The Evergreen Ball and Dinner Dance will be held on Friday, December 9th, 2011 at Christ and Holy Trinity Church in Westport from 7:30 to 10:30 PM. All high school freshmen and sophomores residing in Weston are encouraged to attend. You do not have to have an official date; groups are welcome.
Evergreen Contract and Letter click to open:
Evergreen Contract Parent Student Letter
Weston ADAP YLC hand out bracelets for awareness during Red Ribbon Week.
Weston Sees Red Ribbons: The Weston Forum article by ADAP YLC member Brett Gurman
On Monday, Oct. 24, Weston will join with other communities across the country to celebrate the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention program: Red Ribbon Week.
In celebration of this special week, high school Youth Leadership Conference members of the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program (ADAP) of Weston will be handing out red bracelets at Weston High School on Monday, Oct. 24, to serve as a reminder about the risks associated with drugs and alcohol.
Local merchants want our local youth to be aware of these risks. Students wearing the red bracelets will be eligible to receive discounts on lunches at Peter’s Market and the Lunch Box in Weston Center.
Red Ribbon Week began in 1985, when Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, then an 11-year veteran of the DEA, was in Guadalajara, Mexico, investigating the country’s biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers. Just before he was able to unlock a multi-billion dollar drug pipeline, Mr. Camarena was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by the same people he was tracking.
His brutal death raised the awareness of many Americans to the multifaceted danger presented by drugs, and to the international scope of the drug trade.
Following Mr. Camarena’s death, his friends and colleagues encouraged local youth to honor Agent Camarena by wearing red ribbons during the last week of October as a symbol of their commitment.
Weston has celebrated Red Ribbon Week ever since its inception.
Due to lack of parent involvement we will need to scale back the programming we provide; this includes NOT being able to offer the Evergreen and Mt Laurel dances, which have no chairpeople and have been VERY understaffed (chaperones) in the past few years.
ADAP YLC INVITE LETTER: 2011 YLC invite
ADAP YLC APPLICATION 2011 ADAP Application
Come to “Supporting Your Teen in Making Positive Choices” on May 17th at 7PM in the Weston Library Community Room.
Dr. Bellace is author of A Better High: A Humorous Look at Getting High Naturally, Everyday. He has a Ph.D in clinical neuropsychology and over 15 years of speaking and stand-up comedy experience. As a comedian , he has appreared on truTV’s “The Smoking Gun Presents” and can be heard on Sirius XM’s comedy channels.
Sponsored by WHS, ADAP and WYS, Dr. Bellace will provide examples of how to communicate effectively about responsibility, healthy coping skills and alcohol and drug use and he will present current research on adolescent brain development and answer questions.
For more information check out the program flyer:MAY 17 Matt Bellace Flyer
This information is from http://www.timetotalk.org
Here’s What You Can Do to Help Keep Prom Goers and New Graduates Safe:
A national new study of 11th and 12th grade students confirmed that teens don’t recognize the dangers of driving on prom and graduation night, even though they think their peers may be more likely to drink on these occasions. Each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21, die as a result of underage drinking: 1,900 deaths from motor vehicle crashes, as well as hundreds from other injuries such as falls, burns and drowning.
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To view the full “The Power of Parents” brochure with parenting tips, information on alcohol & the teenage brain and other resources, please visit Positive Directions website:www.positivedirections.org
Detective Carl Filsinger, Weston Police Department moderates Weston’s eWatch Yahoo Group:
Q. Can parents legally buy a drink for their own under 18 child in a restaurant? Offer a glass of wine at home? And what about a child who is 18, but not 21 yet?
A restaurant cannot serve anyone under the age of 21. A parent may serve a glass of wine to their own children only while at home. They cannot serve anyone under the age of 21 while in their home. They are criminally and civilly responsible.
Q. If a parent suspects that their teen is drinking and driving, can they ask the police to pull him/her over and administer a sobriety test? If the test is positive, can the consequences be modified to avoid going to court, as I understand it is very costly for the parents?
A person can be placed on a breathalyzer at the police department only after there was probable cause to make a motor vehicle stop (a violation) and after a field sobriety test, a field investigation and an interview with the person who was arrested for DWI. To be placed on the Breathalyzer, the person has to be in police custody i.e. under arrest.
A parent can tell if their child has been drinking and driving as their breath (a slight hint is enough), body odor, motor skills, speech, and appearance are all signs that you will be able to notice.
I recommend that the issue not be discussed when observed but at a time when all minds are clear. There will be less chance for a difficult confrontation.
Also, check the motor vehicle department home page about what a parent can do with respect to an underage person’s driver’s license.
Remind your teen: “driving a motor vehicle in Connecticut is a privilege not a right.”
If you would like to reeive Detective Carl’s e-watch emails, just look under Yahoo Groups, Weston eWatch.
From the Partnership at Drugfree.org
10. Be diligent. Have ongoing conversations with your kids about the risks of drugs and alcohol.
Best Wishes for a safe, happy and healthy New Year
Excellent essay on Drinking & Driving:
Drinking, Driving and Paying
By DAVID UPDIKE
Published: December 3, 2010
The consequences and calculations of being over the legal limit.
Here’s what can happen: You attend a small dinner party at your brother’s house with your 80-year-old mother, your visiting 74-year-old second cousin from Holland and assorted other family members. As per family custom, you enjoy hors d’oeuvres and several glasses of wine over a lovely meal full of conversation and laughter.
Around 9 o’clock, after a couple of small cups of coffee, and a little more wine, a thimble’s worth of Scotch, you prepare to leave, and do so. Ten minutes later, on a quiet country road near a small town, you notice flashing blue lights behind you; you stop, and you are spoken to by a young officer who asks if you have been drinking.
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