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Anti-Drug Youth Conference held in Rehoboth Beach
BY STEVEN BILLUPS
April 19, 2014
Tabbrea Walker from Woodbridge High School’s Sussex County Anti-Drug Youth Coalition talks with Sober Sammy and Jamir Sample from Georgetown Elementary about staying sober. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Wearing DUI goggles, Jordan Howell from Cape Henlopen High School tries to balance a ball while walking around a conference room. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Competing in a rock paper scissor team building exercise prior to a break out session are Elijah Snead of Laurel High School, left, and Suprenia West-Burton of Cape Henlopen High School. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
Re-creating the effects of smoking cigarettes for a year, Hammad Khan of Woodbridge High School had trouble with light exercise after breathing through a straw. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The first Anti-Drug Youth Conference was held April 3 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. Sponsored by Kent Sussex Community Services, with assistance from Rehoboth Chief of Police Keith Banks and Mt. Enon Church in Milford, the event brought in students from throughout Sussex and Kent counties to learn about the dangers of drugs in an interactive way.
Shown are the organizers of the event (l-r) Star Fuentes, KSCS drug prevention director; Maria Porter, Prevent Alcohol and Substance Abuse Youth Program program manager; and Dupree Johnson, KSCS Alcohol, Tobacco and other drugs prevention specialist.
