Freshman Forum save the date 2018-2019

This year’s Freshman Forum will be held on October 28th in the Danbury High School auditorium. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the forum will officially begin 30 minutes later. Interpreters will be available at the event. Freshmen and their families are strongly encouraged to attend. 

Before the event begins, community organizations like the Family and Children’s Aid Center and Stand Together Make A Difference, will have representatives present to distribute information to families that are interested.

This year’s Freshman Forum is now the sixth annual event, under the direction of DHS Crisis Counselor Caitlin Lewis. “We try to have a wide variety of speakers who cover different aspects of substance abuse,” says Lewis.

“It’s really important for parents to know what’s going on with their teens. Things are constantly changing with different drugs and different ways to use drugs. Maybe a parent doesn’t know what a Juul looks like because it looks exactly like a USB. We want to get this information out there.”

As an incentive, freshmen who attend the event will be rewarded with a homework pass, and the freshman team with the highest attendance will be rewarded.