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Friday, June 5, 2009

In the News

Here's a link to an article in this week's Massapequa Observer:

http://www.antonnews.com/massapequanobserver/news/727-mhs-scores-in-safe-driving-contest.html

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Email Received May 17, 2009

My sincere applause to you for your campaign. All too often, the only time teens get together around this issue is the terrible grief stricken shock that follows the loss of one of their classmates due to a senseless crash. You will never fully realize all the good you are doing, but that is what prevention is about...having the vision to work for change before a tragedy stirs everyone up.

Congratulations and may your project be realized!

Phil Stock
Director Cattaraugus County
Drinking Driver Program

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Let's Get the Vote Out

Please remember to keep spreading the word. The voting continues until May 22nd and everyone can vote once a day until then. The MHS SADD Club has a special activity to promote Drunk Driving Awareness at the main campus planned for Friday, May 22nd. It is a Drunk Driving Awareness Event, "Day of the Dead," also known as National Grim Reaper Day. You'll hear more about it...listen to the morning announcements..

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Public Service Announcements and Videos

Friday, May 8, 2009

Go see the paper mache Ferrari with the JST DRV license plate that Alexandra Papadakis made. It is on display in the center hall foyer. Look up! Give her a shoutout!

Lots happening on Monday...

Monday begins the vote. Pass the word to everyone you know to vote for Massapequa every day from May 11-22! MHS students who vote every day, answer 5 questions and complete an entry form will be entered into a contest to win a Westfield Sunrise Mall gift card. Listen to the morning announcements every day this week to find out how you enter and what the questions are..

Monday Congressman Peter King visited MHS to congratulate the students. He awarded them a Citation which read:

Honoring

Massapequa High School

2009 Act Out Loud Finalist

WHEREAS, National Youth Traffic Safety Month is held each May to help spread traffic safety awareness in an effort to change the startling statistic that automobile crashes continue to be the #1 cause of death and injuries for teens in the U.S.; and

WHEREAS, I commend the students in the Massapequa High School Communication Academy who submitted their successful youth-led safe driving campaign proposals to the National Organization for Youth Safety -- 2009 Act Out Loud Contest; and

WHEREAS, Massapequa High School was chosen as one of 20 high schools in the nation, and the only one in New York State, to compete for a $10,000 award to continue youth traffic safety efforts; and

WHEREAS, in an effort to spread safe driving messages the students enlisted as many fellow students as possible to contribute to this project; including a window display at the Sunrise Mall and a social networking campaign and blog encouraging involvement from the students and the community to bring attention to this serious issue.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Peter T. King, Member of Congress, do hereby award this citation to

Massapequa High School

2009 Act Out Loud Finalist

and do add my personal congratulations and best wishes, especially during the Act Out Loud voting period from May 11-22, 2009.

Peter T. King

Member of Congress

Monday we hope the Wesfield Sunrise Mall display is up (scroll down for blog entry with mural).

Thanks to all who worked on this project so far, The Allstate Foundation and NOYS. We have been asked if more students can contribute...yes...yes...yes...keep the work coming. We plan to continue this project year after year as we have had such a great response.

Students in Mr. Everitt's Web Page Design II class are building a new Flash website and we will transfer all student work over to it when it is ready. Keep up the great work, spread the word to drive safe and keep coming back to visit our blog to see the new work being published.

Thanks to Ms. Scamardella's and Mr. Shapiro's classes for posting banners and signs throughout our hallways urging everyone to vote.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Don't Drive Distracted

As a sophomore at Massapequa High School, I’ve been taking part in our school’s campaign for teen driving safety. It’s part of National Youth Traffic Safety Month. With an interest in art, I decided to dedicate my time to paint a mural focused on teen driving safety. I decided to focus on the negatives about teen driving safety and what not to do when behind the wheel. Just like every other teen that gets their license, they can’t wait to drive to school on their own. They get the new freedoms of going anywhere they want for lunch as well as after school.

My painting showed a teenage girl on her cell phone, putting on her makeup. If a girl is in a rush in the morning of course she is going to take her makeup with her and do it quickly before she meets her peers in school. The point is it’s dangerous! Hopefully my mural will make an impression on my peers and influence them to think smart before they drive.

Friday, April 10, 2009

MHS Students Safe Driving Campaign

Lots of work is being sent in by students. Keep checking the links below for great information:

Movie from the Awareness Assembly

Spanish Language Projects

Drive Responsibly written in Spanish by Michelle S.

Powerpoint Version

Un Accidente Que Ensena by Tori D.

Graduated Driver Licensing

Graduated Drivers Licensing by Andrew F.

Driving and Aging

The Aging Driver by Samantha M.

You can see from the many projects we received about Drinking and Driving and Driving Distractions that teens are thinking about how to be safe on the road. That's great...the more we all think about being safe, the better. We can change the world!!!

Drinking and Driving

The Effect of Drinking and Driving by Brianna B.

A Letter from Brett C.

Don't Drink and Drive by Kristyn V.

A Poem by Kerri O.

Why are Teens the Riskiest Drivers by Kristen S.