If the sixth-graders at Sippican School could offer advice to their peers on dealing with bullying it would be simple - “Stand up.”

“No matter what, bullying is wrong,” said sixth-grader Michaela Mattson. “What you should always do is speak out against it even if your voice shakes doing it. Stand up to bullies.”

Mattson's classmates were in agreement.

Recently, a group of sixth-graders put together several video slideshows complete with music, photos, and what they felt were important messages.

The videos, which are now featured on the school’s website, were a project assigned to the class by computer teacher Susan White. To see the kids' videos, click here.

Whether bullying means someone is physically harming someone else or causing emotional harm, online or in person, the students need to look out for one another, White said.

“Between the fifth and sixth grades and the Junior High, it’s bad. It’s going to be more important for them to realize that if they say something, it’s there. There’s no getting away from it,” White said.

The students worked in pairs and had complete creative control over what they included in the videos, White said.

Cole Radke and his partner John Egger included the word “Success” in various slides of their video.

“When you prevent bullying, that’s success,” Radke said.

Harrison Burke said he and his two partners also wanted to promote the value of kids standing up to bullies.

“We tried to put a positive spin on it and what you can do to help,” Burke said. “You have to stand up otherwise it keeps going.”

Emily Dineen and Ellie Townsend incorporated the song “Amazing Grace” into their video.

“It’s important that people don’t bully each other and that everyone feels appreciated,” Dineen said. “We wanted to show how everyone is important in the world. Bullying should never happen to anyone.”

Overall, the kids said they enjoyed making the videos and have been showing them off to their classmates. This is exactly what White had hoped for, she said.

“You want them to tell their peers to go and look at it,” White said. “You hope it gets the message across and make them aware that bullying really hurts. It can cause damage and you will get caught. If you see it happen, you need to step up to the plate.”