On April 16, the students of SCHS attended an assembly during their AIP (Academic Interventions Period). The assembly was planned by seniors Ana McAlister and Christopher Kimsey along with Assistant Principal Dr. Patricia Closson. They invited guest speakers from ACPD Austin’s Army and Aspen to provide students with information regarding the topics of suicide and drug and alcohol abuse.

“We thought that the best way to spread this message was to organize assemblies at all the local high schools,” McAlister said. 

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We thought that the best way to spread this message was to organize assemblies at all the local high schools.”

— Ana Mc Alister

Mc Alister said planning process was fairly easy. 

“It was really easy planning, it was just a very long project so it a while.”

Kimsey agreed with Mc Alister.

“We met a lot of times, it was a lot of coordination between the schools.”

Both students held meetings with Art Deno, one of the founders of ACPD Austin’s Army, the principals of the local high schools, the mayor, and many others in order to provide this message of awareness. 

“We spoke to Art Deno himself. He was very helpful throughout the process,” Mc Alister said.