6th grade students from Jackson Heights were recognized and presented certificates, T-shirts and refreshments in celebration of successfully completing the G.R.E.A.T. program. Chief Gale Gakle is the instructor for the program that is brought to Jackson Heights 6th graders and Holton 4th graders each school year. JCCTCC sponsors the program along with the Holton Police Department. Holton’s graduation will be Friday, May 18th at the EUMC Family Life Center.
G.R.E.A.T. stands for Gang Resistance Education and Training. It is a school based program that includes classroom instruction and various learning activities. It is designed to prevent Violence and Criminal activity, and to develop a positive relationship with Law Enforcement.

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Enforcement officers and individuals attended the Safe Underage Drinking Party Dispersal Training in Holton on May 10th. The training was conducted by ABC Agent, Jim Spence and was sponsored by JCCTCC with grant funds from Kansas Family Partnership. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department will be using the information from the training to develop a new policy for the practice in their department concerning underage drinking parties. Six members of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept. and one from PBPN Tribal PD attended the training.

…..and these reasons do not involve scare tactics!

Research has shown most reasons for using alcohol fall into a few broad categories such as: mood or personality enhancement, social reasons, and copying reasons.

A useful strategy is to ask teens about what they “expect” to get from drinking. Along with perceived risks, your teen’s alcohol use can be predicted by the expectations that one will feel a certain way when they drink. Tailor your strategy: Based on the motivations or expectations your teen mentions reports there are several options to continue the conversation.

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April 4th - EUMC Family Life Center
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Free evening meal provided

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6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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50 middle school students, 24 positive high school role models, great speakers, skits, games, prizes and lots of fun!!!

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Underage drinking is a serious problem. It’s illegal and dangerous! Fortunately, there are resources available to help us prevent tragic consequences for teens, their friends, families, and drivers on our roads and highways. One important resource is 1-866-MUST-B-21. This toll-free tip line is an easy way to notify law enforcement when you see or suspect underage drinking in your community.

What to Report:
1-866-MUST-B-21 (1-866-687-8221) is the number to call if you….
- Know about a party involving underage drinkers, ideally before it starts.
- Know of someone with a reputation for giving alcohol to or buying alcohol for underage youth.
- Know of someone with a reputation for selling alcohol to underage youth.
- Suspect underage drinking in your neighborhood: at a house party, at a park, in a field - anywhere.

Jackson County Youth Coalition (JCYC) held a fifth quarter for HHS students this past Friday at the Evangel United Methodist Church following the Hayden Game. HHS students displayed the signature “mountaintop” expression meaning getting “high on life”, while enjoying some karaoke along with other activities. Over 80 HHS students attended the first fifth quarter. Students attending the KS Youth Summit this past summer made this part of their action plan to create activities for the teens of Jackson County.