Port Jervis hosts 2009 Orange County Kickoff Assembly
Students, teachers, administrators, police officers, & legislators from throughout Orange County celebrated the official kickoff of Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23 at a powerful assembly at Port Jervis High School. The event was hosted by the PJHS SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) in conjunction with the Orange County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council.
 

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PJHS Harmony in Unison performs "Footloose."	Raider varsity cheerleading squad entertains crowd with cheer dance.

PJHS Stage Band raises the house with its rendition of the Blues Brother Medley.	PJHS Choir performs the somber song "If You Were Standing Here."

Orange County Executive Edward Diana, New York Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, and Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden encourage students to remain drug free.

Port Jervis School Resource Office Kelly Decker introduces the four PJHS students who performed in the thought-provoking video. The video, which was created by Decker, demonstrated the devastating effect bad choices have on people's lives.	The motivational assembly was hosted by the PJHS SADD. Club advisors Diane Bloodgood, Carolyn Dorritie, and Officer Kelly Decker are pictured with several of the SADD members who worked hard to organized the event.	PJHS SADD president passes a burning bush -equivalent to the Olympic torch - to a student from Pine Bush High School, the official host of the 2010 Red Ribbon Week  kickoff assembly.