Post by wvhsparent on Jan 31, 2008 7:31:35 GMT -6
WVHS to receive grant for safe-driving program
January 31, 2008
sun staff
Waubonsie Valley High School is among 105 schools chosen to receive grant money from Operation Teen Safe Driving, a statewide program designed to help Illinois high schools implement local teen-led safe driving campaigns to decrease the number of fatalities and crashes involving teenagers in Illinois.
More than 220 high schools submitted applications.
"Students at these schools went above and beyond in coming up with ways to educate their peers about safe driving and we look forward to seeing these schools move forward with their plans," said Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a statement. "Illinois leads the nation in putting tough new laws in place designed to save the lives of teen drivers, and now our teens are getting personally involved in these efforts."
Operation Teen Safe Driving is a statewide initiative that is modeled on the nationally recognized Ford Driving Skills for Life high school-based pilot project implemented in 2006 by Ford, the Governors Highway Safety Association, IDOT, the Illinois State Police and local partners that halted an epidemic of 15 teen fatalities in Tazewell County in 2005 and 2006. It also is designed to build on the momentum from new laws aimed at teen drivers, stemming from Secretary of State Jesse White's Teen Driving Task Force that give Illinois some of the most stringent teen driving laws in the nation.
Winning program selection was based on each school's effectiveness in identifying a problem, creativity of proposals in addressing the problem and the program's ability to reach teens and the entire community. Ultimately, high schools that come up with the most creative solutions will be invited to participate in a half-day Ford sponsored "Ride and Drive" safe-driving clinic. These clinics feature professional drivers giving young drivers rigorous behind the wheel driving exercises, including: Hazard Recognition/Accident Avoidance, Vehicle Handling/Skid Control and Speed/Space Management.
A complete listing of the 105 winning schools is available at www.buckleupillinois.org.
January 31, 2008
sun staff
Waubonsie Valley High School is among 105 schools chosen to receive grant money from Operation Teen Safe Driving, a statewide program designed to help Illinois high schools implement local teen-led safe driving campaigns to decrease the number of fatalities and crashes involving teenagers in Illinois.
More than 220 high schools submitted applications.
"Students at these schools went above and beyond in coming up with ways to educate their peers about safe driving and we look forward to seeing these schools move forward with their plans," said Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a statement. "Illinois leads the nation in putting tough new laws in place designed to save the lives of teen drivers, and now our teens are getting personally involved in these efforts."
Operation Teen Safe Driving is a statewide initiative that is modeled on the nationally recognized Ford Driving Skills for Life high school-based pilot project implemented in 2006 by Ford, the Governors Highway Safety Association, IDOT, the Illinois State Police and local partners that halted an epidemic of 15 teen fatalities in Tazewell County in 2005 and 2006. It also is designed to build on the momentum from new laws aimed at teen drivers, stemming from Secretary of State Jesse White's Teen Driving Task Force that give Illinois some of the most stringent teen driving laws in the nation.
Winning program selection was based on each school's effectiveness in identifying a problem, creativity of proposals in addressing the problem and the program's ability to reach teens and the entire community. Ultimately, high schools that come up with the most creative solutions will be invited to participate in a half-day Ford sponsored "Ride and Drive" safe-driving clinic. These clinics feature professional drivers giving young drivers rigorous behind the wheel driving exercises, including: Hazard Recognition/Accident Avoidance, Vehicle Handling/Skid Control and Speed/Space Management.
A complete listing of the 105 winning schools is available at www.buckleupillinois.org.