FOCUS
Check out the FOCUS movie on youtube.com The title is FOCUS On The Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLoSqlcSayY
Also Check out our school website at www.threeforksschools.com click on FOCUS On The Road Project. The webpage was constructed by students in the Web Design Class.
This has been a great opportunity for students and teachers to work on a fun educational project. We learned a ton of great skills, educated students about the dangers of distracted driving and promoted our high school and several organizations in the media.
Main events of the FOCUS Project September 25-29th
Students from Three Forks attended the FCCLA Ultimate State Officer Academy in Washington D.C. and presented the FOCUS Project to Senator Baucus and Senator Testor. They also visited with Representative Denny Rehberg and discussed the statistics of gravel roads in Montana.
Mock Crash Assembly October 1, 2008
Magnetic bumper stickers and keychains were given to all the students
T-shirts were designed and printed
Speakers included parents of Teen Driving Crashes, Officers from the Sheriff’s and Coroners office.
The Movie Room To Live—Montana Department of Transportation
Elementary Coloring Contest October 6-25
Junior High Poster Contest 6-25
Physics Classes designed safe driving experiments—Lessons and experiments available upon request
Journalism class wrote and published a parent newsletter which is available on the school website
Safe Driving Pledge for Teen Driving Safety Week October 21-25
Daily Announcement about safe driving statistics October 21-25
FOCUS On The Road—DVD on youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLoSqlcSayY
School Webpage – FOCUS On The Road Project www.threeforksschools.com
Overall we met our goal of educating the community about Teen Driving safety. We are looking forward to helping plan Prom week activities in the spring.
Mock Crash
Mock crash
Safe Driving Pledge card
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We will present at the school board meeting on October 14th
We are also modifying the assembly to present at other schools. We will use a video instead of the Mock crash. The pre and post assemblies will be the same.
Click on the link below to view their TV news segment:
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/category.asp?C=50432
The message we will be delivering through “FOCUS, It Is Not All About YOU!” is that decisions made while driving have an impact on your life, and the lives of others. Our service-learning program will target young drivers, ages 15-20, this age group has a high vulnerability to motor vehicle collisions on rural roads.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in America. Mile for mile, teenagers are involved in three times as many fatal crashes as all other drivers. This project will address the issue of seat belt usage as well as distracted driving. According the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about 60 percent of traffic fatalities occur in rural areas, this is an important area to address. In Montana seventy seven percent of our roadways are classified as rural by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Rural roads are defined as roads outside of an incorporated city.
Our message will be delivered to students, parents and community members through newsletters, a link to our school website, feature articles in our local paper, and a student produced commercial on the local cable channel. We have contacted our City Council and will submit a proclamation proclaiming a week in October FOCUS Week.
September 30 Update:
Three Forks High School students have been busy planning the initial activities for the kickoff to our FOCUS On The Road. It is Not All About You! We have a Mock Crash scheduled for October 1, 2008. Our Crash includes the Three Forks Volunteer Fire Department, Three Forks Ambulance, Gallatin County Sherriff's Office, Gallatin County Coroner's Office and the Three Forks Marshal's Office.
Students from the Emergency Response class will respond as part of the EMS crew on the Ambulance. FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) students are doing a pre-crash all school assembly which includes an introduction to the national crisis surrounding distracted driving in the teen population. This assembly will include presentations from law enforcement as well. Immediately following the mock crash we will have a debriefing about the after effects of a teen crash involving fatalities. One of our speakers will be the Mother of a Three Forks High School senior involved in a fatal crash. The post crash assembly will focus on the after affects of a fatal car crash.
We have ordered promotional materials including magnetic bumper billboards, keychains and signs to be placed around our community. Look for pictures next week. |
