Skyline students take the pledge to drive safely

SkyWell Club invites community partners to annual expo to discuss safe driving habits with students

Story, video & photos by Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor

At Skyline High School’s SkyWell Club held its annual expo this week, students learned some practical safe driving tips and took a pledge to Drive Safely.

The pledge states:
1. I will speak up each time I ride with friends and feel unsafe.
2. I will wear my seat belt and have my passengers wear their seatbelt at all times.
3. I will limit distractions by not using electronics or other devices while driving.
4. I will obey all traffic laws, and drive appropriately for weather conditions.
5. I will not operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
6. I will drive safely for myself, my friends, my family and the safety of others.

The SkyWell Club began as an outreach of Skyline’s Health and Medicine Magnet, although membership at weekly meetings is open to all students.

This was the club’s 6th annual wellness expo and the fourth Strive for a Safer Drive campaign with funding from the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning.

Skywell Club members collected 1079 pledges during the campaign.

Besides the driving campaign expo, SkyWell also sponsors a springtime campaign around exercise; often a fund-raising walk; and an early fall campaign around another topic such as vaping, mental health, or sleep and stress.

“It just depends on what students are thinking and what they want to focus on,” said Dusti , “what they see as a health need in the teenage community.”

Student took the Pledge to Drive Safely at the Skywell Annual Expo
Students took the Pledge to Drive Safely at the Skywell Annual Expo
The Ann Arbor Police Department provided a distracted driving simulator so students could see how quickly an accident can happen if they pause to answer a text.

Students and staff signed the pledge between December 4 and February 12 and surpassed the goal of 1000 pledges this year by 79. Dexter High School also launched a safe driving campaign and they participated with SkyWell this year with 194 pledges.

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