Hami l ton

Internati onal
Mi ddl e School
DRUG AND ALCOHOL
PREVENTION

HAMILTON INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE
SCHOOL
Male
49%
Female
51%
Gender Distribution 2012-13
0%
12%
3%
77%
8%
Race/Ethnicity Distribution 2012-13
Ameircan Indian/Alaska
Native
Asian
African American
White
Multiracial
Total Enrollment: 1107
(November 2013)
Free-Reduced Lunch 13.3%
Special Education 8.7%
Transitional Bilingual 1.4%
Migrant 0.1%
Section 504 3.6%
Foster Care 0.2%
HIMS (CONT.)
APP (Academically
Highly Gifted)
Spectrum
(Academically
Gifted)
General Education
Special Education
Services
Student Enrollment by Academic Track
! Heal thy Youth Survey

! Di sci pl i ne Reports
! Uptick of students at school while intoxicated
! Preventati ve
! High Schools that these students feed into report much higher uses
of drugs and alcohol
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Lifetime Alcohol Use
Source: 2012 Healthy Youth Survey 5
15%
23%
30%
35%

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40%
60%
80%
100%
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Percent of students who report having ever drunk
more than a sip of alcohol
Your Students Statewide
Grade not in
this school
Grade not in
this school
Hamilton International Middle School
Current Alcohol Use
Source: 2012 Healthy Youth Survey 6
1%
3%
10%
12%

0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Percent of students who report having drunk a glass, can or
bottle of alcohol in the past 30 days
Your Students Statewide
Grade not in
this school
Grade not in
this school
Hamilton International Middle School
Current Binge Drinking
Source: 2012 Healthy Youth Survey 7
1%
2%
5% 7%

0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12
Percent of students who report having drunk 5 or more drinks
in a row in the past 2 weeks
Your Students Statewide
Grade not in
this school
Grade not in
this school
Hamilton International Middle School
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Grade 6 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 12


96%
99%
4%

5%
4%
86%
90%
10%

8%

11%

71%

16%

12%

13%

58%

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No drinking: (no drinking in the past 30 days)
Experimental drinking: (1-2 days drinking in the past 30 days, no binge drinking)
Problem drinking: (3-5 days drinking in the past 30 days and/or 1 day binge drinking)
Heavy drinking: (6+ days drinking in the past 30 days and/or 2+ binge drinking)
Levels of Alcohol Use
Source: 2012 Healthy Youth Survey Hamilton International Middle School 8
Grade not in
this school
Grade not in
this school
! In the 2013- 14 school year there were 7 di sci pl i nary i nci dents
around drugs or al cohol at school
! 3 were incidents of students under the influence of alcohol at school
! 2012- 13 school year had onl y 4 drug/al cohol rel ated
di sci pl i nary i nci dents








Sour ce: Power School Repor t , 2013- 14 Di sci pl i ne Ref er r al Repor t .

DISCIPLINE REPORTS
! Many students feed i nto Roosevel t Hi gh School

! Heal thy Youth Survey reported that 12
t h
graders at Roosevel t
HS were more l i kel y to engage i n ri sky behavi ors than other
students statewi de

! 42% drank al cohol i n past 30 days

! 38% used mari j uana or hashi sh i n past 30 days




Sour ce: Heal t hy Yout h Sur vey 2012 Repor t of Resul t s, Roosevel t Hi gh School .
DOES DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE STAY LOW?


In 5 years, the percentage of 8
t h
grade students at Hami l ton
Internati onal Mi ddl e School who report consumi ng drugs,
al cohol or tobacco wi thi n the l ast 30 days wi l l drop by 5%.

The percentage of 8
t h
grade students who report usi ng drugs,
al cohol or tobacco i n the l ast 30 days on the Heal thy Youth
Survey wi l l decrease by an average of 1% each year.

GOAL OF THIS PROJECT
! Gi ven to al l 6
t h
and 8
t h
grade Homerooms

! Two mai n messages to convey

! Not everyone is engaging in risky behavior around drugs/alcohol

! Risky behavior can be harmful to your brain

GUIDANCE LESSON
! Not everyone i s engagi ng i n ri sky behavi or around drugs/
al cohol
! Minimize the effects of peer pressure
! Play to student perception as the good kids


! Ri sky behavi or can be harmful to your brai n
! Target student, parent and school emphasis on intelligence and
academic ability

! Pl aces the deci si on on the students- you are smart and know
the best choi ce for you
WHY THAT MESSAGING?
! 86% of al l Washi ngton 8
t h
graders reported NOT dri nki ng i n
the past 30 days
! At HIMS, we did better!
! 90% of our 8
t h
graders stayed away from al cohol
! 99% of our 6
t h
graders avoi ded al cohol
DO HIMS STUDENTS DRINK?
! Each part of your brai n i s af fected di f ferentl y
! Cerebellum the center of movement and balance
! Cerebral cortex making information from your eyes, nose and ears travel
more slowly
! Pituitary gland releases more hormones to increase sexual arousal
! Hypothalamus hunger and thirst and blood pressure increase
! Medulla slows breathing, temperature and heart rate
HOW DOES ALCOHOL AFFECT THE BRAIN?
Al ters the brai n s pl easure- reward center
! Makes you feel good in the short-term
! BUT it makes it harder to have fun over time
! Why?
! Alcohol triggers the release of a LOT of a chemical called dopamine
! Dopamine tells your brain that you are having fun
! Regular fun stuff (hanging out with friends, going on vacation) releases
some dopamine, but not as much as when you drink, so regular stuff feels
less fun
ALCOHOL IS A DEPRESSANT
! Gi ven to 4 cl asses, 2 at each l evel
! Mi x of APP, Spectrum and General Educati on Cl asses
! Students in the EBD classroom and other self-contained special
education students did not receive the pre/post test.
! Some, depending on intellectual ability, received the lesson

! 5 questi ons
PRE/POST TEST
RESULTS OF PRE/POST TEST
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
5 27 39 66 82
What percentage of 8th graders have never had alcohol?

6th Pre
6th Post
8th Pre
8th Post
RESULTS OF PRE/POST TEST
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
6th Pre 6th Post 8th Pre 8th Post
The consumption of drugs or alcohol can cause memory problems
for adolescents.
TRUE
FALSE
RESULTS OF PRE/POST TEST
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
1 or more 3 or more 5 or more 7 or more 12 or more
Binge drinking is when a person consumes ____ or more drinks in a
night.
6th Pre
6th Post
8th Pre
8th Post
RESULTS OF PRE/POST TEST
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
6th Pre 6th Post 8th Pre 8th Post
Alcohol and other drugs, including marijuana, can have long term
effects on your ability to experience pleasure.
TRUE
FALSE
RESULTS OF PRE/POST TEST
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
0 1 3 5 9
Teens who being using alcohol and other drugs before the age of 15
are ____ more likely to develop dependence or abuse than those
who wait until they are 21 years old.
6th Pre
6th Post
8th Pre
8th Post
! Week of Tri vi a duri ng l unch
! Partnered with the Neighbor Care Mental Health Counselor
! 10 question quiz given daily at lunch
! About 500 kids participated in the trivial content
! Creative component, Why I choose not to.
! Poster, Sculpture, Poem, Skit, Song, etc.
! About 50 students participated
! Presentations at lunch

! Pizza Party given to student groups with the most points
OTHER INTERVENTIONS
! Ti ps for parents i ncl uded i n the monthl y newsl etter

! Teachers were encouraged to i ncl ude drug/al cohol awareness
i n thei r content cl asses by maki ng l ogi cal and engagi ng
connecti ons
OTHER INTERVENTIONS
The ef fi cacy of these i nterventi ons wi l l be measured through a
pre- post survey, the Heal thy Youth Survey and through the
number of di sci pl i nary acti ons that need to be taken around
drug and al cohol use at school .

A key i ndi cator used to measure i f yearl y benchmarks were met
wi l l be the Heal thy Youth Survey. If yearl y benchmarks are met,
the i nterventi ons wi l l conti nue.
EFFICACY OF INTERVENTIONS
! May see l ower l evel s of reported drug and/or al cohol use for
10
t h
and 12
t h
graders i n 3 and 5 years at feeder hi gh school s
! Roosevelt and Ballard HS
DISTAL OUTCOMES
! Di f fi cul t to determi ne the success of the i nterventi on
! Pre/Post test result indicate learning and growth

! No discipline reports since beginning the intervention

! Real results will come next year with the Healthy Youth Survey and
discipline reports

SUCCESS OF INTERVENTION
! School - wi de approach i s i ncredi bl y di f fi cul t
! I real l y enj oy gui dance l essons and feel I have room to grow i n my
presentati on of them

! I need to make stronger connecti ons and rel ati onshi ps wi th school staf f
to achi eve my goal s
! I thi nk that i n addressi ng the i ssue of drugs and al cohol , our advocacy
mi ssed a l arger probl em
! Students who had discipline problems were largely 8
t h
grade girls with poor
academic history
! I nter venti ons have to match student atti tudes
! Students are suspicious of guidance lessons
! Challenged them intellectually
! Sense that they are already the good kids
WHAT I LEARNED