25 High Schools Selected for Project Ignition 2004-05
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NYLC and State Farm® have announced the 25 high schools selected to participate in Project Ignition. Each school will receive $2,000 from State Farm to launch a service-learning project. Their charge: Create a media campaign addressing teen-driver safety.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year-olds, and these students are out to change that. Each group will launch a campaign using the mediums of their choice to convey their message. Selected projects include "Between the Tracks," a project about the danger of trying to outrun a train; "If You Drink, THINK! Don't Go for a Spin," which demonstrates alcohol-related loss of coordination by showing the effects of vodka on a web-spinning spider; and "You'll Have a Killer Time," which addresses driver safety hazards, including drinking and driving, changing a tire, and properly installing child-safety seats.
"This is an outstanding opportunity for schools, students, and the long-term safety of all teen drivers," said Jim Kielsmeier, NYLC President and CEO.
The students will complete their projects by December 2004. A panel of education, entertainment, and communication experts will judge the projects, and ten finalists will present or perform their projects at the 2005 National Service-Learning Conference in Long Beach, Calif., March 17-19, 2005. At the conference, one project will be named "Best of Festival," earning its school or organization a $10,000 grant.
"This is a golden opportunity for students to learn things that have real-world importance and will have a positive, direct impact on their communities," said Kathy Havens Payne of State Farm.
The 25 projects, selected from a national call for proposals, are …
You'll Have a Killer Time
Ada (Okla.) High School
Teens Teaching Teens About Safe Driving
American Youth Works (Austin, Texas)
Rams Ride Safe
Austin Johnston High School (Austin, Texas)
Between the Tracks
Branchville (S.C.) High School
Every Second Counts
Carson High School (Carson City, Nev.)
The Ride of Your Life
Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative, New Beginnings Program (Chaska, Minn.)
Risky Business
Centerville High School (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
If You Drink, THINK! Don't Go for a Spin
Central High School (Phenix City, Ala.)
Be the FORCE Behind the Wheel by Driving: Focused, On alert, Responsibly, Considerately, Empowered
CODE Program/Hickman Mills C-1 School District (Kansas City, Mo.)
Project Brake the Cycle
Hippodrome Theatre at Loften High School (Gainesville, Fla.)
Don't Become a Statistic
Hudson (Wis.) High School
FOCUS Campaign for Life: Driver/Passenger Safety
Humboldt High School Community Education (St. Paul)
SPEED (Student Program to Encourage Educated Driving)
Kingwood (Texas) High School
Teen Angels
Lost Lake Elementary School and East Ridge High School (Clermont, Fla.)
In a Flash
Mooresville (Ind.) High School
Belted
Normal (Ill.) Community High School
One in a Million
Northeast High School (Oakland Park, Fla.)
Mission Accelerate
Proctor (Minn.) High School
Don't Drive Uninsured or Unlicensed
Prosser Career Academy (Chicago, Ill.)
Click It. That's the Ticket
Richland School District Two (Columbia, S.C.)
Stay Focused Stay Alive
Sacred Hearts Academy (Honolulu)
Safety Starts with Step 1
Shallowater (Texas) High School
On the Road to Safety
Texas High School (Texarkana, Texas)
Slow Down and Read the Signs
Urbana High School (Ijamsville, Md.)
SAFE: Safety Advocates for Everyone
Wayzata High School (Plymouth, Minn.)
