ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Students at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg are gaining national recognition for working on ways to stop violence in schools.

What You Need To Know

  • Students at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg are gaining national recognition for working on ways to stop violence in schools

  • To show when the right time is to report a suspicious or violent incident, the club created a rap, video

  • The SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Promise Club began at the school following the Sandy Hook school massacre

The SAVE Promise Club was started at Gibbs High School following the Sandy Hook school massacre. ‘SAVE’ stands for Students Against Violence Everywhere. 

In an effort to show their fellow students when the right time is to report a suspicious or violent incident, the club created a video that shows a mock bullying incident in the boys’ bathroom. The group was inspired to make the video after hearing a freestyle rap created by freshman Jordan Bostick.

Watch the 'See Something Say Something' video down below

“It’s really important, because you never know what could happen,” Bostick said. 

Bostick’s rap is accompanied by a beat he created on his own and lyrics that detail why violence shouldn’t be a part of their school culture.

Students with the SAVE Promise Club took the rap and created the video to go with it. It also includes video clips of students encouraging their classmates to say something if they see something.

“I think, pretty much, the inspiration is to get the word out, if you see something going on or if you see someone who’s not in the right headspace to tell someone, because it could save a life or save many lives,” said Ashton Williams, a senior, president of the SAVE Club at Gibbs High School.

The video was featured in Sandy Hook’s Say Something national newsletter as a part of See Something Say Something week.