KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY ABOVE THE INFLUENCE: THE FACTS

THE LAW: MINORS DRUNK DRIVING IF YOU GET CAUGHT DRIVING WITH ANY ALCOHOL IN YOUR BODY, THERE IS ZERO TOLERANCE DAY SUSPENSION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE $125 LICENSE REINSTATEMENT FEE 4 POINTS ON YOUR DRIVING RECORD FINES UP TO $500 COMMUNITY SERVICE $500 DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY PAYMENT FOR 2 YEARS ON YOUR RECORD WHICH CAN AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO GET A JOB THE ULTIMATE COST: THE SAFTEY OF YOURSELF & OTHERS

THINK IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE? IT HAS. NEWBERRY HAS HAD STUDENTS KILLED BY DRUNK DRIVERS IN THE PAST 1997 CORIN ARNETH, 17 DRIVER WAS A STUDENT 2005 DEWEY BERGMAN, 15 DRIVER WAS A COMMUNITY MEMBER SAVE A LIFE BY BEING ABOVE DRUNK DRIVING

THIS IS FALSE. BEING ABOVE THE INFLUENCE CAN MEAN MANY THINGS. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF INFLUENCES. HOW WE CHOOSE TO RESPOND TO THESE INFLUENCES DEFINES WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE “ABOVE”. COMMON MISCONCEPTION: BEING “ABOVE THE INFLUENCE” IS ONLY ABOUT DRUGS & ALCOHOL.

ABOVE THE INFLUENCE: TYPES FRIENDS AND PEERS  BEING YOUR OWN PERSON  NOT GIVING INTO PEER PRESSURE STRESS  HOW YOU REACT TO STRESS SELF IMAGE  WEIGHT, APPEARANCE RELATIONSHIPS  PRESSURE TO HAVE SEX DRUGS & ALCOHOL  PRESSURE TO USE POP CULTURE  ABOVE THE HYPE BULLYING  PHYSICALLY OR VIA SOCIAL MEDIA