Illinois Youth Survey
District 203 and 204 8th grade students participate in the Illinois Youth survey every other year. Information from the survey helps to guide the development of the campaign.
Learn More
Campaign Posers
Multiple 12×18 posters are displayed in the schools throughout the school year. Posters are designed with messages intended to build up protective factors that will guide students as they develop and begin making decisions that will lead them to a healthy future.
Parent Newsletters
A monthly electronic newsletter is distributed to parents in an effort to educate and encourage them to talk about the risks and consequences of underage alcohol use. Each newsletter allows parents to connect with their children in order to help pave the way for a bright future.
PowerTalk for Families
Activities are designed to give families tools to have important conversations that reinforce skills that help young people build resilience and health.
Power Surge and Stall Street Journals
Displayed in key areas to give students a little more information about important topics and themes connected to those protective factors highlighted in campaign posters. The middle school/junior high Power Surge issues will present a Power Surge Challenge to encourage the students to “do something powerful” with the information they learn.
i-Teams
Two times during the school year, The Power of Choice visits school cafeterias to help educate students on the campaign and reinforce the topics covered by the campaign.
