Our Newspaper Debut!

As part of our way to kick off our safe driving campaign we'll be putting this article, written by one of our committee members, in our local newspaper. We thought that in this way, we could reach more people!

Eagles Drive to Save Lives

Every year the Act Out Load Organization holds a contest for safe driving. This year five students at Smyrna High School were chosen to participate in the national contest. Emiley Conboy, Kasey Spadafino, Melissa Hubert, Kailyn Asbury, and Maggie Humphrey are all juniors and are members of the team that is trying to make the roads a safer place. The team name is Soaring Eagles and their motto is “Smyrna Drives to Save Lives.” The Contest is running March through May. During this time the group will be taping and blogging about their attempts to influence the public to drive safely. The Soaring Eagles have several avenues they will take to accomplish their goals. They will first have a weekly column in the Eagle Eye portion of the newspaper. To go along with these tips there will be commercials that will be on the morning announcement s, as well as posters hung up all over school. The team will be sponsoring safe driving pledges and will encourage students and faculty to sign them. There will be pictures taken of students who sign them and they will be put on display. There will also be a Facebook group dedicated to the Soaring Eagles and their safe driving campaign. Students who support the cause are welcome to join. The team also has created a special ribbon with a road pattern which will be given out to those who support the cause and want to raise awareness for the various dangers of bad driving habits. The final results of the contest will be determined by a vote near the end of the school year. Keep your eyes on the road and adhere to the tips and information that will be coming up from the Soaring Eagles. It may just save your life.