372 Students Complete G.R.E.A.T. Program - Graduation At F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School

           United States Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, announced today that over 372 sixth grade students from F.B. Leon Guerrero Middle School in Yigo have completed the 13- week curriculum taught by Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) officers and will be honored at a graduation ceremony on Friday, March 2, 2012, from
9:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.

           Parents are invited and highly encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony to be held in the school’s gym. The G.R.E.A.T. Program’s primary objective is awareness and prevention of delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership. The G.R.E.A.T. lessons, aimed at elementary and middle school students, focus on providing life skills to help students avoid delinquent behavior and violence to solve problems.  Invited to attend the graduation are Guam Supreme Court Chief Justice F. Philip Carbullido and Superior Court of Guam Judge Arthur Barcinas, the supervisors of two of the G.R.E.A.T. Instructors.   Ms. Taling Taitano, Interim Superintendent Department of Education and Yigo Mayor Robert Lizama have also been invited to attend.

           U.S. Attorney Limtiaco stated, “We praise the hard work, motivation and significant accomplishments of our students in completing the G.R.E.A.T. Program, and commend the G.R.E.A.T. instructors for their continued commitment and dedication to our youth by taking the G.R.E.A.T. message to our schools in Guam.”

           To date, G.R.E.A.T. instructors have taught over 2,485 students in both elementary and middle, private and public schools, since inception of the Program in Fall 2008.  Anyone interested in learning more about the program can log on to  www.great-online.org.