bullying. I hope in the quiet of their day they’ll take a moment to reflect on this.” Lena and three other classmates volunteered to write their own essays for the event. They are all part of the Pope Francis Society, which is made up of about 40 students who meet together once a week with Laforgia and teachers. Most importantly, Lena said, they’re given the task of keeping an eye out for bullying in school, acting as hall monitors against aggressive behavior. “I hate that so many people just watch when others are picked on,” said Laura Toscano, Lena’s classmate. “We’re trying to get people to be friendly.” FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com MAY 29, 2014 • THE QUEENS COURIER 9 Manoussos & Company PLLC is a boutique personal injury law firm. We pride ourselves Saturday,in personalized and June responsive representation. 14 We recognize that every legal matter is unique and has its particular facts and circumstances and treat every case as such. We respect the importance of a client’s case and what it means to the client. We provide zealous and high-caliber representation and maximize the rights, interests and compensation for each and every client. We have over 20 years experience in personal injury litigation, trials and appellate practice. 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