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Nevada High School to compete for grant
Nevada Daily Mail
Nevada High School hopes to be in the running for a $100,000 grant from State Farm.
The company is promoting its annual safe teen driving program, which has a theme this year of 2N2, for two eyes on the road, no distractions, and two hands on the steering wheel.
The national campaign selects 22 schools annually to receive these grants, of which $20,000 must be earmarked for safe teen driving efforts, with the remaining amount available for any use.
Students produce a 30-second video that shows how their school raises awareness for safe teen driving. The entry period is Oct. 12-25.
There are 100 selected, which are then voted on by the public the following school week, to determine the 22 winners of the grants.
"We're trying to raise awareness and get community support," noted State Farm agent Wes Knell.
State Farm is providing a banner and T-shirts to promote the campaign.
"It would be great for the high school to win but win or not, this is a cause worth promoting and anything that promotes safe teen driving is a positive," said Knell.
According to the State Farm website, www.celebratemydrive.com, "Car crashes are the number one killer of teens. And the first year of driving is the most dangerous. So Drive 2N2 was created in an effort to combat this epidemic and raise awareness around the importance of teen driver safety."
"Currently, we are working with State Farm Agent Wes Knell on a grant opportunity for encouraging safe driving with teens," said NHS Principal Gerald Whalen.
"We are utilizing three students (Nathan Ast, Jordan Sheehy, Sarah Dunivan) and Mrs. (Ashley) Blight to create a 30-second video that promotes the initiative. We will submit the video to be judged nationwide by State Farm. If we are selected in the top 100, we will be entered in an Internet competition that will require us to get votes."