SHIPPENVILLE, Pa. – During the month of May, many high school students are getting ready for prom and graduation. This is also a risky time of year when many teenagers may be introduced to underage drinking.
(Pictured left to right: Officer Derek Holt, Ian McNaughton (10th), Kaitlyn Dailey (9th), Jeff Standfest (CL Guidance Counselor), Tatum Henderson (12th), Doug Gould (11th), Veronica Osborne (AICDAC), and Jill Northey (AICDAC))
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics, approximately 1,000 children under the age 21 die each year in preventable tragedies while celebrating their high school proms and graduations. Therefore, efforts to prevent underage drinking, particularly at prom-graduation time, is critical.
On Tuesday, May 3rd, four students from Clarion Limestone High School participated in the Project Sticker Shock campaign at River Hill Beverage, Shippenville. Project #Sticker Shock is designed to limit youth under 21 accessing alcohol. Students place stickers on cases of alcohol which is intended to reach adults who might purchase alcohol legally and then provide it to minors. The stickers state warnings about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors.
Project Sticker Shock is sponsored by Armstrong-Indiana-Clarion Drug and Alcohol Commission. The Commission would like to acknowledge and thank River Hill Beverage and the Clarion County Sheriff’s Department for their cooperation in helping to limit underage drinking.
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