Northeast News & Pictures
Tina McCoskey, student at Community R-VI School at Laddonia
is the winner of the
Drivin Clean at 16 monthly drawing for a $25 Ayerco Gas card
for her 1st tank of gas! MO State Highway Patrol Sgt. Doug McPike,
Audrain County Sheriff Stuart Miller and School Superintendent Arlen Provancha
presented the gas card to Tina.
Hannibal High School Participates in the Battle of the Belt 2009!
HHS had a poster contest among the 9th grade academic labs for Battle of the Belt. This is the first place poster drawn by Christian Smothers. Congratulations, Christian!
North Shelby High School students Participate in the Battle of the Belt 2009!
Members of the North Shelby junior class recently installed new Don't Text & Drive" signs at parking lot exits.
Winfield High School Participates in Battle of the Belt 2009!
Mexico High School participating in Battle of the Belt Program - Read the Mexico Ledger article!
Mexico High School's "Don't Text & Drive" press conference (9/24/2009)
(left) Representative Steve Hobbs, an alumni of Mexico High School, shares the importance of safe driving for teens during the Don't Text & Drive press conference. (right) Stacy, president of the student council, addresses 200 of her schoolmates.
(left) Several students painted the "buckle up" symbol on the exit at the high school. (above) Several members of the Mexico Department of Public Safety volunteered their time and talents to remind students about safe driving by creating messages with paper cups and the fence that surrounds the football field at the high school.
Champ Clark Heritage Days in Bowling Green (9/09)
Audry Powell, Miss Show Me Missouri Outdoors, Shelbi Walker, Wake Up To Missouri Outdoors, Katie Walker Teen National Outdoors. These girls will always be promoters for Arrive Alive!
Don't Text & Drive!
A new law went into effect August 28, 2009 making it an offense for drivers age 21 and under to text and drive. It comes with it a $200 fine and points assessed. And it's unsafe!
Thank you to the MSHP, local law enforcement, state legislators and the schools for showing support during press conferences! (Pictures below)
(Left) Hannibal High School students paint the "Buckle Up" stencil on their parking lot.
(Right) Principal Ryan Sharkey and Supt. Jill Janes accept the Don't Text & Drive signs from Highway Safety Director Leanna DePue (middle).
(Left) Palmyra Principal Kevin Hillman and students admire their "Buckle Up" painting.
(Right) Palmyra City Police Chief Ed Bogue shares the importance of young driver safety during the press conference.
(Left) Tana Akright, MoDOT community relations, presents the Knox Co. High School principal with the Don't Text & Drive sign.
(Right) Knox County students carefully line the stencil up to paint.
The entire group of participants (students, teachers, principal, football players, FFA, FCCLA, basketball players!) at the press conference at South Shelby High School. Special thanks to Sgt. Brent Bernhardt with the MSHP, Senator Wes Shoemeyer, and Rep. Tom Shively for coming out and showing their support. Students painted the "Buckle Up" stencil on their parking lot during the press conference.
Kim Biondo, outreach coordinator for the NE Regional Blueprint Committee, set up a booth at the Rock for Hope Concert in Warrenton. Several people, like this young lady, stopped by to try out the fatal vision goggles. The purpose of the goggles is to give people the feeling of being impaired and notice how much their judgment is affected if they had a .07 blood alcohol content.
Kim Biondo, outreach coordinator for the NE Regional Blueprint Committee, set up a booth at the Pike County Memorial Hospital Kids Expo in Louisiana, MO.
Warren County R-3 students, Samantha, Kayla and Willy, along with their advisor, Denise, and MoDOT representatives Tana and Marisa, participated in the Seat Belt Rally held march 4 at the capitol.
Students of Marion County R-2 High School, along with advisors Marcia and Jenny, participated in the seat belt rally as well. The purpose of the rally was to encourage legislators to vote for HB665 which allows primary enforcement of Missouri's seat belt law. Passage of this law could result in saving 90 lives each year.
 Warren County High School cheerleaders support the "Buckle Up" message during the homecoming football game. |
Hannibal 6th graders raced to Buckle Up during a Safe Kids events at the middle school. The purpose of the event was to encourage children under the age of 13, weighing less than 100 pounds, and less than 4' 9" in height to sit in the back of the vehicle. An airbag demonstration was provided by Poage Automotive Center.
Chief of Palmyra Police Ed Bogue checks a victim during the docu-drama at the local high school.
The students and faculty at Knox County R-1 High School rose to the Battle of the Belt challenge in 2008; they were the regional winner in highest overall usage at 93.91% and most improved usage at 71.16% increase from the first seat belt check to the second. The students’ won two checks each in the amount of $250 for each of these categories. It was the first time the school participated in the challenge. District Engineer Paula Gough and Don McCurren from American Family Insurance presented Jane Moore and Cyndy Bliem-Sharp, Battle of the Belt student coordinators for the school, with two checks each in the amount of $250 for being the regional winner.
Monroe City High School Principal Chris Redmund, American Family Insurance Agent J.R. Dierkson (AmFam sponsors the program), faculty member and advisor Jennifer Hays and two high school students during the award presentation in 2007.
Silex High School cheerleaders say "Arrive Alive!"
Buckle Up Bear a Hit at Pike County Safety Fair!
Car Seat Checks Regularly Performed in Hannibal
Photo: Hannibal Courier Post
Elsberry High School Cheerleaders
Show the Arrive Alive Spirit
These cheerleaders took their Arrive Alive and Buckle Up cheer to the stands during one of the first home basketball games of the season. During the cheer, they threw out t-shirts that remind students to wear their seat belts.
Three Counties Team Up for Car Seat Checks
Lincoln, Montgomery and Marion Counties all provided certified child passenger technicians to check the installation of car seats and help parents learn how to properly buckle up their little ones. The event was held in Montgomery City in November. Email Julina Kirby (Marion County Health Department) , Lisa Sitler (Lincoln Co. Health Department) or Kathie Hoette (Montgomery Co. Health Department) to schedule a check up event in your area, or to learn more about becoming a certified child passenger technician.
Gimme an A!
Let's hear it for High School Cheerleaders! Troy and Warrenton High Schools are cheering about buckling up, and their audiences are reaping the t-shirt benefits! If your school would like to throw Arrive Alive t-shirts out at a sporting event, email our outreach coordinators, Kim Biondo or Erica Stewart, and they'll make sure you get all the information AND T-SHIRTS you need to have fun AND make a difference!
Marie Knobbe is a graphic design student at the University of Central Missouri and designed this poster about safety for her Design for
Advertising class. (Fall '08)
Her parents own Chariots of Fire Customs, LLC. (Est. March 2005) She owns a motorcycle and enjoys riding on back country roads. She is a graduate of Troy Buchanan High School and will graduate from UCM
May 2010.