By Peyton Dauley
Mashpee Public Schools are teaming up with local organizations to fight against vaping through a school-wide poster contest.
This competition, headed alongside the Mashpee Substance Abuse Task Force and the Kiwanis Club of Mashpee, offers students the chance to win a $100, $50, or $25 gift card by creating an original poster that “shares the harmful effects of vaping and how to resist peer pressure,” according to the contest flier.
Entries and forms must be submitted by March 22, all of which will be displayed on April 2 at the Drop-In Night at the Mashpee Community Health Center.
Mashpee Public Schools are teaming up with local organizations to fight against vaping through a school-wide poster contest.
This competition, headed alongside the Mashpee Substance Abuse Task Force and the Kiwanis Club of Mashpee, offers students the chance to win a $100, $50, or $25 gift card by creating an original poster that “shares the harmful effects of vaping and how to resist peer pressure,” according to the contest flier.
Entries and forms must be submitted by March 22, all of which will be displayed on April 2 at the Drop-In Night at the Mashpee Community Health Center.
This contest, open to students from 5th to 12th grade, represents an effort by Mashpee administration to educate students on the dangers and risks involved with vaping. “We are very concerned about our students vaping and the damage it is doing to their bodies and minds,” said Ms. Deboer, in an email.
Mashpee’s poster contest is representative of a national fight against teen addiction. In 2018, the Surgeon General of the United States reported that 1 in 5 high school students had admitted use of e-cigarette products within a month of the survey. These teens are more susceptible to smoking cigarettes in the future, and are at risk of exposing their brains to nicotine, which can cause addiction, mood disorders, and permanent lowering of impulse control.
“We are hopeful that by having student leaders promote the anti-vaping poster contest more students will find the courage to take a stand against vaping and communicate their thoughts and messages to everyone,” stated Mrs. Deboer, encouraging Mashpee students to take part in the contest.
Mashpee’s poster contest is representative of a national fight against teen addiction. In 2018, the Surgeon General of the United States reported that 1 in 5 high school students had admitted use of e-cigarette products within a month of the survey. These teens are more susceptible to smoking cigarettes in the future, and are at risk of exposing their brains to nicotine, which can cause addiction, mood disorders, and permanent lowering of impulse control.
“We are hopeful that by having student leaders promote the anti-vaping poster contest more students will find the courage to take a stand against vaping and communicate their thoughts and messages to everyone,” stated Mrs. Deboer, encouraging Mashpee students to take part in the contest.