Huddle Application Due Friday, February 24th

Name:______GPA:_____ Student ID#______

Lunch Period: ______Study Hall Period & #: ______Grade______

Address: ______City: ______Zip:______

1. Why do you want to be a member of HUDDLE? ______

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2. What qualities make you a good leader and role model? ______

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3. Why have you chosen to be tobacco, alcohol, and other-drug free? ______

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4. Please list all school and community activities that you are involved in, including jobs. ______

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5. Please share experience that would demonstrate you’re organizational skills and sense of responsibility. ______

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6. List additional comments you would like to make.______

Please return to Ms. Fulkerson 237-C by Friday, February 23rd LATE applications will NOT be accepted. After reviewing the initial applications a selection will be made on who will be interviewed. Interviews for finalists will be held shortly after application deadline. You will be notified when yours is scheduled. HUDDLE APPLICATION (Helping us Develop Dedication, Leadership & Enthusiasm)

PURPOSE By acting as role models and presenting lessons designed to build resilience by increasing self-esteem and confidence, the HUDDLE leaders hope to present alternatives to alcohol and other drug use for the elementary students. They also hope to help them to say “NO” to peer pressure.

PROCEDURE The HUDDLE leaders will receive intensive training and be prepared to enter the elementary classroom. In teams of four, the leaders present eight monthly lessons to elementary students in 5th grade classrooms in the schools. The topics of the lessons deal with issues such as peer pressure, tobacco, cooperation, listening, bullying, and put- downs. The HUDDLE leaders prepare and present the lessons to the same class throughout the year. They tailor their presentation to the group they work with, using what they feel works best and what they’re most comfortable with. The HUDDLE leaders receive feedback from the elementary classroom teacher after each lesson.

METHOD OF SELECTION Students submit a formal application and finalists are then interviewed by the HUDDLE advisor. Students must be tobacco, alcohol, and other drug-free, be involved in school and/or community activities, have average or above average grades, and be comfortable talking in front of groups. Once selected, the HUDDLE leaders are asked to sign a “no- use” contract, which is then signed by their parents, the High School Principal, and the huddle advisors in a formal huddle induction ceremony. The selection of HUDDLE leaders is, perhaps, the most important predictor to the Huddle program’s success.

OUTCOME The HUDDLE Program has been revised annually for the past eight years. The lessons have been well received in the school district. The elementary students and their teachers are very enthusiastic, as are the HUDDLE leaders. The HUDDLE leaders also act as a leadership group at the high school and help in planning alcohol awareness campaigns. Many HUDDLE leaders have indicated that the experience of preparing a lesson, presenting the lesson, and gathering feedback has been just as useful to THEM as to the elementary students they are impacting.

PLEASE TURN OVER TO FILL OUT APPLICATION.