AHA Raises Awareness for Breast Cancer

Think in Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness Center Stage at AHA

By Amanda Otero

Jaguar News Staff Writer

Get geared up in all the pink you can find because Think Pink week is here! October 11-15 Atrisco Heritage Academy is raising awareness for Breast Cancer. For each day of this week AHA will have a different theme and activity. Here are this week’s events:

·         Monday was Pink Trivia Day. Students were tested on their breast cancer knowledge.

·         Tuesday is Volley for The Cure. The AHA volleyball team takes on Moriarty at 6:30 p.m. in the Jaguar Den. Student council, which organized the week, hopes to fill the stands with AHA fans dressed in pink!

·         Wednesday is Putt for The Cure. Golfernoggins, a local miniature golf course, will be at AHA at lunch with two holes set up. Everyone gets a chance to make a hole-in-one for a special prize from Golfernoggins.

·         Thursday is Tough Guys Wear Pink. Players from the New Mexico Thunderbirds, the Mustangs hockey team, and many more will come dressed in their best pink attire, to join all the “tough guys and gals” of Atrisco who are wearing pink. Also later in the day, our AHA football players will be accessorizing their uniforms with pink.

·         Friday is the AHA Pink Parade! Student council wants all AHA students dressed in pink from head-to-toe! At lunch there will also be a Penny Wars to see which class earns the most points in collecting pennies. There also will be a live concert by Sam & Nate.

All week AHA will be selling pink wooden roses, bracelets, and much more. Students will also bring in pennies and change to get ready for the penny wars on Friday! All proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen for The Cure foundation. AHA will make a pink ribbon in honor of our friends and family who are battling breast cancer, and those who have died from the disease. Atrisco Heritage Academy students are raising awareness for important causes in a fun way that will reach all students. Let’s make a difference, bring in all your pennies and let’s watch our buckets fill with change!