2009.11.03
Cave Spring High School wins 1st place in the 2009 Red Ribbon Week High School Competition
Cave Spring High School won first place in the 2009 Red Ribbon Week High School Competition sponsored by the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition (RAYSAC)! Out of the entire region's public and private schools, Cave Spring High School ’s SADD Club won first place. They were honored on November 1, 2009 at Hotel Roanoke where they received a $200.00 award and a plaque.
Cave Spring High School’s Red Ribbon Week activities included a display of a crashed car outside the school with the message “I was the life of the party, look at me now”, an enormous red ribbon display on the front of the school, and red ribbons that were put up all around the school. Cave Spring High School invited many guest speakers throughout the week to come and share their personal experiences concerning drunk-drivers. There was a school-wide door decorating contest with many creative themes and prevention messages. Also, during lunches, there were beer goggles available for any of the students to wear and attempt to perform multiple everyday tasks. During Red Ribbon Week, two public service announcements that had originally aired on Channel 7 (WDBJ7) were played during the morning announcements. The SADD club finished off the week with a “Wheel of Misfortune” game at the Cave Spring vs. Christiansburg football game. Students spun a wheel and answered a question about the risks of alcohol and other drugs for a prize. Congratulations SADD club and many thanks to the CSHS PTA, parents, and teachers for their support!
Pictured is (from left to right): Erin Smith (CSHS student), Ms. Susan Dobbs (CSHS SAP coordinator), and Sarah Murphy (CSHS student), and Kathy Sullivan of RAYSAC
