Final Video

For those on school computers that do not allow you to watch videos on YouTube, our final video is also here:

Community Support

Our Community Leaders support Anoka High School SADD! Check out www.teendriver411.com!

The Anoka City Council proudly supports Anoka High SADD's mission to educate the community about teen traffic safety!

View our presentation at: Anoka City Council Meeting. You can go to 4.1 and watch the video starting with us.

The City of Ramsey has invited Anoka SADD to present at their City Council meeting on May 12.

Our SADD Chapter has met with many community groups to spread our campaign, "Get the 411 on Teen Drivers! Stay Connected! Save Teen Lives! The list includes: Kiwanis, Rotary, Lions, and the American Legion.

The Anoka Hennepin School District #11 will honor the Anoka High School SADD Chapter for their efforts to educate teens about traffic safety on May 11.

MADD Minnesota recognized Anoka SADD at Day at the Capitol! www.maddmn.org.

Thank you Minnesota Legislators, Jim Abeler, Mike Jungbauer, Peggy Scott, and Jerry Newton for listening. Help us pass the Primary Seat Belt Law!

Thank you to the Anoka High School staff for all the help that you have given to the Anoka High School SADD Chapter. Principal Mike Farley has promoted and supported this important issue!

Thank you to our many partners including Crossroads North Campus and Principal Lynn Salisbury.

Thank you to the media that helped to get our teen driving messages to the public; QCTV, Anoka Union, WCCO Radio, and KARE 11.

Thank you to National SADD at www.sadd.org for giving us the tools to be a successful SADD Chapter!

Thank you to NOYS, National Organizations for Youth Safety, www.NOYS.org, and the Allstate Foundation for all the opportunities to Raise our Voices for Teen Driving Safety! You helped us make a difference in the lives of our peers!

U of M Athletes

On April 17th about 15 University of Minnesota athletes came to Anoka High School for a few hours during our lunch periods and competed against the high school students in seat belt races. This was the first time the U of M allowed college athletes to participate in an event with high school students due to NCAA rules; we were very thankful that they accepted our invitation. The U of M athletes were quick, but a selected few high school students were able to out-buckle the athletes!! :-P

Ford MyKey

On May 4th, Natalie Hayford and Joey Siemieniak went to the MN Safety Council headquarters and met with a Ford Spokesperson. Ford is introducing a new feature called MyKey on the 2010 Ford Focus, but will become standard in 90% of Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles by 2010. Ford MyKey is a safety feature for teens. There is a special key that comes with the car, but does not look any different from a normal key, that limits the car speed to not exceed 80 mph, the radio volume can only go 44% of its capacity, and the car chimes and mutes the radio until the driver buckles up. You can find out more information at: Ford Driving Skills for Life.

Here is a clip when Joey drove the Ford Focus without his seat belt on:





Then on May 5th, the Ford Spokesperson came to Crossroads North Campus which recently lost a student due to not wearing his seat belt in a car crash.
The students really enjoyed learning about the car and getting to drive it.

Jake Bazoff and friend

Josh Meis

Bagging Groceries

For the past few months Anoka SADD members have been bagging groceries at our local Cub. We have been trying to raise money for us to attend the National SADD Conference in Washington D.C. this summer. On May 3, we also handed out fliers that say May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month along with voting information to everyone entering or exiting the grocery store! :)

Anoka Union Article

A local newspaper published an article to encourage members of our community to vote for us and let them about a few things we have been doing! You can read this article at: Anoka Union Newspaper.

How to Save a Life Video

On April 13th a Sargent from the Minnesota State Patrol came to Anoka High School and showed the video, "How to Save a Life." The video focuses on the things teens need to do to drive safely and "save a life." There are interviews with victims and drivers who were involved in crashes and it shows teens going through high school years playing sports, hanging out with friends, prom, and then smashed cars that were driven by teenagers. Our entire school watched the video and listened to the stories of the Sargent from his experiences on duty; it was very eye-oppening.