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Follow on Google News | Anti-Bullying School Concert Aims to Prevent Teen SuicideBy: Allstar Nation Tour “If we can reach just one student with our message we have made a difference,” Starting Wednesday, Oct. 28 at Classen School of Advanced Studies, top 6 X-Factor USA finalist Drew Ryniewicz (http://www.drewofficial.com/) Wed., Oct. 28, 8:00 a.m. Classen School of Advanced Studies, OKC Fri., Oct. 30, 12:45 p.m. John Marshall Mid-High, OKC Mon., Nov. 2, TBD Taft Middle School, OKC Tues., Nov. 3, 2 p.m. Rogers Middle School, Spencer Wed., Nov. 4, 9:30 a.m. Heronville, OKC The Allstar Nation Tour features emerging recording artists who perform and speak out against bullying at middle and high schools across the country. The highly-engaging assembly is a free supplemental anti-bullying program. Artists sing Top 40 and original music to connect with students. Between songs, they speak out against bullying, share personal experiences, and discuss prevention methods. The tour returns to Oklahoma after appearances earlier this year. Ryniewicz, 18, of Chino Valley, AZ. became America’s sweetheart in 2011 when she won over millions of fans with her innocent and playful personality during the debut season of X-Factor. She recently released a new single titled Ugly (https://itunes.apple.com/ Mendoza, 21, is the lead singer of Houston band “My Only Escape” and a bully survivor. The former standout baseball player competed on NBC’s The Voice Season 6 and recently recorded his latest single titled Sunrise (https://itunes.apple.com/ Carnahan, 19, of Ardmore, OK was recently named Indie Music Channel’s 2014 “Best New Teen Artist of the Year”. She recently released a new single titled Life of the Party (https://itunes.apple.com/ Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. According to the 2013 Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Survey, statewide incident counts (http://www.ok.gov/ The Houston-based Allstar Nation Tour is a program of the National Anti-Bullying Project, a nonprofit that empowers students, teachers, and other school personnel to eliminate physical and emotional bullying by developing programs that provide education on the dangers and prevention of bullying. The tour has exploded in popularity having performed about 100 assemblies for more than 100,000 students and faculty at about 100 schools in Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, and more since 2014. It is also the only anti-bullying concert tour featuring talent from American Idol, The Voice, and X-Factor. For information, visit www.allstarnationtour.com or call 713-562-1708. End
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