After her father passed away from lung cancer, sponsor and Physical Education teacher Tommie Rowe knew she needed to honor his memory by educating teens at a younger age about drug prevention.
“My...
In the eyes of health teachers, high school students in Drug Free programs are role models for younger students on how to live a healthy lifestyle—for the most part.
On Feb. 19, a group of freshmen attended a training for the Stand Up 9 Leadership Academy at Camp Wyman, where students learned the importance of living a drug-free life.
For the past two weeks, the High School Heroes have been teaching middle school students about leading a drug free life.
"We learned about smoking and drugs. I learned not to do marijuana because it's...
![Peeling off her gloves after examining a healthy lung compared to the lung of a smoker, junior Ione Cornelius explores High School Heroes training. High School Heroes is an organization that teaches middle school students about drug prevention that focuses on the dangers of e-cigarettes, marijuana and CBD. “When I was in sixth grade I thought [High School Heroes] was really fun and interesting. I learned a lot from it and looked up to the high schoolers who taught me. [I knew] I wanted to do that one day,” Cornelius said.](https://pwestpathfinder.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_9746-900x600.jpg)
