Seventeen of our youth from all five high schools (JCM, Liberty, Madison, North Side and South Side) participated in a two day workshop at the Youth Town facility focusing on Anti-Drugs on July 10-11, 2007. Two youth from Trinity also participated. Below are the names and grades of each participant:

JCM:

• Jacquita Ewing 11
• Brandon Holt 10
• Marcel Woods 10

Liberty:

• Jerod Tisdale 12
• Cord Winkfield 12

Madison:

• Elizabeth Blakely 9
• Krystal Brown 9
• Larry Brown 11
• Caroline Carpenter 9
• Wendy Grimes 9
• Alexis Mattaline 9

North Side:

•  Haley Brooks 12
• April Carrillo 9
• Paul Cheairs 9
• Josh Michael 11

South Side:

• Matt Pope
• Corday Watkins

Trinity:

• Rachel Adams 11
• Adam Hilliard 11

This workshop was spearheaded and directed by Sgt. Leslee Hallenback, Jackson Police Department. Our facilitators and leaders included:

• Eric Bausch – Pathways
• Sgt. Terry Buckley – Jackson Police Dept. (Explorers)
• Todd Burka – Health Dept. (Tobacco Free Jackson)
• Deseree Ewing – Sophomore at Austin Peay (graduate of JCM)
• Rhonda Ewing – Tennessee Voices for Children (Jackson Office)
• Amy Hilliard – Metro Narcotics
• Monique Merriweather – Drug Treatment Court
• Clark Short – Instructor at Youth Town
• Shelia Ward – Health Dept. (Tobacco Free Jackson)

These young people are and were very excited about the coalition they formed, their commitment to this project and they plan to energize and recruit their peers when they return to their schools. Some of the activities that they have planned include:

• Anti drug website; they are hoping this website to be connected to our JMCSS website.
• PSA’s, billboards, drug free block parties
• Fundraisers—basketball tournaments (pass out literature); bake sales at lunch, ribbons at games, etc.