Students Against Destructive Decisions or SADD at Fair Grove High School had their kickoff party on Friday, August 31st. SADD is a club for students to give them an opportunity to hang out with friends, have fun, and stay out of trouble. Around 150 to 175 students participate every year, which is about half the high school.  SADD vice president Leah Weaver (11) says she, “hopes to make our school a better place. Where people can come and have fun without all the drugs and alcohol.” She feels that being a SADD officer holds her to a higher standard and that people look up to her to make good decisions and that’s what SADD is all about.

Friday night SADD started the school year with a party to get kids excited about being in SADD. During the party they played bubble ball and ate pizza, cotton candy, and fried oreos. Admission was ten dollars and so was a Stranger Things themed SADD tee shirt. SADD officer Haylee Wingo’s (11), favorite part  was that, “it was a good, safe environment where people could have lots of fun while still staying out of trouble.” The party took a lot of planning and hard work from the all of the officers in SADD. During officer meetings they had to discuss their plans and figure out who was working what stations. The officers ran the party, from going to pick up the pizzas in Springfield to running the tee shirt and food stands.

SADD has an eventful year planned already. They have a guest speaker coming to speak to the whole highschool, along with multiple spirit weeks, their annual Christmas party and seatbelt checks as students pull into the school parking lot. The SADD sponsor Mr. Foster had even mentioned a prom after party this year but, “that’s still in the planning stages.” Sarah Bethurem (12) the SADD president said that one of the two things she wants to accomplish this year is, “making an impact on one kid. If I could impact everyone, that’d be phenomenal, yet, it’s unrealistic.” She also wants to make SADD a club that people can put their faith back in this school year.