Today the students at St. Joseph's elementary school got a new life lesson in being kind and treating others with respect. Three members of the Canadian Half Pints basketball team made an appearance at the school, drawing many loud joyful cheers from the student body. Their message is simple: 'Bullying is not kool, Keep it out of our school'. A lot of the message that they try to get out is to help stop bullying and teasing. It's not cool. It doesn't matter what colour your skin is, how big you are or how little you are. Every single person in the world is different. The Canadian Half Pints begin each school presentation with their Don't Tease program, followed by a 15-minute question and answer session and then they entertain the students with tricks and a short basketball game with the students and staff. Commonly called Little People, there are those who use the word 'midget' but use of that is frowned upon because it offends many people. "We tell people not to use that word. Calling us by our names is the best thing to do." Beside touring schools, the Canadian Half Pints also star in arena productions which are similar to those of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters. They also perform small skits and comedy routines during each performance. The Half Pints is the only team of its kind in the world, meaning when they do compete it's against fully grown adults. And the team's record is very impressive. Of 10,000 games played, they have lost only 11 times, with the last defeat coming more than 15 years ago. You will find a sneak peak of some of the action that occured today at St. Joes! The students abosultely loved it. Be sure to ask your child about what they experienced today! and continue to encourage "Bullying is not kool. Keep it out of our school!"!!