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Kindness Rules
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Satchel Moorman, left, and Jack Tran add their energy to a rousing performance of “YMCA” during the Kindness Retreat Nov. 9.

During the annual Kindness Retreat Nov. 9, fifth-graders from Abraham Lincoln, Northside and Parkside Elementary Schools in Monroe gathered for a day at Monroe Middle School. 

Through music, movement, skits, small group discussions and a lot of reflection and thought, students came together to develop a model for a future in which caring and kindness rule.

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From left, fifth graders Layne Treuthardt, Lane Scace, Tyler Curl, Tanner Harkenrider and their 11th grade leader Brianne Seagreaves rate ice cream on a scale of one to five fingers. Several activities were planned and implemented during the annual Kindness Retreat Nov. 9 for three local elementary schools.