Looking for an engaging Red Ribbon Week speaker who can connect with your students and make drug prevention more than just another school assembly?
Fabian Ramirez provides engaging Red Ribbon Week and drug prevention assemblies designed to help students think carefully about the choices they make, the influences around them, and the future they want to create.
Trusted by Schools Across the Country
⭐ 4.97/5 Rating
304+ Bookings
Schools in All 50 States
Fabian Ramirez has earned a 4.97-star rating from 304 bookings through Top Youth Speakers. School leaders and students consistently describe his presentations as engaging, relatable, funny, authentic, and inspiring.
Through his signature presentation, Think Twice, Live Once, Fabian combines storytelling, humor, real-life lessons, and practical messages to encourage students to make positive decisions and resist negative influences.
Fabian has spoken to students, educators, schools, and youth organizations across the country, including schools in all 50 states. His goal isn’t simply to give students information. It’s to give them a message they will remember after the assembly is over.
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Fabian Ramirez is phenomenal! I loved his approach of starting with humor to engage the students, then gradually getting down to the serious material. EXCELLENT engagement! Our students are still sharing GREAT feedback, saying that Fabian was their favorite part of the day! – SCOPE Health Council, New Mexico
Red Ribbon Week Speaker for Elementary, Middle & High Schools
Red Ribbon Week programs need to connect with students at their developmental level. A message that works for a high school student may not be appropriate for an elementary student.
That’s why Fabian’s presentations can be adapted for different grade levels and school communities.
Elementary School Red Ribbon Week Assemblies
For younger students, the emphasis can be placed on making healthy choices, recognizing positive influences, understanding that choices have consequences, and learning how to make decisions that support their goals.
The presentation is designed to be age-appropriate, engaging, and easy for elementary students to understand and learn about the History of Red Ribbon Week.
Middle School Red Ribbon Week Assemblies
Middle school students are navigating increasing independence, peer influence, social pressure, and important decisions about who they want to become.
Fabian uses stories, humor, and relatable examples to encourage students to slow down and think before making decisions that could affect their future.
High School Red Ribbon Week Assemblies
High school students are preparing for greater independence and making decisions that can have long-term consequences.
Fabian’s Think Twice, Live Once message challenges students to consider the connection between today’s choices and tomorrow’s opportunities while encouraging them to make decisions consistent with the future they want.
Think Twice, Live Once: A Red Ribbon Week Assembly Students Remember
One of the challenges schools face during prevention programs is getting students to listen.
Simply giving students facts isn’t always enough.
Fabian’s Think Twice, Live Once presentation is built around the idea that students should pause and consider where a decision could lead before acting on it.
Through storytelling, humor, audience interaction, and practical examples, Fabian creates an environment where students can engage with an important subject without feeling like they are simply being lectured.
The goal is to help students understand that their choices matter.
A Red Ribbon Week assembly can become more than a single event on the school calendar. It can become a starting point for conversations among students, teachers, counselors, administrators, and families.
Watch Fabian Ramirez’s Red Ribbon Week Drug Prevention Assembly
See Fabian Ramirez in action as he delivers an engaging drug prevention message designed to connect with students and make the Red Ribbon Week message memorable.
What Students Can Learn During a Red Ribbon Week Assembly
Every school and audience is different, but a Red Ribbon Week presentation can reinforce important prevention and decision-making concepts such as:
- Thinking carefully before making important decisions
- Understanding how choices can affect future goals
- Recognizing negative influences and peer pressure
- Identifying positive influences and support systems
- Developing healthy ways to respond to difficult situations
- Understanding the importance of personal responsibility
- Making choices that support academic and personal goals
- Taking ownership of the direction of their future
The goal is not to frighten students.
The goal is to empower them to make thoughtful decisions.
Why Bring a Red Ribbon Week Speaker to Your School?
Red Ribbon Week gives schools an opportunity to bring students together around an important conversation.
A professional speaker can help schools create a memorable event that complements the prevention work already being done by teachers, counselors, administrators, parents, and community organizations.
A speaker can also provide a common message that can be reinforced throughout the school year.
Fabian’s approach focuses on connecting with students first. When students are engaged with the speaker, they are more likely to listen, participate, and remember the central message.
That is why Fabian’s presentations combine education with storytelling, humor, and real-world lessons.
Red Ribbon Week Assembly Ideas for Schools
A speaker can be the centerpiece of your Red Ribbon Week celebration, but schools can also build activities around the message before and after the assembly.
Some ideas include:
- Student-created Red Ribbon Week posters
- Schoolwide positive-choice campaigns
- Classroom discussions about decision-making
- Student leadership activities
- Red Ribbon Week announcements
- Hallway displays
- Parent resources and discussion guides
- Student pledges focused on healthy choices
- Classroom activities connected to the assembly message
- Follow-up conversations with counselors, teachers, and administrators
If you’re looking for additional ideas, see our Red Ribbon Week Activities and Resources page.
The goal is to make Red Ribbon Week more than one day or one assembly. The strongest programs give students opportunities to continue discussing and applying the message throughout the week.
Red Ribbon Week Speakers and Drug Prevention Education
Schools often look for ways to make prevention education relevant to the students they serve.
A school assembly can help introduce or reinforce important conversations about healthy choices, decision-making, peer influence, and personal responsibility.
Fabian also offers video-based prevention resources that schools can use beyond a live assembly. These resources can help educators continue the conversation in classrooms, counseling programs, after-school programs, and other schoolwide prevention efforts.
Learn more about Red Ribbon Week Videos and Drug Prevention Resources.
Funding a Red Ribbon Week Speaker
One of the questions schools often ask is how to pay for a professional speaker.
Depending on the school, district, community, or organization, there may be funding sources that can support prevention education, student programming, or schoolwide initiatives.
If your school is researching ways to fund a speaker, see our resource on grants to fund school assembly speakers.
It’s also worth discussing potential funding with your district administration, counseling department, student services team, or other department responsible for prevention programming.
Why Schools Choose Fabian Ramirez
Fabian Ramirez has spent years speaking to students and educators across the United States.
He has presented at schools, conferences, youth events, and educational organizations across the country and has spoken in all 50 states.
His school programs are designed to do more than entertain students. They are designed to give students a memorable message they can take with them after the assembly.
Fabian’s approach combines:
- Storytelling
- Humor
- Student engagement
- Practical decision-making messages
- Age-appropriate presentations
- School assembly experience
- A message students can remember
His signature message, Think Twice, Live Once, challenges students to pause before making decisions and consider how those decisions can affect the future they want.
A Red Ribbon Week Speaker Who Connects With Students
Choosing a Red Ribbon Week speaker is about more than finding someone who can stand on a stage and deliver information.
Schools need someone who understands how to communicate with students.
They need a speaker who can capture attention, create an environment where students want to listen, and leave them with a message that can continue long after the assembly ends.
That’s the goal of Fabian Ramirez’s Red Ribbon Week programs.
Think Twice. Live Once. Make choices today that help build the future you want tomorrow.
Red Ribbon Week Speaker FAQs
What is Red Ribbon Week?
Red Ribbon Week is a national drug prevention campaign that gives schools, communities, and families an opportunity to promote healthy choices and encourage young people to remain drug free.
Schools often use the week for assemblies, classroom activities, student-led campaigns, and other prevention activities.
What does a Red Ribbon Week speaker talk about?
A Red Ribbon Week speaker can address topics such as decision-making, peer influence, healthy choices, personal responsibility, positive relationships, and the consequences that can come from risky decisions.
Fabian’s Think Twice, Live Once presentation focuses on helping students pause and think about their choices and their future.
What grades can participate in a Red Ribbon Week assembly?
Fabian can speak to elementary, middle, and high school audiences. The presentation can be adapted to the age and needs of the students.
How long is a Red Ribbon Week assembly?
The length of a school assembly can vary depending on the school’s schedule, grade levels, and event goals. Fabian’s team can work with your school to determine the best format for your students.
Can Fabian speak to multiple grade levels?
Yes. Schools can discuss their grade levels and scheduling needs with Fabian’s booking team to determine the best presentation format.
When should our school book a Red Ribbon Week speaker?
Red Ribbon Week dates can become highly competitive because many schools plan their prevention programs around the same time of year. Schools are encouraged to contact Fabian’s team early to check availability.
Can a Red Ribbon Week speaker be part of a larger school prevention program?
Yes. A speaker can complement classroom instruction, counseling initiatives, student leadership programs, prevention curriculum, and other schoolwide efforts.
How do we find out if Fabian is available?
Contact Fabian’s booking team to discuss your school, event date, audience, program goals, and budget.
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Bring Fabian Ramirez to Your School for Red Ribbon Week
If you’re looking for a Red Ribbon Week speaker for your school, Fabian Ramirez would love to learn more about your event.
Whether you’re planning an elementary school program, middle school assembly, high school presentation, or districtwide Red Ribbon Week event, his team can help you determine the best format for your students.
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