Song by Teen Group Jetset Getset Chosen for Anti-Bullying Program

"Stronger," a song by teenage country music group Jetset Getset, has been selected by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to be used as part of an educational program in schools nationwide.

A music video for the song is featured on the organization's website along with personal video messages from members of Jetset Getset discussing why bullying is an important issue to them. See http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/toolkits/student/jetset-getset.asp. The video can also be seen on YouTube at http://youtu.be/CDtfpIBbpZ4.

One of 10 songs on Jetset Getset's album "Saturday Night" (Playback Records), "Stronger" offers an inspirational message about self-respect: "Sometimes the world comes crashing down around you / You want to hang your head and cry / Sometimes you feel you're not much to look at / But there is more to you than meets the eye."

"Many kids are bullied because they are perceived as being different," said Julie Hertzog, director of PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center. "'Stronger' is powerful because it speaks about the value in being who you really are."

Jetset Getset, which is comprised of three singers and five musicians, is known for their harmonies and energetic stage shows. The group was named by the Country Music Association among "Who New to Watch in 2013." Music News Nashville wrote that Jetset Getset has the potential to be "country music's next powerhouse female trio." Music Connection Magazine described their style as "girlpower pop" with "sprightly country twang."

"We are honored to be partnering with PACER because of the organization's emphasis on education," said Kelli Jette, manager of Jetset Getset. "You have to change attitudes about bullying before you can effectively change behavior."

Jette, who founded Jetset Getset in 2011, teaches educational psychology at the University of Cincinnati. She wrote her Ph.D. dissertation on bullying and recently co-authored an article on the subject for Peace Studies Journal (Volume 6, Issue 3, 2013), a publication of the Central New York Peace Studies Consortium.

"Stronger" was written by Jennifer Eliason, the mother of Avery Eliason, one of the singers in Jetset Getset. The music video was produced by Barking Fish Entertainment, a nationally recognized production company with offices in Los Angeles and Cincinnati.

"The song is about loving yourself and having strength within," said video producer Aymie Majerski. "You may not be who you believe other people think you should be, but you are who you are, and you are stronger than you know. The bullied teenagers in the video never see themselves as victims and do not feed into what others are doing to them or saying about them. Ultimately, those who bully see that they were wrong to belittle their peers."

Every year, an estimated 13 million kids in America are bullied. PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center unites, engages, and educates communities nationwide to prevent bullying through the use of creative, interactive resources.

"For too long bullying has been considered a 'rite of passage,'" Hertzog said. "PACER's goal is to change the culture so that bullying is no longer acceptable in our society."

Based in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Jetset Getset is comprised of singers Tori Little (16), Sadie Loveland (16) and Avery Eliason (15); guitarists Jason Owens (17) and Justen Jette (16); bassist Paul Kelley (17); drummer Gillian Bowman (13) and keyboard player Terry Ranck, the only adult who performs with the group on a regular basis.

Information about Jetset Getset is available at www.JetsetGetset.com. Information about PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center is available at http://www.Pacer.org/bullying

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