Blanco High School students and FCCLA members recently participated in a “Shattered Dreams” event on Friday, April 3, 2009. Shattered Dreams is an educational program designed to remind students of the dangers and consequences of drinking and driving. The program involves the dramatization of an alcohol-related crash at or near a high school campus, complete with EMS, police and fire department response. BHS students and staff observed the crash scene at the football field parking lot on Friday afternoon.

·In 2007, an estimated 12,998 people died in drunk driving related crashes—a decline of 3.7 percent from the 13,491 drunk driving related fatalities of 2006.1

·On average someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes.2

·About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.3

·Traffic crashes are the number one killer of teens (15-20 year old) and 31% of teen traffic deaths are alcohol-related.4

·Underage drinkers are responsible for over 16 percent of all alcohol consumed in the United States. This is about $18 billion in alcohol sales.5

The following individuals and groups are appreciated for donating their time, energy, and resources to make the Shattered Dreams event a huge success: AirLife Personnel, Blanco EMS Personnel, Blanco Floral & Gift Shop, Blanco Police Department, Blanco VFD Personnel, Comal Towing, Crofts Funeral Home, Justin Shipman, Kim’s Print Shop, and Steve Mackey

The following FCCLA Members and BHS students organized and participated in the event: Event Coordinator - Amy Petri, FCS Teacher & FCCLA Advisor; Actors & Event Coordinators Garrett Shipman and Rachel Calzoncit; Actors: Derek Tesch, Hillary Tidwell, Mackenzie Ray; Make-up Crew: Maggie Avila, Bonnie Strodtbeck, Angie Manriquez; Film Crew: Ty Brady and Travis Tamez; Grim Reaper Assistant: Rachel York; Living Dead: Travis Bailey, Tyler Berryhill, Hillary Calzoncit, Katherine Foegelle, Caitlan Gibbons, Henry Greathouse, Alicia Immel, Sydni Kipp, Briar Koehl, John Ledesma, Dillon Luke, Kayla Martinez, Shelby Moore, Sidney Oliver, Morgan Petri, Tanner Rogers, Chelsea San Miguel, Presley Savarino, Anthony Vela, and Grant Weaver

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1 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities” DOT

811 016. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008 http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811016.PDF

2 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Alcohol Impaired Driving Fatalities” DOT

811 016. Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008 http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811016.PDF

3 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “The Traffic Stop and You: Improving Communications between Citizens and Law

Enforcement.” National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, March 2001, DOT HS 809 212.

4 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Traffic Safety Facts 2006: Young Drivers”. DOT 810 817. Washington DC:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2008. http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/810817.PDF

5 Miller, Ted R. et al. “Societal Costs of Underage Drinking.” Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 2006 Jul; 67(4):519-28.