May 1, 2023-- Students from High School South and High School East who participate in their schools' DART Youth Prevention Coalition traveled to Bayville Fire Hall April 28 to attend the Ocean County Youth Summit

The annual event, sponsored by the RWJBarnabas Institute for Prevention and Recovery, celebrates middle and high school students in Ocean County who are raising awareness on substance misuse and modeling positive choices for youth in their communities.

In addition to a day of learning and meeting and reconnecting with peers across the county, there was a little friendly competition. High School East's Youth Prevention Coalition (YPC) students won the summit's slogan contest. THE MORE YOU USE, THE MORE YOU LOSE! and its accompanying logo and graphics (right) certainly impressed the judges.

Student assistance coordinators Kathryn Rankin (South) and Dawn Aulisi (East) also remain impressed by the commitment of their students.

"We are so proud of all the students and the impact they have made participating in YPC," said Rankin.