Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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-■ •p loan Candler ' 83, Michelle Moye ' 84, lill Fortuna Rusty Bertram ' 83, runs the projector for the ' 84, Rick Burgett ' 84, Lorie Ritterskamp ' 84, FADD movies on Thursday and Friday. Angle McPhee ' 83, and Hamid Abugideiri ' 83, portray a typical group of partiers in the FADD Kim Moore ' 85, Audrey Hart ' 84, Brian Cothron skit Please, Cod, I ' m Only 77. ' 83, Beth McCann ' 84, and Tracy Hart ' 86, play while swimming at the FADD party. Students dance under an array of blue and silver balloons and streamers. A wrecked car is vivid example of the dangers in- A wrecked car is vivid example of the dangers in- volved when students mix drinking and driving.

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' 3i; ,Jm- Oki m Of The Week of April 18-22 was designated FADD week at PMHS. FADD, Falcons Against Drinking and Drugs, sponsored a fun-filled week of activities that taught students as well as entertained them. Faculty Spon- sors, principal James Head, Mr. Mike Slack and Mrs. Cindy Bertram, together with FADD executive board members decided on the activities for each day. On Monday, FADD week started with a lengthy, informative announce- ment. During homeroom period, FADD executive members borrowed FADD W«ek Proves Biggest Fad of AU »■ ' •«. C- j» ■ traffic signs from the driver education room and set up road blocks in the halls. Members used these road blocks to distribute pamphlets on the dangers of drinking and driving. Tuesday ' s activity was a lecture during first period conducted by Mr. Robert Anastas,the founder and presi- dent of SADD, Students Against Driving Drunk. Over three million students across the nation were in- volved in SADD and he visited over 6,000 high schools promoting this organization. His speeches stressed that the students themselves were the ones who could stop the skyrocketing drunk driving fatality rate. His sincerity and frankness cap- tivated his audience who had volun- tarily come and filled the auditorium seats as well as the aisles. Contracts were passed out to students to take home to their parents. The contract clearly stated that if the student, his date, or his friend, was incapable of driving home because of alcohol, his parents would come and pick them up. On Wednesday, a film entitled Under the Influence showed the ef- fect of alcohol on the driver. On Thursday, the skit But God, I ' m only 17 was performed by the FADD executive board members. The skit, starring Michelle Moye ' 84 was about a girl leaving a party drunk. The girl was involved in a fatal crash and the entire second half of the play was a dramatic monologue by the girl. The description of her gruesome death and the regrets she had about lea ng the party drunk brought the point across in an emotional and touching way. Friday was the higlilight of FADD week. Everyone was asked to wear his PM painter hats in support of FADD. A bonus moxie was shown to the sophomores during homeroom because they had exhibited the most support of other FADD activities. to an end Friday night with a party from 7:30 p m until 11:00 p m Ad- mission was free to the party as it was to other FADD events. Blue and white balloons and streamers decorated the foyer, pool area and one half of the gym. Students were given the opportunity to choose among swimming, volleyball, ping pong, and playing cards. Tony La- ment, a deejay from WTLC, supplied all the music including hits like One on One by Hall and Gates and Beat It by Michael Jackson. Tables were set up in the foyer so people could sit and eat. Happy Hour was from 8:00 to 9:00 and this meant free refreshments. A reporter and cameraman from Channel 8 were on hand to get kids ' ' iews on the subject of drinking. To humorously top off the evening, a singing telegram from Monkey Business passed out silver balloons and chocolate kisses to the three sponsors. Mr. Head remarked that the svip- port of FADD had been tremendous and added that follow up work would be necessary. FADD promised to be a very positive and worthwhile program for the students of Perry Meridian.