Buckling up pays off

We hear it all of the time, "Buckle Up," and "Click It or Ticket." Well CHS SADD is joining the effort with its "Buckle Up" campaign. Unlike other programs that ticket and fine you for poor behavior, SADD is going to reward you for good behavior.

SADD's goal is to help people make good decisions. One of the best decisions you can make is to use a seat belt every time you are in a vehicle. The statistics show that greater numbers of teens are dying in vehicle accidents because they are not wearing seatbelts. Bottom line: Not wearing a seat belt is a destructive decision. So, SADD has decided to make seatbelt use for 100 percent of CHS students a priority.

SADD members will make random seatbelt checks in the parking lot and at student drop-off areas to "catch" people who are buckled up. If you are "caught" safely buckled, your name will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates from McDonald's or Stewart's.

SADD will keep a record of students who make good decisions throughout the year and in May, will draw the names of two students, one junior and one senior to receive a special Prom Package. The package will include: two free tickets to the 2009 Prom, flowers from Johnstone Florist, and a prom picture package.

Teachers and underclassmen will be entered in a separate drawing.