Prom Letters

Students from Upper Merion High School receieved letters from elementary school grades telling them not to drink at prom. Every junior received a letter the day of prom, and it was very impactful. It told students not to drink and drive. The letter were very cute, because they were from such young students and really made the kinds think.

White Out Day

On Thursday the 7th Upper Merion participated in white out day to help decrease and prevent drinking and driving at proms. A detective and a grim reaper comes to class's and pulls students out to white out their faces, which represents the lives who died in a drunk car crash. The detective then reads oan obituary that the student previously wrote. For the entire day the student with whited out faces are not allowed to speak to anyone. At the end of the day there was an assembly held where Kathy Pletcher spoke about her own personal experience. She was very soft spoken but still very powerful and got the message across. Students were definitely affected and thought twice before making wrong decisions. Personally as a member of this team I felt that the assembly was empowering and sad. I felt sympathy for Kathy Pletcher and would never want to put someone through that.
"It was very realistic and kind of scary at the same time to know that anyone at any time could die and just not be there, it could be your best friend, the person sitting next to you in math class that you never got around talking to, the girl you see in the hallway, and when the speaker came, by the end of her speech I was in tears. Overall it was very powerful."(Meghan Upper Merion 10th grade student)

In the News!

Check out this link to an article in the King of Prussia Courier about our psa shooting!


http://www.mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2009/05/01/king_of_prussia_courier/news/doc49f857c111739169416607.txt

Our Community Leader- She's our champion!

Mrs. Kathy Ashbridge is the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for the Upper Merion Area School District. She is also the project director for the local coalition- CAST- Community Alliance for a Safer Tomorrow. She has great wisdom and years of experience in serving youth of all ages. Her desire is to keep youth safe from drugs and alcohol and other risky behavior that could inhibit students from thier highest potential.

Mental health is important at any age!

If youth are depressed, they are more likely to drink alcohol or engage in risky behavior. All are welcome to attend a seminar on Mental Health and Wellness by the Minding Your Mind Foundation on Monday May 4th at 7pm in Temple Bethel Hillel (1001 Remmington Rd) Wynnewood, PA. It's free!

Check out www.mindingyourmind.org to reserve your space!

Taping the Public Service announcement

On April 23rd we videotaped the raw footage for the public service announcement encouraging youth to not drink and drive. The public service announcement is sobering because it shows the horrific consequences of someone who might drink and drive- a car crash. Here are some photos...it was super cold that day and we had to be out in our prom dresses!

Creating Our Public Service Announcement

Today, five members of the Green Light for Sober team met to shoot the public service announcement. The theme of the announcement was a warning to teens about driving safe around prom time. Another theme was that it is wise to call a trusted adult for help rather than risk driving impaired.

Thank you Allstate for your movie directing/ production help and thank you King of Prussia Courier for sharing our story!

Stay tuned for the broadcasting of the PSA on local and school district channels! Now it's the fun part- editing... Go Team Green Light for Sober!