The Grand Prize Car donated by First Team Auto Mall was won by Stephen Lilly from Eastern Montgomery High School
More Pictures from 2010 APGF
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What is the After Prom Grand Finale Event?
Prom night has historically been a time when teenagers risk their lives and those of others by mixing driving with drinking and drugging. After Prom Parties are an excellent alternative to this dangerous partying, and area schools are planning these school sanctioned parties for their students. Parents and concerned community members provide chaperoned parties where good music, food, entertainment, and fun flow freely. In order to ensure that the students remain alcohol and drug-free while having a great time partying with their friends, prizes are offered to students who attend the parties and stay for the duration of the prom night.
RAYSAC (The Roanoke Area Youth Subsance Abuse Coalition) has coordinated and co-sponsored the After Prom Grand Finale Event for twenty years. The Grand Finale Event recognizes those students who participate in their school's after prom parties, stay until the end, and remain alcohol and drug free. Only students still present at the end of their After Prom Party are eligible to win the grand prize and other prizes. This is an additional incentive to remain drug and alcohol free for the entire prom night. Four juniors or seniors will be chosen from those students remaining to the end of their party along with 4 alternates. The 4 students will then be invited to attend the Grand Finale on June 6, 2010 at Valley View Mall. There they will play some "wacky Olympic" games and be given a key to try for the grand prize vehicle.
Those schools sponsoring an After Prom Party may wish to participate in the Grand Finale Event. In doing so, a school representative must attend 2 meetings held between the months of March and May and assist with the organizing of the event and making sure their respective, eligible students are in attendance for the Grand Finale Event.
RAYSAC After Prom Grand Finale History
RAYSAC, the Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition, is a group of concerned citizens, parents, students, teachers, police officers, business people, judges, and other caring individuals that are striving to keep the youth of the Roanoke Valley and Southwest Virginia alcohol, tobacco and drug-free. RAYSAC was incorporated in 1984, as a non-profit organization.
In 1987, several schools in the State of Virginia began offering their students an After Prom Party. These parties address the serious issues of youth drinking, drug use, and driving behavior during this high-risk social event. One needless death or injury from any alcohol or other drug-related crash on this high-risk occasion is considered one too many. After Prom Parties encourage a positive approach to negative stereotypical perceptions of what teen “rites of passage” traditions have been by offering all-night alcohol/drug-free teen celebrations to assure that Virginia’s teens have a positive alternative on prom night.
Since 1989, RAYSAC has coordinated and sponsored the After Prom Grand Finale Event. This event recognizes students who participate in their schools after prom parties. Juniors and Seniors who attend their schools after prom party become eligible to attend the Grand Finale where they may win a new vehicle donated by First Team Auto Mall and other major prizes. This is an additional incentive for the students to stay alcohol and drug-free for that night.
RAYSAC has set up some basic guidelines for schools’ participation in the Grand Finale. This way, all students have an equal chance to win the car and other incentives. We have chosen Juniors and Seniors as eligible students because it is their prom, most of them have their driver’s licenses, and they are at an age when the “traditional” drinking takes place at such an occasion. Posters highlighting the Grand Finale at the individual parties remind them of their choice to stay drug-free and possibly win a brand new car and promote the vehicles contributor, First Team Auto Mall.
We hope that all schools in the State of Virginia offer these positive alternatives. RAYSAC offers the Grand Finale to high schools in Southwest and Central Virginia and encourage all communities to pull together to keep our youth safe, alcohol, tobacco, and drug-free.