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When a school district has a drug bust happen on its campus, it is something that generates concern. Not only concern from faculty, students, and staff, but from alumni and the community at large, as well. In the wake of the December bust at Brookfield High School, BHS Prinicpal Vicki Enyart has taken steps to make sure such an occurrence never happens again.
The true story about this process, though, began before the bust. According to Ms. Enyart, the concern began to manifest itself three months ago. “This campaign started about three months ago when we began to notice certain trends on campus and in our student body,” explained Ms. Enyart. “As the students openly talked about issues taking place both on and off campus, the BHS faculty and staff became increasingly concerned. Following some team meetings and discussions, it was very apparent that more needed to be done.”
While the concern started amongst the students and staff, the newly-formed BHS Parent Advisory group would be the ones who spearheaded the efforts to execute the vision of a drug-free school. “Every morning parents send their most precious possessions to our school,” said Ms. Enyart. “The school that they attend should be 100 percent drug free. It’s our job as administrators, teachers, students, parents and community members to work together to achieve that goal.”
At a recent Parent Advisory meeting, the LCL was invited to check out the efforts being made. The Advisory Group is seeking partners in the community to help them achieve the new motto they have coined, “Drug-Free Loud, Bulldog Proud.”
““The main purpose of the campaign is NOT to catch students,” said Ms. Enyart. “The main purpose of the campaign is to provide role models for every student in all we say and do, and to convey that the best way to have a life full of hopes, dreams and opportunities is to stay drug-free. We want to make sure, though, that this life DOES NOT include recreational drug and alcohol use/abuse. Life is hard enough without having to deal with the fear of being caught, having a record, or having the financial expense that attends illegal substance abuse.”
As a part of this effort, and bearing the standard with their rallying cry, Brookfield R-3 is holding an anti-drug rally in East Twin Park on March 30 at 6:30 p.m.. Many feel that the Twin Parks are an epicenter of the drug trade in town, and this rally seeks to “take back” this public land.
A community meeting will be held on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the BHS library to organize the rally. Planned events at the rally include speakers (both youth and adult), live music, activities, and discussions.
When a school district has a drug bust happen on its campus, it is something that generates concern. Not only concern from faculty, students, and staff, but from alumni and the community at large, as well. In the wake of the December bust at Brookfield High School, BHS Prinicpal Vicki Enyart has taken steps to make sure such an occurrence never happens again.
The true story about this process, though, began before the bust. According to Ms. Enyart, the concern began to manifest itself three months ago. “This campaign started about three months ago when we began to notice certain trends on campus and in our student body,” explained Ms. Enyart. “As the students openly talked about issues taking place both on and off campus, the BHS faculty and staff became increasingly concerned. Following some team meetings and discussions, it was very apparent that more needed to be done.”
While the concern started amongst the students and staff, the newly-formed BHS Parent Advisory group would be the ones who spearheaded the efforts to execute the vision of a drug-free school. “Every morning parents send their most precious possessions to our school,” said Ms. Enyart. “The school that they attend should be 100 percent drug free. It’s our job as administrators, teachers, students, parents and community members to work together to achieve that goal.”
At a recent Parent Advisory meeting, the LCL was invited to check out the efforts being made. The Advisory Group is seeking partners in the community to help them achieve the new motto they have coined, “Drug-Free Loud, Bulldog Proud.”
““The main purpose of the campaign is NOT to catch students,” said Ms. Enyart. “The main purpose of the campaign is to provide role models for every student in all we say and do, and to convey that the best way to have a life full of hopes, dreams and opportunities is to stay drug-free. We want to make sure, though, that this life DOES NOT include recreational drug and alcohol use/abuse. Life is hard enough without having to deal with the fear of being caught, having a record, or having the financial expense that attends illegal substance abuse.”
As a part of this effort, and bearing the standard with their rallying cry, Brookfield R-3 is holding an anti-drug rally in East Twin Park on March 30 at 6:30 p.m.. Many feel that the Twin Parks are an epicenter of the drug trade in town, and this rally seeks to “take back” this public land.
A community meeting will be held on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the BHS library to organize the rally. Planned events at the rally include speakers (both youth and adult), live music, activities, and discussions.
