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——_ Page 4B by ELIZABETH STEWART staff writer 2 Cars and alcohol don’t mix. Speed kills. Teens die every day in teen-driven ve- hicles. This was the message by State Trooper P. W. Glover - and other speakers at a Safe Teens program sponsored by the Cleveland County Safe Kids Thinkfirst Coali- tion at Kings Mountain High School recently. “If you’re under 21 and stopped by a law enforce- ment officer and suspected ‘of alcohol use you could be charged with DWI but also lost your provisional li- cense. And, if someone in your car has a beer you are responsible for the vehicle under your control. -The laws are tough,” said Glover to members of the KMHS Driver’s Education Class. “Impaired driving means zero alcohol in your system, slow down, you don’t have to drive the speed limit. , Most wrecks are caused be- cause drivers are not paying attention and rear end colli- sions and fatalities happen, » he added. Students wanted to know if one beer affects driving ability. It depends on the person and how much food "has been con- sumed. Another student asked if an underage person could go to an ABC store with someone to purchase alco- hol. You are underage and it’s a violation. ““We hear about DWI and drugs and that’s bad but the No. 1 cause of wrecks is The Kings Mountain Herald Teens drivers get sobering message speed,” said Glover. A crash occurs every 5 seconds. A crash related in- jury occurs every 12 sec- onds. A crash related fatality occurs every 12 minutes. Police report that crashes involving 15-20 year old drivers costs over $40 bil- lion a year and North Car- olina averages 4 crash fatalities every day. Since 2005 students in driver’s education in the county’s four high schools participate in a three hour class for Safe Kids. Emer- gency room nurses talk for an hour about destructive decisions that teens make while driving (drinking and drugs-prescription and non- prescription) drowsy driv- ing, distracted driving, inattention, inexperience) and the medical conse- quences of their actions. EMS talks for. an hour ‘and sets up a mock crash scene. This shows what - happens before, during and after a crash. Then, law en- forcement talks for an hour about the legal -conse- quences of their actions. They arrest the driver of the mock crash vehicle and talk about his/her journey through the legal system. This interactive program piques the teen’s interest as they also hear from a trauma surgeon and about what it’s like to take care of. crash victims and the sad- ness of having to tell a par- ent they have lost a child to a crash that did not have to happen. A wrecked vehicle in- volved in the fatal crash of a Simulation of drunk driving by a student wearing Fatal Vision goggles in a Safe Kids Class. Hooper t P W. Glover lectures] in a Safe Kids pro- gram to the KMHS Driver's Education Class at Kings Mountain High School. teenager and parked outside Barnes Auditorium got the class attention because it hit close to home when they learned the student who died in the crash was a Cleveland County student. They also read class sce- students represented teen victims of crashes, wore morgue tags and sat in an area of the classroom called the “dead zone.” Other hands-on activities included exercises with the Fatal Vision goggles that narios that happened in = simulate drunk driving. Cleveland County. At one SAFEteens Thinkfirst is point during the session 10 brought to the county’s high FRESE RS 7 Ma, of the face, wis and hand. + him to provide excellent care for patients in on County and the surrounding 1 communities. His technology | is state-of-the- ey sw art, his knowledge i is up-to-the- minute and his commitment to your healthcare is uncompromising. 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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 schools by Safe Kids Cleve- land County led by Cleve- land HealthCare Foundation. Dr. Jon Brownlee is chairman of the coalition and Dr. Mike Bar- ringer is past chair. Safe Kids coordinators are Joan Mabry and Judy Hawkins. Beginning teen drivers in North Carolina must complete 30 hours of class- room instruction in drivers’ education and six hours be- hind-the-wheel instruction with a certified driving in- structor before obtaining a limited learner permit under the Graduated Licensing Program. Six of the 30 hours of classroom instruc- tion must cover alcohol and drug use prevention. KMHS musicians invited to perform Kings Mountain High School’s Symphonic Chorale and Men’s Select, under the direction of Sarah Fulton, have been invited to perform at Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City, one of the premier music festivals in the world. Only select choirs, bands and orchestras are invited to perform in this world- . renowned venue. The KMHS ensemble won a Gold rating for supe- rior performance during the at Carnegie Hall Nashville 2010 Heritage Festival, earning them an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2011 or 2012. Over the past year, thou- sands of students from hun- dreds of schools haye competed for the opportu- nity to perform at the Festi- val at Carnegie Hall and Festival of Gold. This elite performance showcases only the best music ensem- bles from around the coun- try. KMHS band at Disney The Kings ' Mountain High School Symphonic Band performed at Walt Disney World Resort in Or- lando, Florida April 30. They are among millions of performers including dance groups, chorus, en- sembles and marching bands from around the The Kings Mountain High School 9th Grade band and Blazer Band will present their annual spring concert on Thursday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature contemporary band literature, as well as pop and show selections and classical transcriptions. The concert will also honor the senior members of the band for their service to the world who have performed each year as part of Disney Performing Arts at both the Disneyland and Walt Dis- ney World Resorts. The local group performed at Waterside Stage for an in- ternational audience of theme park guests. ‘Band concert May 20 organization over the last Six years. The Kings Mountain Middle School 7th Grade and 8th Grade bands will present their concert on Thursday, June 3. Each concert is free and open to the public and will be held in B.N. Barnes Au- ditorium on the KMHS campus. j Eien... photo by LIB STEWART MISS POPPY - Abigail Wray, 9, daughter of Nickie and Rodney Paulson of Kings Mountain, receives a donation for veterans from Mayor Rick Mur- phrey as Myrtle Christenson, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155 poppy chairman looks on. 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