Oklahoma FCCLA partners with Oklahoma Challenge to help promote awareness of and reduce distracted driving. Each fall, Oklahoma Challenge Workshops are held in conjunction with LEAD Conferences across the state. This September, Cherokee FCCLA Officers attended the Oklahoma Challenge Workshop held in Enid. The officers attended sessions held by sponsor and partner organizations of Oklahoma Challenge and had the opportunity to participate in the "Think Fast" game at the close of the workshop. Cherokee FCCLA presented new metal signs promoting the Oklahoma Challenge mission to the school for use in the parking lots. In addition, using the Pocket Points app has been implemented in our Family and Consumer Sciences courses as an incentive for students and FCCLA members to drive distraction-free. 

 

About Oklahoma Challenge:

"The Oklahoma Challenge was created in 1984 to address the dangers of teen drunk driving and encourage young drivers to wear their seat belts. Following great success in these areas, Oklahoma Challenge turned its attention to a rising concern - the dire problem of distracted driving, especially among people 15-20 years-old. Working in partnership with the Oklahoma student groups, the Oklahoma Challenge has endeavored to educate teens about the dangers of engaging in distracting activities - such as texting, talking on the phone and applying make-up - while driving. From the beginning, the Oklahoma Challenge has been unique from other initiatives in that it empowers student leaders to go back to their schools and put on the awareness activities themselves – teen to teen. By focusing on peer-to-peer communications instead of an adult-driven campaign, the messages about the dangers of distracted driving are more likely to make a lasting impact. In fact, research shows 44 percent of teen drivers say that they would be thankful if a passenger complained about their texting while driving" (www.okchallenge.org/about).

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