“Ghost Out” at WCHS

“GHOST OUT” at WCHS

A number of weeks of planning and coordination between Wayne County College District officers and native emergency service businesses culminated Tuesday (April 9) at Wayne County Excessive College with a freeway security occasion titled “Ghost Out”.

A “Ghost Out” is an alcohol and drug consciousness program concentrating on youngsters as a result of site visitors crashes are the primary killer of teenagers and over one-third of youngster site visitors deaths are alcohol-related nationwide.

“Ghost Out” actions included hourly bulletins over the college’s intercom system, learn by native first-responders, sharing the newest information on rushing, seat-belt utilization, distracted driving by texting or scrolling social media and impaired driving.

Quickly after courses started Tuesday morning, the “Grim Reaper” (SRO Deputy Tommy Spencer), flanked by first-responders, eliminated unsuspecting college students from their classroom. Ten college students from numerous grade ranges grew to become “victims” and had been “ghosted” from the remainder of the coed physique for the whole day. No texting, no calls, no in-person visits.

The ultimate a part of the “Ghost Out” was an emotional, hard-hitting program within the gymnasium earlier than the whole pupil physique.

Visitor audio system included Jase Tucker, representing the Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Wayne County Coroner Gordon Hicks; and Rhonda Redmon of Russell Springs whose mom, sister, aunt and a pal had been all killed by an 18-year-old drunk driver on I-75 in Georgia on April 16, 1988.

Following the visitor audio system, the lights had been turned off with the “Grim Reaper” and first-responders escorting the ten pupil victims and one grownup sufferer into the gymnasium the place obituaries had been learn for every “sufferer”. Obituaries they wrote themselves.

It’s our hope that at present’s messages resonate with all who heard them and have a long-lasting, optimistic impression.

This was a significant enterprise and easily wouldn’t have occurred with out the help of quite a few people, businesses, companies and the Wayne County College District.

 

A particular due to our “victims”. These ten college students made this occasion a hit!

Jaiden Campos, Bailey Jones, Adeline Heatherly, Abagail Heatherly, Yaleishka Medina-Fuentes, Christian Floyd, Olivia Thompson, Jaden Goley, Dylan Stephenson and Cammie Roberts.

** photographs are in random order **