Attention Students & Parents:
October 3
Mid Terms 1st and 2nd blocks
Key Club Trip 2:30
October 4
Mid Term Exams 3rd and 4th blocks
October 5
Guest Speaker- Jason Dorsey 9:00
No Pep Rally
JTG Field Trip-TTC McMinnville
Meigs Co. (Football) Away 7:00
October 6
3rd Saturday School
October 8-12
No School/Fall Break
October 13
No Saturday School
October 17
Gear Up Spanish I, II, III Trip to Nashville/Flamenco Ballet
October 19
McMinn Central-Away 7:00
October 20
4th Saturday School
October 22
Report Cards
October 23
Parent Teacher Conf. 3-5
October 24
Mr. Campbell's Math Trip UTK Campus Tour
October 25
UTK-Campbell 20 students
October 26
Football Notre Dame-Home 7:00
October 27
5th Saturday School
ACT
Big 8 Jamboree 12-9
Attention Freshmen: You must turn in your Gear Up Promise to your homeroom teacher or
Mrs. Meeks in the guidnce office.
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There were 145 traffic deaths in Tennessee among drivers between the ages of 16 and 20 in 2005 -- the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). An interactive web site, www.drivingskillsforlife.com, enables young people to go online for hands-on training to improve their skills behind the wheel while offering an opportunity to win terrific prizes. Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teenagers in America -- a total of 5,699 between the ages of 16 and 20 in 2005 (NHTSA includes 20-year-olds in teen data). Established in 2003 by Ford Motor Company Fund -- the philanthropic arm of Ford -- and the Governors Highway Safety Associaton, Driving Skills for Life helps young drivers improve their skills in four areas that are factors in more than 60 percent of teen vehicle crashes: Hazard Recognition, Vehicle Handling, Space Management and Speed Management. The web site is not just for teens, but also parents and educators. Parents can access tips to help their young drivers, and educators can do lesson plans for classroom instruction. All printed materials are free and can be downloaded from the web site. If your school would be interested in a feature on teen driving safety, we could arrange an interview with a program leader, even when students return later this year. Or perhaps your paper and/or web site could run an item about the Driving Skills for Life web site. If so, we would be grateful if you could share a copy for our files. Following is a news release on the web site. For further information, please contact me via e-mail or phone, 313.203.7171; cell: 313.617.0063. Thank you for your consideration.
Kindest regards, Contacts: Dan Jarvis Bill Jamieson Jonathan Adkins Safety Public Affairs PCGCampbell Governors Highway Ford Motor Company Marketing & Communications Safety Association 313.845.2709 313.203.7171 202.789.0942 djarvis1@ford.com bjamieson@pcgcampbell.com jadkins@ghsa.org TEEN SAFETY PROGRAM DRIVING SKILLS FOR LIFEINCLUDES EXCITING INTERACTIVE WEB SITE
DEARBORN, Mich. – Vehicle crashes are the No. 1 killer of teenagers in America. Nearly 6,000 teens die annually in such accidents, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration. Studies demonstrate that crash rates decline considerably as young drivers gain experience, and Ford Motor Company’s Driving Skills for Life teen safety program helps young drivers learn to improve their skills on the road.
To help spread the message, Ford Motor Company’s Driving Skills for Life program includes a Web site with innovative features designed to help young drivers improve their skills behind the wheel while offering an opportunity to win terrific prizes.
“We are very excited about this Web site,” said Sue Cischke, Ford Vice President, Environmental and Safety Engineering. “This program is primarily Web-based, and we hope to reach teens, parents and educators in all 50 states with this important training that can save lives.”
The site, www.drivingskillsforlife.com, has a registration feature that provides visitors with user names and passwords. While on the site, teens can complete various e-learning modules, pass a safe driving quiz, play safe driving games and complete a variety of other on-line activities. Several features on the site award points that teens may use to enter into prize drawings. Among the prizes are a laptop computer, digital camera, gift certificates and Ford die-cast vehicles. The exciting Web site is not just for teens; it also is for parents and educators. Parents can access tips to help their teens. Educators can do their own lesson plans for classroom instruction and upload the plan for other instructors to download for their use in similar settings.
Established in 2003 by Ford Motor Company, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and a panel of safety experts, the Driving Skills for Life program helps teens develop skills necessary for safe driving beyond what they learn in standard driver education programs. The new Web site also features elements of Ford’s Eco-Driving program, which teaches drivers the importance of consuming less fuel and helping to protect the environment. Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. The company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company.
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