About P^3		P^3 - Home P^3 - News P^3 - About Us P^3 Directors Mike Ray raym@k12coffee.net Ray Smith smithr1@k12tn.net Lana Ray rayL@k12coffee.net
1^st P^3 Club – Huntland High School Left to Right: Greg Ray (junior high student), Shea Watrous, Riley Jacks and Bobby Ray	2^nd Year of Huntland P^3 (starting front to back – left to right) Brianna Ashley, Jesma Curtis, Amber George, Emi Gunter, Shea Watrous, Cierra McKendrick , Bobby Ray, Ramon Johnson, Greg Ray, Mike Ray, Ray Smith, Stephen Shepard, Lucas Ingle, Caleb Henshaw, Eric Scott
History of P^3 l May 31^st – June 4^th , 2004: Mike Ray and Ray Smith and four students attended the East Tennessee Teen Institute While attending this camp, they created the framework for a new club at their school called P^3While attending ETTI the students kept hearing the term peer pressure discussed by workshop leaders, keynote speakers and youth leaders at the camp. They wanted to take something bad and turn it around for a good purpose. In developing their community action plan with Mr. Ray and Mr. Smith, they expressed all of the basic ideals held by P^3 today. They wanted a club at their school where students could spend time with like-minded teens trying to remain free of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs as well as working to influence other students in their school to make the same choice. l 2004-2005 : P^3 began at Huntland High School with a keynote address from Eric Renegar The club quickly grew to 40 members. l 2005 ETTI : Huntland P^3 returned to ETTI in June of 2005 with 13 students. Three of the original four served on the camp’s Youth Advisory Board as teen leaders for the week. Mr. Ray and Mr. Smith presented a workshop on “Activities that Teach and Service Learning”. During this workshop they also shared their experiences in getting this club up and running. l 2005-2006: The first P^3 “franchised” club was started at Grundy County High School with the help of Gayle VanHooser who volunteered to sponsor this group. l 2005-2006: Huntland P^3 President, Bobby Ray is selected as the Chair of the Youth Affairs Committee for the National Association of Teen Institutes and as such helps develop youth activities at the 2007 NATI National Conference held in New Orleans. Eric Scott, Vice-President, also attends this NATI Conference. Huntland P^3 presents a 30 minute drama entitled, Menace, to their entire student body. This play relates the effects of alcohol abuse on a family. l 2006 ETTI: Huntland P^3 takes 16 team members and 8 Youth Advisory Board Staff members to ETTI along with 3 adult staff members. Huntland P^3 presents a 30 minute drama entitled, Menace, as a keynote address for the entire camp. This play depicts the effects of alcohol abuse on a family. 2006 Huntland P^3 ETTI team l 2006-2007 Several other TN schools start P^3 clubs including Seymour High School and Oliver Springs High School. Huntland P^3 also sponsored a keynote address for the student body by Jerry Traylor, a nationally recognized motivational speaker. l 2007 ETTI: Huntland P^3 takes 16 team members and 8 Youth Advisory Board Staff members to ETTI along 3 adult staff members. This year’s teams were able to attend with the help of funding by the Franklin County Anti-Drug Coalition. l Fall 2007: Co-Founder, Mike Ray, leaves Huntland High School and takes a position at Coffee County Central High School where he and his wife, Lana, establish another P^3chapter. Mr. Smith enlists the help of a new sponsor and continues with a record number of 75 students in their club at a school with a total enrollment of only 250. The new Coffee County chapter is established with over 100 members and is supported by the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition and several other Coffee County community organizations. CCCHS P^3 sponsored an assembly for the sophomores with Blake McMeans with the funding provided by a local bank. This club also planned and participated in a lock-in sponsored by the Coffee County Anti-drug Coalition. l Winter 2007: Roan County Schools receives a grant to establish P^3clubs in each of their 5 high schools bringing the number of P^3 chapters up to 9. l January 31, 2008 The National P^3 Foundation website is launched in an effort to assist schools in establishing new P^3 clubs as well as serving as a resource for current P^3clubs.