Attn 8th graders and up - we have the opportunity to attend a presentation called Impact on the 7th of March at Colonial

        Forge HS in Stafford from 10am to noon. This is limited to 100 including adults - PLEASE no younger siblings or little ones

        at this event.  Anyone over the age of 18 will have to sign-up upon arrival at the school - you probably will need your driver's

        license to sign in.  This is the 1st time that homeschoolers have been invited to attend this event and we will be with the other students from

        the High School - we will need to stay together as we will be rotated from stations to stations.  I want to thank Kim Ylisela for her work in

        getting this event done. She will be the person in charge of this even.  We are limited on parking so they are encouraging you to carpool

         and or drop off and pick up at noon.

         Project IMPACT strives to reduce and prevent unintentional injuries through a student-targeted injury and violence prevention

        program that provides education and awareness about the realities of trauma.

         A collaborative multidisciplinary team presents information about high risk behaviors associated with trauma and describe

        their respective roles in trauma response. Students engage in trauma simulations and mock scenarios. Local Fire & EMS demonstrate a                    vehicle extrication. Students participate in a panel discussion with a team of medical providers, law enforcement officers, and first

        responders.

     GOALS

•  Educating students about the realities of trauma associated with risk taking behaviors such as distracted driving, substance

•   use, and teen dating violence.

•  Defining the medical and judicial consequences of choices that result in traumatic injuries.

•  Providing student’s with resources when confronted with potentially harmful situations associated with risk taking behaviors.

•  Describing the various roles of a multidisciplinary team of professionals who actively engage students in a positive manner and

•   provide career information.

•  Need to let them know that the event is a car crash with actors.....there will be blood and some will not be alive at the scene

•  of the crash. The speakers will talk about their experiences/losses from distracted driving, speeding, etc.

 

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