You Hold the Key: Teen Driving Program
By Evan Lahmer

In health class, Mr. Fleming is having his annual teen driving program to show his students that are about to get their licenses what could happen if you are reckless and don’t care about anything that is going on around you when you are driving. As a sophomore in his class, I had to attend this presentation which is given throughout the week concerning safety when driving. I had already received my license when this program was brought to my attention, but after watching it and listening to the speakers I realized that I need to pay a lot more attention to the road and avoid carelessness in the car. This program really does help show the kids how they can be safer while driving.
This year might have a new kind of impact on the kids because of the tragedy that happened last year, involving the Northwest students in the fatal car accident. Since some of the students knew the students who were killed, the program could make a very large impact on the way the students view driving. This class will show all kinds of different wrecks and ways to have avoided those wrecks. Speakers will come in who have lost a loved one in an accident, and will tell of not only how it affects them, but how something like that can affect everybody around you as well.
More on this story after the class takes place and after more information is found.