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- Under the influence : the town that listened to its kids / by Sawvel, Patty Jo.1948-;
1. An unexpected opportunity. I have a lot to learn -- 2. Getting started. Know your audience -- 3. Survey. Talk to the man -- 4. Getting results. Accept personal responsibility -- 5. Community response. Let everyone be heard -- 6. Gathering the facts. Do your own homework -- 7. Publicity. Take publicity personally -- 8. Voluntary drug testing. Ask everyone -- 9. Community meeting. Know your facts -- 10. Meetings at Glenn and East. Expect to do some things for free -- 11. Losing momentum. People make their own choices -- 12. The press conference. No one wins alone -- 13. Four teens from two families. Dig beneath the surface -- 14. School board policy change. Look for a natural fit -- 15. Police accept the challenge. Share your vision -- 16. Kicking off the project. Leadership makes a difference -- 17. Victory. Keep questioning -- 18. We can't do it. Know your people -- 19. Finding a better way. Find real leaders -- 20. A REAL community organization. Give real leaders authority & recognition -- 21. Kernersville kids lead the US. Good news is not always popular -- 22. Three drug addicts. See the whole person -- 23. Middle schools come aboard. Applaud others -- 24. Thirty days of madness. Ask for help -- 25. KCK gets a new president. Focus on the positive -- 26. Letting go. Be open to new ideas -- 27. Getting a better grip. Positive actions plant seeds for future -- 28. New voices. Truth is powerful -- 29. A study of the test. Test the test -- 30. Retreat. Brainstorming builds momentum -- 31. 10th anniversary. Ask someone who knows -- 32. Selling the tickets. Keep it fun -- 33. Community hug. Recognize success -- 34. The final lesson. There is no final lesson -- 35. A mountain top experience. Keep chasing the question -- 36. Grand Central Station. The joy is in the journey -- 37. Passing the baton. Transitions take time -- 38. The handoff is complete. It is okay to let go -- 39. Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The power of one committed person -- Appendix 2: Understanding today's student -- Appendix 3: Parent's handbook.This volume tells the story of the town of Kernersville, North Carolina, who decided to take a peek at its teenage drug problem. Nestled in the heart of three large cities, this community was certain that its problem was not nearly as bad as the rest of the nation. Many adults believed that 10% of the high school students abused drugs. However, when the hometown newspaper surveyed 1,706 local teenagers, it was shocked to report that 92% of the respondents believed that "most of the students in my school use drugs." Stunned, the townspeople decided to stop waiting for the Government to do something and to tackle the problem for themselves. First, they took the teens out of the back seat and put them in the driver's seat, by airing the students' uncensored voices on the front pages of the newspaper. Then, the Kernersville Police Department joined forces with the News and the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. Together, they broke down walls from here to Washington, to give their students the leadership and life skills that transformed their community. What resulted was the grassroots non-profit Kernersville Cares for Kids and 20 student leaders that turned the town "right-side up."- Subjects: High school students; Students; Youth; Youth.;
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