The HighWay Speakers
Are you looking for a powerful college or high school assembly, a youth conference, a successful speaker on substance abuse prevention, a powerful staff program? If yes, read this:
Storytelling, humor and music are all tools the HighWay Speakers use to not simply educate your students but engage them. This is a program they will not soon forget! Some will laugh, some will cry . . . but all will be impacted by this entertaining, high-energy, hard-hitting, reality based substance abuse prevention program delivered by a mother and son duo that have personally experienced the devastating consequences of addiction.
"In the United States, approximately three-fourths of all deaths among persons aged 10--24 years result from only four causes: motor-vehicle crashes, other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide. Results from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey demonstrate that numerous high school students engage in behaviors that increase their likelihood of death from these four causes...[including alcohol and illicit drug use]" Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Centers for Disease Control, Risk Youth Behavior Surveillance.
Ellis Dale, a talented guitarist and songwriter, presents a powerful anti-drug message with music and song.
Octavia, an honor winning storyteller, lecturer and former health educator, accompanies Ellis Dale with facts and emotional stories.