(JEFFERSON CITY)--STUDENTS OF CROCKER HIGH SCHOOL IN PULASKI COUNTY AND KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY RECEIVED TOP HONORS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN THE MISSOURI COALITION FOR ROADWAY SAFETY’S BATTLE OF THE BELT HIGH SCHOOL SEAT BELT CHALLENGE, WHICH RAN FROM OCT. 3 TO NOV. 11, 2011.
THE BATTLE OF THE BELT CHALLENGE, DESIGNED TO INCREASE SEAT BELT USE IN TEENS, FEATURES AN UNANNOUNCED PEER-CONDUCTED SAFETY BELT SURVEY OF STUDENTS, FOLLOWED BY A PEER-DESIGNED EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN, WITH A FINAL SURPRISE SAFETY BELT SURVEY TO CONCLUDE IF MORE STUDENTS ARE BUCKLING UP. STUDENTS WERE ALSO ABLE TO SUBMIT A 30-SECOND VIDEO WITH A FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING THEIR FELLOW CLASSMATES TO BUCKLE UP.
SOME 155 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHALLENGE, INCLUDING 38 SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
BOTH CROCKER AND KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED THE SILVER LEVEL AWARDS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM AND MODOT WILL PRESENT EACH SCHOOL WITH A SILVER BANNER. SCHOOLS WITH FINAL SEAT BELT USAGE OF 95 TO 98 PERCENT RECEIVED THE SILVER LEVEL AWARD.
CROCKER SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS JIM BOGLE COMMENTS UPON THE NEWS.
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IN CROCKER HIGH SCHOOL’S INITIAL SURVEY, 72.73 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WERE BELTED. IN ITS FINAL SURVEY, 97.4 PERCENT WERE BELTED, FOR A TOTAL IMPROVEMENT OF 33.93 PERCENT.
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THE BATTLE OF THE BELT CHALLENGE, DESIGNED TO INCREASE SEAT BELT USE IN TEENS, FEATURES AN UNANNOUNCED PEER-CONDUCTED SAFETY BELT SURVEY OF STUDENTS, FOLLOWED BY A PEER-DESIGNED EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN, WITH A FINAL SURPRISE SAFETY BELT SURVEY TO CONCLUDE IF MORE STUDENTS ARE BUCKLING UP. STUDENTS WERE ALSO ABLE TO SUBMIT A 30-SECOND VIDEO WITH A FOCUS ON ENCOURAGING THEIR FELLOW CLASSMATES TO BUCKLE UP.
SOME 155 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHALLENGE, INCLUDING 38 SCHOOLS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.
BOTH CROCKER AND KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLS RECEIVED THE SILVER LEVEL AWARDS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM AND MODOT WILL PRESENT EACH SCHOOL WITH A SILVER BANNER. SCHOOLS WITH FINAL SEAT BELT USAGE OF 95 TO 98 PERCENT RECEIVED THE SILVER LEVEL AWARD.
CROCKER SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS JIM BOGLE COMMENTS UPON THE NEWS.
IN CROCKER HIGH SCHOOL’S INITIAL SURVEY, 72.73 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WERE BELTED. IN ITS FINAL SURVEY, 97.4 PERCENT WERE BELTED, FOR A TOTAL IMPROVEMENT OF 33.93 PERCENT.
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