RPHS To Host Drug Free Community Planning Forum, Nov. 7

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  

Ø  Welcome/overview of the evening; Focus- Community Effort

Ø  History

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”