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December 17, 2025

Hello,


Welcome to the Peabody PROMISE newsletter! 

We want to extend a huge thank you for your support of our community-driven initiative dedicated to mental wellness, bullying prevention, and suicide prevention.


A CALL TO ACTION - as a newsletter subscriber, you play a vital role not only by staying informed but through your ability to share the new Peabody PROMISE initiatives so families, students and residents can utilize the mental health, bulling prevention and suicide prevention services available to them. 

It's so easy - just copy and paste the link below for essential information including the bullying report form, mental health and counseling services, Peabody PROMISE meeting information and much more. Thank you!

https://peabody.k12.ma.us/peabody-promise/

Voices Wanted!


Together, with Peabody Recreation, the Peabody Health Dept. and volunteer community members, the Healthy Peabody Collaborative is leading a community PhotoVoice project. 


What is PhotoVoice? PhotoVoice, combines the art of photography with the power of storytelling, giving life to both people’s images and their words. 


It is our mission to highlight positive stories and achievements of the people in Peabody as a way to foster understanding, empathy, and acceptance. Our mantra has been “what we feed is what will grow” – so please help us to grow the positive! 


Click here to express interest in participating in this creative project and someone will reach out to you soon.

Logo Contest for the SRSC!


The new Higgins Student Resource & Support Center (SRSC) needs a logo, so we launched a contest open to all Higgins students to design it for a chance to win $100.00 Amazon gift card. Posters have been hung around the school that incudes design tips.


(Huge thank-you to the The Henry R. Breckenridge Charitable Foundation for the prize donation!)


Students can enter 1 of 2 ways:

Submit a digital design to the Logo Contest Google Classroom. Use class code: cvr3m6x5 or by dropping

off a hand-drawn or paper design in the art mailbox in the office or give it directly to Mr. Lamkin.


Deadline to enter: January 7th

Community Update


Peabody PROMISE was pleased to share our progress at the first Community Update on December 1, 2025. The meeting was open to the public and held at the Higgins Middle School.


Highlights


  • The new Higgins Student Resource & Support Center has provided over 100 counseling services for 122 students during the first two months of school.
    
  • Higgins Behavioral Assessment Team created to review bullying allegations assess intervention needs and provide support for families and teachers.
    
  • Procedures and policy review team created to review current bullying and behavior policies and procedures, provide recommendations & create an easy-to-use guide for procedures and expectations.
    
  • In collaboration with Peabody Education Foundation, and the generous support from North Shore Bank, a new curriculum, that spans grades K–12 to integrate critical thinking and kindness skills, as well as providing teachers with support & training has been selected. Click here to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/peabodyed



For more information on these and other areas of progress, click here to watch the full meeting courtesy of Peabody TV.

In Loving Memory of
Jason Bernard 

On Saturday, November 22, Jason's family, friends, Mayor Ted Bettencourt and members of the Peabody community gathered at the Brown School to dedicate a beautiful new bench in Jason’s honor. Click here to watch the ceremony.

The bench is a lasting tribute to the memory of Jason Bernard, whose vibrant young life ended far too soon. Jason’s bench stands as a powerful reminder to embrace kindness, look out for one another, and stand against bullying, and provides a place for reflection and comfort for all who knew and loved him. 

The inscription reads:
Like a Star that faded far too fast. Your brilliance leaves a trail that lasts. We gather here with hearts as one, to finish the fight you'd just begun.


Celebrating Kindness
during October’s National Anti-Bullying Month. 

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Peabody Education Foundation, all Peabody elementary and middle schools (5,157 students) participated in the Be Kind Challenge, an enrichment program developed by Connor’s Kindness Project (CKP) to help combat bullying and inspire students to lead with empathy, inclusion, and kindness. To ensure the program’s message continues throughout the school year, CKP provided a framework for each school to start its own Kindness Club, encouraging ongoing student leadership, collaboration, and community engagement.

For more details about this important and impactful activity, click here.

Wishing You All A Happy Holiday & New Year!

Check out this fun video of this year's Downtown Holiday Stroll
created by the talented folks at Peabody TV



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