Graduation and Prom Night Safety Tips
TIPS FOR A SAFE GRADUATION
- Talk to your teen, set curfews, discuss expectations, find out the plan, help with the plan, and provide alternative transportation.
- 2002 study revealed that 40% of teen traffic fatalities during prom and graduation weekend were alcohol-related.
- Underage drinking is also linked to two-thirds of sexual assaults and date rapes of teens. Many students who do not normally choose to drink are temped and under enormous pressure to be “part of” the party.
(info. Taken from: www.timetotalk.org and http://decoder.drugfree.org)
PLEASE know that a person who hosts a party where minors drink alcohol or use drugs may be charged with a misdemeanor, fined up to $2,000 and spend a year in jail. This includes 17 year old teens that owns, rents, or has control of the site. CALL: 1-888-868-3721 to anonymously report underage alcohol violations such as sales or upcoming parties. Contact your local police department or call 911 in case of alcohol poisoning or to report an underage party. BE SAFE, HAVE FUN…..ENJOY GRADUATION!!!!
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TOP 7 WAYS TO DRIVE SAFELY ON PROM NIGHT…………
- Rent a Limo
Talk your parents into pitching in for a limo. The driver, who carts around excited passengers on a daily basis, will keep things under control.
- Hire A Family Member
Drivers can cost a pretty penny, so ask a family member or – if you don’t want take Dad along for the ride – a close family friend. Most will readily agree, but offer a small token of appreciation.
- Limit the Number of Passengers
If you’re in a five-seater, limit the passengers to five. If you rented a twelve-person limo, don’t let a few extras sneak on. Large crowds in a small vehicle can make it impossible to keep eyes on the road for the driver.
- Buckle Your Seatbelt
You might have the most fabulous dress or tuxedo on, but your outfit just isn’t complete until you click that that seatbelt.
- Be On Time
Don’t partake in a last minute speed-race to the event. Leave your house on time and arrive at your prom with a few minutes to spare.
- Keep the Tunes in Check
Wait until the dance to crank up your tunes so that the driver can concentrate on the road.
- Prohibit “bottled fun”
Don’t let your friends bust out the cocktails in the car. Also, don’t ride with those who have been drinking!!! It’s really dangerous, it’s really looking like a loser and it’s really ILLEGAL. Think for yourself—Be Safe—Have Fun—Have a Plan!!
Sponsored by Community Action Team and Capital Region Community Prevention Coalition. Article reference: 2010 About.com, Inc. Proms/Formal Dances/Casey Lewis.
Media Literacy Training 4/30
The Office of Youth Services and the Community Action Team will offer Media Literacy Training for High School students on Friday April 30th from 10:00am– 4:00pm. The training will take place at the Project Genesis Teen Center located at 6 Depot Street in Hillsboro.
Training will be provided by Media Power Youth and will focus on techniques used by media makers and marketers to create powerful messages and encourage substance abuse. Students will learn how media tells stories, influence behavior and learn how to decode the sub-text of mass media messages. This training will provide a foundation for students to develop their own short film with support from The Office of Youth Services.
This training is free of charge for High School students from the Hillsboro-Deering School District and it has been approved for 15 hours of community service.
For more information or to register please contact Peter Brigham at The Office of Youth Services @ 464-5779 or print out the attached flyer.
Peer Outreach Training 4/26/10
Below is the Peer Outreach Training Flyer. We will be limiting the number of students attending to around 20. First come first serve. Registration forms should go to Michael Boucher at the high school and Steve Chabot at the middle school.
Hillsboro Compliance Checks Working
After five months of random alcohol-compliance checks, Hillsboro Police Chief David Roarick reported all 18 businesses in town have passed. Hillsboro Police began by warning businesses that sold alcohol to minors, but were eventually forced to make arrests and put some local business liquor licenses on notice. “In short if you sell alcohol to minors you will be arrested and your liquor license could be revoked” said Roarick.
Roarick is an active member of CAT (Community Action Team), a group of concerned citizens who received a grant through the Capital Region Community Prevention Coalition to reduce underage drinking. “The things we are doing are beginning to make a difference,” said Judy Fournier who serves as the CAT grant coordinator. “CAT has sponsored numerous special events and we are slowly building awareness and strengthening our local substance abuse coalition,” said Fournier.
CAT is actively recruiting new members to assist in its mission of reducing drug and alcohol use among young people. The Community Action Team is an initiative begun by former Hillsboro selectmen Paul Haley. For more information about the Community Action Team or to get involved please contact CAT Chairman John Bramley at the Hillsboro-Deering High School @ 464-1130.
-Peter Brigham, Office of Youth Services
New Website Launch!
Hello All, welcome to the re-designed Hillsboro CAT website!
The site has shifted to a wordpress format so that Hillsboro CAT can bring you up-to-the-minute news, community service opportunities, and resources. The site will continue to under-go many changes in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more updates.
If you have any questions about the site, the re-design, or Hillsboro CAT please contact Peter Brigham at the Office of Youth Services.