Peru, Indiana
Mrs. Jones is the head of the Guidance Department for Peru Community Schools in Indiana. She wanted to bring in a positive drug prevention speaker for her upperclassmen who are about to go to college or join the workforce next year. She hoped to share that they can continue making great choices even if the pressure or culture around them changes.
Jake White also spoke to the middle school and high school students, and spent time with student leaders on campus to make the most of their stay.
They are launching a drug prevention club / youth coalition so Jake spent time getting the students excited about that too.
Planning was last minute as they connected with Vive18 and within a month were speaking to students in the community.
Logan Sport, Indiana
“I’m Courtney. I’m with 4C Health. I’m a skills trainer and we’re in Logan sport, Indiana. It was super awesome, super fun, super engaging.
I think the kids really liked it. I think the game they were able to learn a lot and get rid of some maybe myths around vaping and alcohol. So if somebody was having some second thoughts or hesitations about bringing Vive 18 to their school, I would say absolutely do not feel that way. Have no second thoughts or hesitations because it was great. The kids loved it.”
Logan Sport, Indiana
“My name is Reva Snay and I am the program training developmental coach with 4C Health and we are in Cass County, Logan Sport, Indiana.
We engage with over probably 500 students within the school with Vive18 and Tomas Barraza. I really thought they engaged and they enjoyed the activities and they were really into with one another, especially when the teams always split off. They probably were thinking it wasn’t going to be as exciting. They probably thinking, so there’s a boring half an hour convocation and not learn anything. But that was not the case. Don’t be on the fence. Give him a try. You gotta go for it.”
Cass County, Indian
Hi, I’m Aubrey. I work for 4C Health as a skills trainer. I’m here in Cass County, Indiana, and we were here today at the Logan Sport High School.
We had a really awesome presentation with Vive 18 today, and we got to experience this with a lot of students between junior high to high school. Surprisingly, it was very entertaining. The kids really engaged. They had a lot of fun. And they were very interactive with it. Love it. I think they really enjoyed your story with all the different details going back to when you were a teenager and the game that they were able to participate in by splitting into groups.
They really engaged in that as well and had a lot of fun. If you were thinking about bringing Vive 18, I would say go for it. It’s a lot of fun and entertainment and the kids really seem to enjoy it and it’s informational.
Miami County, Indiana
Jennifer Yates is the Substance Abuse Prevention Director in Miami County, Indiana. As the coordinator of 3 different Drug Free Communities (DFC grantee) Coalitions, she found Vive18 at CADCA and asked Jake White to speak to her schools in Peru, Indiana. As a drug prevention speaker, Jake White engaged the students in the middle school and high school on ways they can have fun, make friends and feel good without using drugs like nicotine, alcohol and marijuana.
