With this new policy, all of us -- school staff, visitors and parents -- are helping build a healthier environment for Oregon's youth. This puts what students are learning about tobacco in the classroom into practice.

Everybody had fun getting their school supplies. I think it was nice.

I want the parents to know that it is a safe environment.

I know what it's like to be bullied. During the first couple of years of high school, I got a bit of bother... Because my nose sort of slants up a little bit lads at school would call me a 'Pig' and oink at me.

I like the small-school environment. When I've talked with Coach Turk and Coach (Steven) Hicks, both reflect what the program is about. I think the program is just going to continue to get better and it's something I look forward to being a part of.

I was in grade school, and I remember lying there in that natural environment, looking up at the canopy of stars, watching it move. That was the moment that sparked my interest in science and in the world around me.