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Students support drug-free lifestyles with Project Free

By Angie Gutschewski Free", said Lantz. They asked the
Presicient Bush started his war football players to put red tape on
on drugs in January of 1989 when their helmets during the football
he took office. Ralston began part game to symbolize Red Ribbon
of their war on drugs by forming Week, said Lantz. Thomas said
Project Free, a group for students she thought Red Ri bbon Week was
who are drug and alcohol free. "as sucessful as it could be at a
Project Free was started because high school."
six RHS students attended a Youth Eilers said during April, drug
to Youth conference,last spring, free month, Project Free members
about how to get a drug and alco­ went to grade schools and did a
hol free groups started, said Kathy play called Adam Does Drugs for
Thomas, Project Free sponsor. Sara them and explained to them why
Lantz, sophomore, said this con­ they were drug free.
ference got them "hyped up", about Members aren't asked to sign a
forming a group like Project Free. pledge to be drug and alcohol free,
The group was formed because said Thomas. "Ifthey're motivated
they "wanted other kids to know enough to come to the meetings,
there are other kids that are drug they don't need a pledge," Tho­
free," said Thomas. mas said. The students are to en­
Kim Eilers, senior, said she liked courage other students to be drug
being a member of Project Free and alcohol free by "primarily
because,"it's a lot of fun and it's being a good example," Thomas
nice being drug free." said. The three goals of Project
One of Project Free's activities Free posted in their meeting room
this year was Red Ribbon Week are:
which was a nationwide event en­ 1 .to become a support group
couraging students to be drug free. 2. to be a visible group in the
The 20 to 25 members of Project school
Free helped plan Red Ribbon 3. to have drug free activities.
Week. Ourjobwstocomeupwith
ideas of how to make it happen in Performing, "Adam Does Drugs" for
the high school ,said Lantz. Proj­ students at Karen Western Elementary
ect Free members handed out about are Seniors Adam Rhoades and Rachel
Benfer. Project Free members spread
Red Ribbons on Monday, October their drug free message to elementary
23, that said "My Choice; Drug schools during April, drug-free month.

KEY CLUB
Front Row: Kiwanis Advisor Marv Carcich,
Vice President Linda Ash, President Chris
Sandquist, Secretary Julie Hamm,
Treasurer Laura Meents, Public Relations
Officer Amy Krobot, Sponsor Bev Johnson
Row 2: Angie Gutschewski, Stephanie
Graves, Krista Boeck, Beatrice Smith,
Phreandria Woods, Darcy Richard, Steph
Searson, Daieuen Shin, Stephanie Spears,
Lynn Mattes Row 3: David Tompkins,
Jenny Butcher, Christine Huff, Kathy
Reynolds, Amy Garofolo, Jenny Meents,
Dan Cole, James Davis, Becky Hornbacher
Row 4: Mike Hornbacher, Dan
Batenhorst, Melanie Merriman, Susan
Salado, Celeste Sila, Alicia Ernesti, Michelle
Fritz, Julie Nelsen, Michelle Mikkelsen,
Carrie Grindel Row 5: Shelli Fleming, Jill
Sopinski, Kathy Keiser, Jodi Drawbaugh,
Kip Mullin, Jason Thomas, Adam Rhoades,
Chris McWilliams, Patrick Wolfe, Heather
Voss Row 6: Julie Krobot, Cissy
Gochanour, Steffanie Dittman, Julie
McWilliams, Heidi Yarbrough, Amy
Woster, Stephanie McPherson, Micki
Sievers, Scott Jones, Lt. Governor of
Nebraska Jason Jokerst, Rami Sawaged
Back Row: Stephanie Sorgenfrei, Kim
Wendt, Jenny Foster, Yuki Young, Tracy
Kennedy, Kristi Stolz

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