Forty-five YES! LEADers from Tioga Central High School attended a special training aimed at building the skills they’ll use to talk to elementary students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol later in the school year.
From left, Tioga Central YES! LEADers Anna Evanek, Caleb Decker, Adam Layman, and Kirsten Schweiger work together on the Spaghetti and Marshmallow activity, an activity designed to encourage teamwork and problem solving development during their YES! Launch training.
Forty-five students from Tioga Central High School completed their training to become YES! LEADers. YES! LEADers are high school students who teach elementary school students about skills they need to resist drugs and alcohol, the importance of positive self-esteem in making safe choices and effectively handling peer pressure.
The YES! Launch training program teaches YES! LEADers how to be role models for younger students through different team activities and educational sessions. Trained YES! LEADers are substance-free role models for younger students, who use their leadership skills to develop resistance skills in elementary school children through interactive activities and age appropriate entertainment.
In December, YES! LEADers will visit elementary classrooms for their unique, hands-on presentations. They’ll also sponsor a Christmas Social for elementary students. Tioga Central High School’s YES! LEADers are committed to helping their community throughout the year. In addition to visiting classrooms, they play an instrumental role in running the district’s Summer Recreation Program.
YES! Safe Choices for Kids, a partnership between Senator Libous and Lourdes Hospital, is now in its 26th year.
For more information about YES! LEADS, visit www.YesSafeChoices.org.
