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Purpose
Peers 4 Peers is a club built by Arrowhead students and designed to support fellow Arrowhead Students. This club primarily focuses on promoting healthy decision making and good mental health for Arrowhead students. "Peers" commit to being drug and alcohol free and seek to grow in their connectedness with classmates, school personnel, and the community as a whole. Peers are committed to taking a stance against drugs and alcohol. Peers also commit to being there for classmates who may need their support. Peers take an active role in the school throughout the year, including serving as mentors for the WINGS Freshman Orientation Program. Peers4Peers is available to all Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Commitment to this club involves (at a minimum) attendance of 2 meetings per month, and also participation in events throughout the year the promote our cause. Another component of the club is making "contacts" with fellow students, which means logging instances where you have provided support to other students.
Goals and Objectives
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Peers will live healthy lifestyles, free of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
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Peers will grow in connectedness with their families, schools, and communities.
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Increase parental engagement and adult supervision of youth participating in Peers 4 Peers.
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Through mentorship, Peers work to increase school attendance and achievement while reducing high-risk behaviors for both themselves and their classmates.
The 4 Roles of Peers
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Peer Leader-Youth receive leadership training throughout their involvement in Peers 4 Peers
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Peer Educator-Peers provide education about alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, along with other high risk behaviors to their peers through a variety of techniques.
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Peer Supporter-Peers are given information on the constructs of social support and how to apply this evidence-based practice to their encounters with their classmates.
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