Drinking and driving are two things that should not go together. In order to bring awareness to the serious issue of drinking and driving RRADD will host “Shattered Dreams,” Thursday and Friday, March 3-4. Shattered Dreams is a dramatization depicting the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

“Shattered Dreams begins with the playing of the mock video we have made with the help of broadcast,” President of RRADD Morgan Spring said. “The mock video is of a fake party where students under the influence of alcohol get into a vehicle and begin to drive off.”

After the video is played during an assembly, all juniors and seniors will be taken to the mock crash scene. The dramatization will include crash victims and the aftermath of the crash.

“There is a lot of different factors going into the wreck scene,” Spring said. “This year we will have the wrecked vehicle as well as students around it that are ‘dead,’ an ambulance with EMT, police cars with police officers, and a Starflight helicopter.”

During the day, the driver will be arrested and booked, and a Grim Reaper will appear periodically to take victims. The victims will be from the car crash and well as other students who were victims of drunk driving. Students will be pulled every 15 minutes to mirror the statistics that say teenagers die every 15 minutes from alcohol-related crashes. As the students are pulled, the Rumbler will post the obituaries and pictures of the students on the Shattered Dreams page of this website.

Juniors and seniors will attend a memorial service during Advocate, March 4. Counselors and administrators will be on hand to support any students and staff needing assistance.

“[It is] to bring awareness to immediate dangers and lasting consequences of teenage drinking and driving,” RRADD co-sponsor Janet Howard said. “We hope students internalize the message and protect themselves and others.”