Success Stories

Youth Crime Watch of Chillicothe – Internal and External Steps Towards Success - May 23, 2011
Our Ignitus Worldwide Affiliate in Ohio, the Youth Crime Watch of Chillicothe, continues to take steps towards making their educational environment safer and getting more youth involved in our  youth Read More

Above and Beyond all Expectations: D.W. Waters Career School - April 21, 2011
Success Story written by Terry Allen Jones, National Training Director. D.W. Waters Career Center 2704 N. Highland Avenue Tampa, FL 33602 813-233-2655 Advisors: Officer Kevin Jonnally, Prin Read More

Saying No to Bullying Through Art: Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School’s Poster Contest! - March 17, 2011
Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School is at it again! First, they held an alcohol poster contest. Then, the infamous “pie-in-the-face” event where students paid to throw whipped cream pies at their teac Read More

From Pep Rallys to Charity Days: McCourt Middle’s YCW Members Show Creativity to Promote Their Program! - January 21, 2011
Located in Cumberland, RI, McCourt Middle School has been an active Third Eye participant for the past three years.  Ms Sheila DiOrio, health teacher, serves as the advisor for SMAD - Students Making Read More

YCW Program in Ponaganset School System Growing in Leaps and Bounds! - January 19, 2011
Students of the Ponaganset school system have been diligently involved with every Third Eye YCW training over the past three years, and were major participants in the 1st annual RI Third Eye Youth Lea Read More

YCW Jamaica Counters Violence with Entrepreneurship - October 13, 2010
Youth Crime Watch of Jamaica is on a mission to breathe the entrepreneurial spirit into its country. Why would a crime prevention organization take on such an effort, especially one with a youth-led f Read More

Mid-Year Success Has Monroe Re-Ignite - October 13, 2010
Mid-Year Success Has Monroe Re-ignited About Promoting YCW/Ignitus! Monroe Middle School has been an official YCW site for years primarily focused on the Youth Patrol to handle student problems. Yo Read More

Kentucky Youth Videos Former Bullies for Impact - October 13, 2010
Former Bullies for Impact“The power of one” idea is alive and well at Turkey Foot Middle School in Edgewood, KY thanks to Allyson Hughes. An active member of the school’s Youth Crime Watch group Read More

Harlandale Middle School Underage Drinking PSA - October 13, 2010
At Harlandale Middle School in San Antonio, TX, seventeen eighth grade students, with the help of Ignitus, created the group’s Students Taking Underage Drinking Seriously program. The goal of this p Read More

Mt. Pleasant High School Reduces Suspensions and Fights - October 13, 2010
Mt. Pleasant High School Reduces Suspensions and Fights Even Gang Member Turns Crime Fighter and Basketball Star Four years ago, six students at Mt. Pleasant High School in Providence, Rhone Islan Read More

Feinstein Middle School Reaches Great Heights to S.A.V.E. Haiti - August 20, 2010
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake. About three million people were affected by the quake. The Haitian government reported that about 316,000 people died, 300,000 we Read More

Soraya Flores – The 2009-2010 Student Success Story at YCW Miami-Dade! - August 05, 2010
Soraya Flores was a senior at Dr. Michael Krop High School during the 2009-2010 school year. She served as the Vice-President of “Crime Educators,” our schools’ Youth Crime Watch. Soraya was an Read More

Early Success for Cranston High School in Rhode Island - May 03, 2010
Cranston High School East has joined the ranks of one of the most successful RI YCW sites in the state. Following in the footsteps of the Hugh B. Bain Middle School, students from Bain who had moved o Read More

Building Better Middle Schools in New England - May 01, 2010
Individual’s Name: Robert Palazzo (Advisor), Athletic Director School: Classical High School, Providence, RI Site Number: 401-456-9145 Advisor Email: rpalazzo@ppsd.org After a successful first Read More

Miami-Dade: Aboubalie Salvador Takes Charge at Michael Krop - March 10, 2010
Aboubalie Salvador is a senior at Dr. Michael Krop High School. She is the President of Crime Educators, the schools’ Youth Crime Watch (YCW) program. Aboubalie was selected as the YCW of Miami-Dade Read More

Deputy Rises in a Time of Misfortune at McDonald Elementary School - December 01, 2009
On November 14, 2009, McDonald Elementary School, located in Seffner, was involved in a fire which caused extensive damage to some of the classrooms. Davidson Middle School Resource Deputy Danny Ol Read More

Glades Middle School in Miramar, FL off to a Tremendous Start! - November 02, 2009
Glades Middle School in Miramar, Florida started their first Youth Crime Watch in late October. With the leadership of advisors Ellen Filipelli and Tara Harper, along with their students, this small y Read More