Members of the DeKalb Middle School Junior Beta Club departed by charter bus today (Saturday) on a trip to the National Convention at Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
The club punched its ticket to Nationals after winning first place at the State Convention in November for their anti-bullying drama presentation called “Be the Change”.
The National Convention is underway now through Wednesday, June 28.
Josh Isaac, who wrote and choreographed the skit, said “Be the Change” sends a powerful message. Isaac spoke with WJLE in March. He is currently in the hospital and was unable to make the trip to Florida.
“I wanted to do something that was different but also something that put a message out there. What big of a message than bullying? That is something I think almost everyone can relate to at some time in their life. Social media bullying is something that is very much affecting all of our kids nowadays. We put this skit together. The kids came together. They really only had four to five practices which is an amazing feat in itself but we came together. I have never choreographed 48 kids together in my life. That was a little challenging but they worked hard and it paid off,” said Isaac.
“It’s called “Be the Change” and its basically about a group of kids bullying a girl. One of the kids steps out and says he doesn’t want to do that anymore and the choreography shows that. By one person changing it causes an affect on everyone. I feel like that is what we need in our schools and in our world because it just takes one to cause that affect for all,” he continued.
“The most exciting thing is about just sharing the message of this video “Be the Change”. Its going to be on a national level with a national stage. On the state level there were 8,000 people out there watching. This will be an even bigger place for us to show that everyone can make a difference,” he said.
Isaac said everyone associated with the club is thankful to the community for the financial donations and other support shown. “Our community has all come together to just be part of this, That’s a great thing about living in DeKalb County. Everyone rallies together” Isaac concluded.