Central Elementary School wanted to increase students’ awareness of positive activities as well as teach how drugs and alcohol affect bodies and minds. Students received “I’ve Got Better Things To Do Than Drugs” ribbon stickers and were asked to write down their favorite activity; the top three activities mentioned were announced. Students also created posters on the subject and wore clothes from their favorite activity. The school counselor held up a fish bowl filled with water, telling students that the bowl represented a drug-free brain. She then added some dirt, which represented drugs or alcohol, so everyone could see how muddy the “brain” becomes. The youngsters were given tasks to complete while “impaired” by “substances.” They finished a relay race with heavy backpacks on, unwrapped candy while wearing large work gloves, ran with a tennis ball between their legs, and walked with a book on their heads.
Honorable Mention - Central Elementary School Beech Grove, Florida
Central Elementary School wanted to increase students’ awareness of positive activities as well as teach how drugs and alcohol affect bodies and minds. Students received “I’ve Got Better Things To Do Than Drugs” ribbon stickers and were asked to write down their favorite activity; the top three activities mentioned were announced. Students also created posters on the subject and wore clothes from their favorite activity. The school counselor held up a fish bowl filled with water, telling students that the bowl represented a drug-free brain. She then added some dirt, which represented drugs or alcohol, so everyone could see how muddy the “brain” becomes. The youngsters were given tasks to complete while “impaired” by “substances.” They finished a relay race with heavy backpacks on, unwrapped candy while wearing large work gloves, ran with a tennis ball between their legs, and walked with a book on their heads.
