On April 9th, the 11th and 12th grade students of Station Camp High School witnessed ‘Operation Life’. ‘Operation Life’ is a fatal wreck reenactment. The opening scene of the play shows several students drinking and dancing at an after prom unchaperoned party. Three students intoxicated leaves the party and gets into a wreck with another car that just happened to have three of their coaches heading home from a game. The students were injured but were able to walk away from the crash. The driver and the owner of the car was both arrested. The passengers in the other car was not as fortunate. One coach died at the scene of the accident and the other two had to be transported to the hospital in critical condition.
At the conclusion of the play, Mrs. Phaedra Olsen from MADD spoke to the students about how she was hit by a drunk driver and how her life has been changed. She has lost the use of her legs and at the age of 21, she has been confined to a wheel chair.
The students were attentive and engaged as they listened to Mrs. Olsen. Her touching and moving story interspersed with humor kept the audience fixated. She received a thunderous applause at the end of her speech and students were then handed the book “The Power to take a Stand.”
As our students prepare for Prom this weekend, they have been reminded about making safe and responsible choices. The local Sheriff Department did the the Fatal Vision Goggles driving course with the students and they also had a former parent to share her story about a SCHS that lost her life before graduation due to an alcohol related crash.
The area schools in conjunction with the area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor after prom activities for our students.
