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SADD
In observance of Red Ribbon Week at Star City High
School, EAST students working in the SADD program presented the Grim
Reaper Day . Red Ribbon Week is held each year at the high school in an
effort to reduce the use of drugs in teens. This week focused on the
drug alcohol.
On Friday of red ribbon week, an EAST students who is
part of the SADD program at the high school portrayed the grim reaper
throughout the day. The grim reaper claimed 12 victims of drunk driving
randomly from among the student body. These students were taken from
class, bandaged, had their face painted and wore a black t-shirt the
rest of the day. These students were marked as a fatal victim of a
drunk driver and did not talk to anyone the rest of the day nor
responded to anyone if talked to. Later at the end of the day, white
crosses were placed the t he courtyard with the pictures of the victims
on each cross. A casket was placed in the foyer with a mirror laying in
it. As students approached the casket, they could see their own
reflection. A banner above the casket read "Drinking and Driving, A
Deadly Combination".
The SADD students also had a guest speaker who had
lost his wife in a drunk driving accident to visit the student body.
Mr. Steve Brantley of Monticello was the speaker.
Women in the Workforce: "Chipping
Away At The Glass Ceiling"
Rural Broadband Project
EAST Students Conducting the
Rural Broadband Project The EAST Rural Broadband Project is a collaborative effort between the EAST Initiative and the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA) that is engaging students and communities in the ArkLaTex and Delta regions of Arkansas to address issues related to entrepreneurial development of broadband, high speed internet in rural areas of the state. This project is made possible through a grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.
This project will be completed in three stages. A
survey stage, an intensive training camp focused on GIS and
entrepreneurial development, and a final stage focused on the business
plans that the students develop in consultation with mentors from
business and local government.
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Bayou Bartholomew Documentary
This project focuses on the world's longest bayou which runs through our own county. Students are now researching the history of the bayou as well as its environmental impact and the watershed. Beautiful footage of the Bayou has already been filmed and the documentary is taking shape.
Faces of Honor:
Much has already been done on the plight of the Japanese Americans during World War II. EAST students have the desire to recognize the American men and women who served in various ways during the war. They will soon conduct video interviews with these men and women and preserve it on DVD as an oral history for Lincoln County residents.
Enough Is Enough
With the increasing abductions and deaths of
young women in our state and national wide, EAST students have
determined to help young girls in our community and possibly the state
learn how to not make destructive decisions that could place them in
danger and what they can do if they find themselves in a bad situation.
They will be collaborating with the author of "Defensive Living" as they
plan community awareness night and conduct training seminars for young
girls in our school.
Bo Hardy, author of Defensive Living
Teacher Resource Team EAST students have volunteered their
services to teachers this school year. Some of the things they can
help teachers with are class newsletters, PowerPoint presentations,
learning walls, class website information. Students will focus on
academics, but during low work loads they help in clerical matters such as
getting scans ready for target tests.
Adult Technology Adult technology is a project that teaches adults that do not know much about computers. The group of EAST students will teach adults the basic fundamentals of a computer.
Internet Safety
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The EAST (Environmental and Spatial Technology) Initiative began in 1996 in a single classroom in rural Arkansas and has since grown to over 230 schools in six states. In 2001, EAST incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit governed by a Board of Directors comprised of business, education, and government leaders. Working together with a dedicated executive and program staff, the EAST Initiative succeeds in delivering a relevant and life-changing experience for students that produces value for schools, communities, and the workforce.