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McNair Secondary's grad class of 2019, pictured above, has won the second annual Dry Grad Video Contest presented in part by the Richmond Sentinel. An entry by the school’s Marketing 12 class received the most Facebook likes. In addition to this back cover photo, the McNair students received a $250 prize courtesy of the Richmond District Parents Association, as well as a $150 pizza party courtesy of Boston Pizza.
Dry Grads driving home the perils of drinking and driving
A haunting message imploring students not to drink and drive is the winner of the Richmond Sentinel’s second annual Dry Grad video competition.
A haunting message imploring
students not to drink and drive is the winner of the Richmond Sentinel’s second
annual Dry Grad video competition.
Eliciting such viewer comments as
“gave me the chills!,” the Marketing 12 class at Matthew McNair Secondary
created a raw, straight-ahead portrait of the perils of getting behind the
wheel while impaired.
For Grade 12 students, high
school graduation is an important rite of passage; a starting-off point before
entering adulthood. But since the mid-1990s an increasing number of schools and
parents are supporting the idea of staging a “dry” after-grad party, intent on
reducing the risk of alcohol or drug-related harm to the grads. It ensures the
well-being of our future leaders: the aspiring doctors, nurses, teachers,
plumbers, artists, carpenters, entrepreneurs, engineers, restauranteurs and
researchers.
Parent volunteers from across
Richmond gathered months in advance to plan these celebrations at our local high
schools. Without their tireless work, care and attention the students’ dry
grads wouldn’t be possible or nearly as fun and rewarding.
Again this year, local businesses
and individuals stepped up to show their support for the Grad Class of 2019 and
the dry grad initiative.
In particularly we extend special
thanks to the contest sponsors: our four MLAs Linda Reid, John Yap, Teresa Wat
and Jas Johal; White Spot, Boston Pizza and the Richmond District Parents
Association.
The grand prize is $250 from the
RDPA, along with a $150 pizza party from Boston Pizza and back cover photo in
the July 2019 edition of the Richmond Sentinel.
Congratulations also to all the
other students for their entries in the 2019 Dry Grad Contest. Well done!
And to the teachers, thank you
for helping guide the Grade 12 students with their projects.
“It takes a village to raise a
child” may be an over-used cliche, but certainly appropriate in this context.
Have a safe, and happy summer!
—Don Fennell
Editor
The Richmond Sentinel
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