Breaking Up Barriers

Joe Cowell (left) and Christina Dock recently participated in National MixItUp Day at Sparta Middle School. The project was designed to be a day of breaking down social barriers created by the students. The premise of the program was to have students break from their normal routine in the cafeteria and sit and talk with others students with whom they may not normally socialize. At Sparta Middle School. Jennifer Montesano, Sparta Middle School assistant principal, Anne Bowness, Middle School social worker and Michael Milligan, history teacher organized the day’s activities.