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Hi, my name is Andrea Wood. I'm a teacher here at La Marada High School. I've been a teacher for 14 years here and I love every moment of it.
A few things that concern me since prom is coming up is the fact that a lot of students are talking about parties and they're new drivers.
They're on the precipice of a whole new world ahead of them and it really concerns me.
This sheet here, you only have to choose three quotes from here. What do you guys have?
Give us your quote. Dazzle us with your brilliance.
I'm a student at La Marada High School. I'm in multiple sports, like lacrosse and basketball.
You need to keep it in your pocket. You need to keep it away from class, okay?
Yeah, I swear. I'll be better next time.
Okay, I appreciate that.
I want to talk to you about one thing. I'm applying at Cerritos and with the whole application process, they'd like a letter of recommendation.
Yeah, you're a great student. Just every so often with the phone, but you're a great student. No problem.
Alright, let's go back to class.
Well, I wouldn't be surprised.
Oh, come on.
I'm Anthony Escobar. I'm a senior this year and I'm going to the Art Institute next year.
I've got a scholarship for it, so I'm pretty stoked and excited.
I'm pretty nervous to graduate and start the rest of my life. I want to major in sociology.
So, over just school in general, anybody else?
Hey, you guys. Selena, I think, Lizaldi. She's having a party, a pool party.
What kind of party? Well, there's going to be news, and guys, food, all the other.
Down. I'm down.
Girls, not you guys.
Guess we'll just meet you there.
We'll just text us.
Bye.
When I graduate next year, I plan on going to Cerritos College and transferring to Cal State Long Beach to fulfill my dream of becoming a teacher.
I've always dreamed to go to a nice school like UCLA, Stanford, you know, major in law, something nice like that.
Dude, why is your car so freaking small? Why are you so tall?
Don't ask questions.
And it's really hot in here.
Yeah, why doesn't your AC work?
Because this car roamed around with dinosaurs.
So, I think I pretty much failed all my finals today.
Yup.
Right? See, there's this natural thing called studying.
I'm going to Cerritos College, so who cares?
Oh, I just applied there.
You did?
Yeah.
Same school.
College is for nerds.
I'm drawing in the military.
Coast Guard over here.
What are you doing, Anthony?
I'm going to an art school, and I'm going to do something valuable with my life and bring joy to millions of people.
I really do love to party.
I love to hang out with my friends.
That's one of my favorite hobbies.
Yeah, especially someone who wears a jacket.
Except us, because we are kids.
It's not a jacket, okay?
Essentially.
Looks like one.
I think I look pretty cute.
I don't know, I guess.
Did you look in the mirror?
You know what?
Yeah, I do look in the mirror, and I thought I looked pretty cute.
I've had my share of experimenting with alcohol, and it's not something I'm proud of.
I go to parties, obviously.
Like, a lot of, also everybody does.
Oh my gosh.
What are you wearing?
What are you wearing?
Don't you like it?
I think it's cute.
She looks like she's going to a ball.
Miss Cinderella.
Are you wearing a purity ring?
Yes.
Oh my gosh.
Why not?
Come on, it's a party.
Okay, fine.
Okay, good job.
Good job.
No, I need this jacket.
No, I'm going to notice you if you wear a jacket.
Come on.
Okay, fine.
Remember.
All right.
Yes.
If I go to parties, I'm pretty much a party person.
I'm always the person dancing.
I have a lot of friends who go to parties, and I've never gone with them, or even drank
ever in my life, like, to this day.
I simply refuse.
A good thing about tonight?
Free booze.
You going to drink tonight?
Beer's disgusting.
Okay, but there's MD, vodka, Smirnoff, Shawty.
One, two, three.
One more.
There you go.
Not so hard.
Not so hard.
Not trying to make it do like two.
There you go.
That was good.
Go.
Go.
Wow.
Oh, last person?
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
You got this.
Come on.
Are you drinking?
Okay.
Yeah.
It's going to be a long night for you.
Good night.
One, two, three.
I wanted to try drinking and experience it and see how it would affect me.
I was driving me and Becca to a party, open bar, tons of shots, beer, everything.
Our friends asked us to hang out.
We went over and pretty much, you know, started drinking.
Cheers.
Two fun nights.
A fun night.
Cheers.
Salud.
So I was like, oh, one won't hurt.
So I had one, one ended up coming into two and so on and so on.
Wasn't a shot.
I do.
Yes, that's what I like to hear right there.
Also come to find out, I tried several times to drive and to take the keys from my friends
and I didn't listen to them when they told me that I was drunk.
And it's crazy to think what alcohol can do to a person, to make them into something that
you've never seen before.
I don't mind being around people who drink just as long as I don't do it.
Okay, I'm done.
Sorry.
I can't.
No, I'm out too.
I'm out.
I'm out.
I'm done.
AJ, come on, play with me.
Come on, I need a partner.
Come on.
Oh, no.
Okay, I really shouldn't.
I'm such a lightweight.
Come on, please.
Oh, my God.
Yay.
Oh, good shot.
Drink a little more real.
You take that one.
It really should not be.
Come on, go.
Come on.
Okay.
Come on, calm down.
What are you doing with all your feet in the pool?
Well, I'm wearing a dress and everything and so I don't know.
I'm wearing a dress and everything and so I don't know.
Oh, you never told me what happened with you and Kenny.
I know, you disappeared for a while.
Nothing, nothing.
Spell the deets.
Spell the deets.
No.
Whatever, I'm mad.
You ditched me.
He's all alone.
And even AJ got some action.
I know.
What's up with that?
Are you texting?
No, I'm looking at the address.
Are you sure?
Can you put it on your lap?
Yeah.
So then I can just...
Okay, you know what?
Here, give me the phone.
Mom!
Stop being like my mom.
Hey, AJ just texted.
Wait, what?
What the heck?
No, please!
Christina, the stop sign!
Oh my god!
Oh my god, okay.
What did you do?
Why are you all wet?
We went swimming.
That's what I meant.
Sure.
Seriously, AJ?
Can you slow down?
There's a cop right there.
Oh my god.
Turn around.
We don't need more sequels.
Stop looking suspicious.
We're gonna get caught.
Someone help me get on my seat.
Oh my god.
Why do you...
This is why we don't...
We're gonna get caught.
Watch.
Just act normal.
I think we're good.
Are you sure?
No, he's gone.
Let's just go.
Slow down, AJ.
Did you see that?
He saw that, right?
Yeah.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
You guys want to...
Hello?
Um.
Oh my god.
You guys I think that AJ's part.
I think that AJ's part.
I think that AJ's part.
That AJ?
For real.
I think.
The end.
Oh my god.
Oh Anthony. Melissa. Melissa. Becca. Becca are you okay? Oh my god.
Oh my god. Melissa. What happened?
What did we do? Oh my god. Oh, the police are here.
Is everybody okay here? No, she's not waking up. I can't do it. Okay, we'll get the
pair of mags here just second for you. All right, I got her. You need to stay back over there now.
Okay? What's that? You okay buddy? Okay.
No, my head hurts. My friend's not waking up. She can't feel her legs.
No, I've got no pulse on this one at all. Oh god. Do you have anything to drink tonight?
Do you have anything to drink to do? AJ! Where are you coming from? Not even old enough to drink.
My friend's party. My friend's party? What's that? La Murata, right down the street on...
Okay, how are you doing right now? I can't feel my legs. My head is hurting. Okay, let's get her strapped.
Okay, Dan, check her pulse. Get her on the lock.
Now, we're going to do everything.
Okay, what does she have? A good laceration on the right side. No pain response.
Tomatic four-ish. Yeah, B-14. It's fine. Okay.
You're not going to make it. She's not going to make it. Do we have a blanket?
Okay, time to get.
We've got 17.30 seconds. I didn't mean to. I didn't. I did it. I did it.
Coming around the screen. Okay, we got the head. Okay, Gurney's here.
All right, keep coming up. I've got it. Oh, my God. Beck, I'm so sorry.
What's up? What's it? Can you hear me? What's, are you okay?
I choose to be a volunteer to spend my time in all these clubs because I don't want to be involved in that. And it's your responsibility. It's your, it's, it's all about you.
You guys know them? Yeah. Were you guys all at the same party? Yes. Yes, we were.
Anthony, I'm so sorry. Anthony, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. Anthony.
Oh, please. No.
I hope that if we can at least help one person to not get behind the wheel and not make the mistake that I almost did, everything will be okay.
My grandfather was an alcoholic. My uncle is an alcoholic. My aunt is an alcoholic. My grandfather, I don't remember him much. He died from alcohol poisoning.
Alcoholism runs in my family and for that fact, drinking scares me because I'm scared I will become an alcoholic and that's not something I want to do.
Call somebody. If you're drinking and you can't drive and you know you can't drive, just call somebody. Call your parents, call a friend. They would understand.
And I'm pretty sure they would rather have you call them in the middle of the night than to have a call from like the police officer.
Because even if you think that you are sober enough to drink, one drink could do a lot of damage and you'd be surprised on what that damage could do because that one drink was that one drink that killed my uncle.
So one drink could change a lot of lives.
There's only three places for you. Jail, in a hospital or dead. And I don't want to go that way and I'm pretty sure nobody else wants to either.
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You know, even though I've never drank before, I understand that it only takes a few drinks,
it only takes one day or night, and your life can be changed forever, even for the worst.
You know, even though I've never drank before, I understand that it only takes a few drinks,
it only takes one day or night, and your life can be changed forever, even for the worst.
You know, even though I've never drank before, I understand that it only takes a few drinks,
it only takes a few drinks, it only takes a few drinks, it only takes a few drinks,
it only takes a few drinks, it only takes a few drinks,
it only takes a few drinks, it only takes a few drinks,
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