Name: Beaver Island Community School students start a SADD chapter in 1997
Start: 1997-12
End: 1998-04-29
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1997-12 – 1998-04-29
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationpublic-servicecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island Community School students announced a SADD chapter open to sixth- through twelfth-grade students who pledged to be drug free. The chapter planned prevention programs and community activities and expected to participate in the Christmas Bazaar.

Evidence limits

The notice establishes the chapter announcement but does not provide membership records or later program outcomes.

The June 1998 follow-up reports that Erin Russell and Abigail Adams attended a Shanty Creek SADD conference on April 29. They returned with prevention ideas, including red ribbons and Ghost Out Day, to share with the island chapter.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “S. A. D. D.”
Announces a SADD chapter started by concerned BICS students, open to sixth- through twelfth-grade students who pledge to be drug free. The group planned programs and community activities and named Lisa Gillespie, Shawn Pelon, Kitty McNamara, and Jane Bailey as advisors. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, December 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the SADD chapter announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-12_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1998, “Beaver Island Students who have taken the S.A.D.D. Pledge!”
Lists 16 Beaver Island Community School students who pledged not to drink and drive, not to ride with a drinking driver, and to help friends do the same. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the SADD pledge list.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1998, “S.A.D.D. Training at Shanty Creek!”
Reports that Erin Russell and Abigail Adams attended an April 29 SADD conference at Shanty Creek, learned prevention ideas including red ribbons and Ghost Out Day, and planned to share them with the Beaver Island chapter. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the SADD training report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School students start a SADD chapter in 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-students-against-drunken-driving-chapter-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1997, “S. A. D. D.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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