Schools
RPHS To Host Drug Free Community Planning Forum, Nov. 7
Miller Place-Rocky Point community hopes to deter drugs
Rocky Point High School is hosting a Drug Free Community Planning Forum to discuss ways of reducing and/or eliminating the drug use in Miller Place and Rocky Point. The Forum will be on Nov. 7 at the high school, beginning at 7 p.m.
See above for the flyer.
Here is the agenda planned for the meeting:
Introduction
7:00 PM – 7:10 PM
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Ø Welcome/overview of the evening; Focus- Community Effort
Ø History
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o ACES – Alcohol Coalition of Eastern Suffolk
CMCA – Communities Mobilizing of Change on Alcohol
LINKKS
Project Success – Push-in classroom instruction
7:10 PM – 7:20 PM
Ø Dr. Ring – Superintendent of Schools (Next STEP Initiative)
Ø Sarah Anker – Suffolk County Legislator
7:20 PM – 7:40 PM
Introduce support service providers- Information tables will be available in lobby
o Peggy Ward – Role as High School Student Assistance Counselor from North Shore Youth Council
o Janene Gentile – Director of North Shore Youth Council
o Jennifer Serrentino – Hope House Overdose Prevention Endeavor – Narcan Training
o Robin McKinnon- Suffolk County Prevention Resource Center
7:40 PM – 8:00 PM
Ø P.O. Nancy Ward – Suffolk County Police Community Response Bureau
School Resource Officer
“Rx Abuse”
8:00 PM – 8:20 PM
Ø Stephanie Sloan – Family Service League- Student Data on Drugs
Ø Focus Group Power Point Presentation
Ø Bach Harrison Power Point Presentation
8:20 PM – 8:40 PM
Ø Deputy Sheriff William Weick– Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department
“The Heroin Epidemic”
8:40 PM – 9:00 PM
Ø Father Frank Pizzarelli – Hope House Ministries
“Poverty of Caring”
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