Students and fathers from the Becker Primary School held a Kids Pizza Night Dec. 12 at the primary school.

 

The event was to kick off the Watch D.O.G.S.® (Dads of Great Students) program, a fathering initiative of the National Center for Fathering. The program began in a single school in 1998 and has since grown to a national program with Watch D.O.G.S. schools in every state.

 

Over 400 dads and kids participated in the evening to launch the new program whose goal is to increase involvement of fathers and father-figures in the lives of children.  

 

Dwight Lundeen gave an inspirational talk challenging dads to make family and children a priority in their life. Sixteen staff members helped facilitate the event by serving pizza and assisting students to create a project while Dads gathered information about the WATCH D.O.G.S. program. 

 

Six “Top Dog” dads, who have been a part of the planning process, provided support for the evening as well.   

 

A special thanks to Pat Brown, primary school social worker and Erika Rusin, primary school behavior interventionist for their leadership to organize this program.