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Longevity of the Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project
1984 ----------- Colleagues from the Virginia Department of Education (DOE) and the Virginia
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services (DMHMRSAS) brainstorm ideas for involving youth in substance abuse prevention efforts.
1985 ----------- During the weekend of March 15-17, 1985, a youth summit is held for
approximately 40 teenagers and adults from across Virginia. This summit is held at Graves Mountain Lodge in Syria, Virginia.
These youth identified the following issues as being important to them: getting along with others and parents; school achievement; alcohol abuse; loneliness; use of illegal drugs; career choices; and drunk driving.
The Youth Alcohol Abuse Prevention Project (YAAPP) is created and its first statewide conference is held in July on the campus of Roanoke College. This event is funded though a grant from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Conference attendance is approximately 200 high school students and adults. Youth who participated in the March weekend event participate in the July event as mentors named Team Leaders.
1986 ----------- Approximately 250 students and adult attend the 2nd annual YAAPP conference
that is held on the campus of James Madison University in July. Youth “Team Leaders” are referred to as Youth Leaders.
The Virginia Department of Education becomes the lead state agency
coordinating this project with support from DMHMRSAS and DMV. As a result, DOE coordinates both the statewide conference and multiple regional events for school division personnel, community leaders, and youth by 1987.
1987 ----------- Drug prevention is added to the mission of YAAPP. The project becomes known
as the Youth Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Project (YADAPP).
The 3rd annual YADAPP conference is held on the campus of Mary Baldwin College in July. The statewide conference remains at this location through 1990.
1988 ----------- A second level of youth leadership, the Junior Staff, becomes a part of the
4th annual YADAPP conference. This level of youth leadership is used to mentor and compliment the leadership shown by the Youth Leaders.
1989 ----------- High schools are encouraged to send teams of four students and one adult to the
5th annual YADAPP conference. This move increases conference participation.
1991 ----------- The 7th annual YADAPP conference is held on the campus of Roanoke College in
July. The conference remains at this location through 1993.
1994 ----------- The YADAPP project celebrates its 10th anniversary on the campus of Longwood
College in July. By 1994, the project is training approximately 500 youth and adults from across Virginia each year. The conference remains at this location through 2000.
1996 ----------- The Strategies To Act Now (STAN) planning process is created by the 1996
Junior Staff. Prior to the STAN plan, law enforcement officers had facilitated an action planning process at the conference. The 1996 Junior Staff had the idea of involving youth in this process in order to demonstrate youth leadership for the high school participants.
1998 ----------- By YADAPP 1998, the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
(ABC) becomes involved in the planning and coordination of the project. In the following years, the project receives coordination and support from the Governor’s Office for Safe and Drug-Free Communities. With support from DOE and ABC, the Governor’s Office coordinates the project through YADAPP 2001.
2001 ----------- The 17th annual YADAPP conference is held on the campus of James Madison
University in July. This event is sponsored by the Governor’s Office for Safe and Drug-Free Communities and co-sponsored by ABC, DOE, DMV, and the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation.
2001 ----------- The conference intern role was officially created by YADAPP 2001 when six
former Junior Staff members are given additional roles in facilitating and leading the conference.
2002 ----------- By YADAPP 2002, the Virginia Center for School Safety (VCSS) of the Virginia
Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) becomes the lead coordinating agency with continued support from the Governor’s Office, DOE and ABC.
2003 ----------- The Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (GOSAP) provides
funding and support for YADAPP 2003-2005 through its KIDsafe Virginia initiative.
2004 ----------- In 2004, YADAPP celebrates its 20th anniversary on the campus of Longwood
University where it has been located since YADAPP 2002.
2008 ----------- With continued support from GOSAP, DCJS coordinates YADAPP 2008 on the
campus of Longwood University.
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YADAPP 2006 --- Changing Lives Through Leadership - Designing a New Tomorrow
Dates:July 24-28, 2006
Location: Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and Virginia Center for School Safety of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
Wheeler Award Winners: Atlee High School - Hanover; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Atlee High School, Armstrong High School; Cave Spring High School; Chilhowie High School; Fairfax Public Schools Team 2; Franklin Miltary Academy; Gar-Field High School Team 1; Granby High School; Great Bridge High School Team 1; Hanover High School; Hanover Youth Services Council; I.C. Norcom High School Team 1; Menchville High School; Nansemond-Suffolk Academy High School; Open High School; Piedmont Community Services - Chill 1; Stafford High School; Sussex Central High School; West Point High School; William Byrd High School; William Fleming High School; Wilson High School - Team 2
General Session Speakers: Javier Sanchez - Living Loud and Clear; Gabrielle Ford and Izzy - Building a Mystery - A Lesson in School Building; John Morello - Dirt; Aaron Davis - Experience the Difference; Shane Hamman - Rachel's Challenge
YADAPP 2006 Pictures
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YADAPP 2005 --- Changing Lives Through Leadership - Dare to Lead
Dates:July 18-22, 2005
Location: Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and Virginia Center for School Safety of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
Wheeler Award Winners: Alleghany High School - Covington; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Armstrong High School; Bluestone High School; Franklin Miltary Academy; Gar-Field High School Team 1; Gar-Field High School Team 2; Graham High School; Greensville High School Team 2; Henrico High School; John Marshall High School; Kings Fork High School; Marion Senior High School; Middlesex High School; Nansemond River High School; New Kent High School; Open High School; Piedmont Community Services - Team 2; Prince William County Office on Youth; Rappahannock High School; Robert E. Lee High School; Stafford High School; Virginia Beach Youth in Action - Team 1; West Point High School
General Session Speakers: Chris Bowers - Don't Tug on the Wire; Chris Skinner - The Ultimate Learning Experience; Michael Fowlin - You Don't Know Me, Until You Know Me; Dr. Jean Kilbourne - Deadly Persuasion; Craig Scott - Rachel's Challenge
YADAPP 2005 Pictures
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 YADAPP 2004 --- Changing Lives Through Leadership Over Two Decades
Dates: July 12-16, 2004
Location: Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and Virginia Center for School Safety of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
Wheeler Award Winners: Great Bridge High School - Chesapeake; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Armstrong High School; Colonial Heights High School; Essex High School; Franklin Military Academy; George Washington High School Team 1; Heritage High School; James River High School (Botetourt); John Marshall High School; Lakeland High School; Loudoun County Public Schools; Monacan High School; Varina High School; Warwick High School; William Byrd High School; William Fleming High School; Woodrow Wilson High School; Woodside High School
General Session Speakers: Dr. Adolph Brown - It's a Great Day!; Chris Skinner - The Ultimate Learning Experience; Harriet Turk - Get a Clue; Motivational Media Assemblies - Second Life; Eddie Slowikowski - Flying High with your Dreams
YADAPP 2004 Pictures
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 YADAPP 2003 --- Take a Chance, Be a Leader
Dates: July 14-18, 2003
Location: Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and Virginia Center for School Safety of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
Wheeler Award Winners: Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton; Youth Leaders in Action - Virginia Beach
Mini-Grant Winners: Colonial Heights High School; Fairfax County Public Schools; Franklin Military Academy; George Wythe High School; Harrisonburg High School; Hickory High School; James River High School (Botetourt); John F. Kennedy High School; John Marshall High School; Lakeland High School; Loudoun County Public Schools Team 1; Matoaca High School; Monacan High School; Parry McCluer High School Teams 1 & 2; Rappahannock High School; Virginia High School; Washington-Lee High School; William Fleming High School; Youth Leaders in Action Team 1
General Session Speakers: Michael Karpovich - Becoming the Best Generation; Chris Skinner - The Ultimate Learning Experience; Jeff Desjarlais - I Remember: A Life in the Day; Motivational Media Assemblies - Mission Possible; Zeb Davenport - Five Tools to Enhance Your Leadership Skills
YADAPP 2003 Pictures
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 YADAPP 2002 --- Not Another Teen Conference
Dates: July 22-26, 2002
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention and Virginia Center for School Safety of the Department of Criminal Justice Services
Wheeler Award Winners: Great Bridge High School; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Covington High School; Denbigh High School; George Washington High School Team 1; Great Bridge High School; James River High School (Chesterfield); John F. Kennedy High School; J.R. Tucker High School Team 1; Lloyd C. Bird High School; Matoaca High School; Norview High School; Nottoway High School; Parry McCluer High School Team 1; Prince William County Office on Youth; Radford High School; Rappahannock High School; Stonewall Jackson High School; Tidewater Academy; Washington-Lee High School; West Point High School; Youth Leaders in Action Team 1
General Session Speakers: Bob McCannon - Media Literacy; Mike Mandel - Brain Software; Phil Chalmers - Music to Die For; Motivational Media Assemblies - Common Ground; Bobby Petrocelli - Ten Seconds...
YADAPP 2002 Pictures
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 YADAPP 2001 --- Changing Lives Through Leadership
Dates: July 23-27, 2001
Location: James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Sponsors: Governor's Office for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities and co-sponsored by the Virginia Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Education, Motor Vehicles, and the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
Wheeler Award Winners: Great Bridge High School; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Booker T. Washington High School; Essex High School; Great Bridge High School; James Wood High School; Lee-Davis High School; Manchester High School; Monacan High School; Prince William County Office on Youth; Stonewall Jackson High School; Windsor High School; and Yorktown High School
General Session Speakers: Zeb Davenport - Four Tools for Enhancing Your Quality of Life; Eric Chester - The Time of Your Life; Milton Creagh - The Mask; Motivational Media Assemblies - Ground Zero; Eddie Slowikowski - The Power of One
YADAPP 2001 Pictures
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 YADAPP 2000 --- YADAPP.com - The Future is Here
Dates: July 17-21, 2000
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors:Governor's Office for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities and co-sponsored by the Virginia Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Education
Wheeler Award Winners: Great Bridge High School; Robert E. Lee High School - Staunton
Mini-Grant Winners: Appomattox High School; Booker T. Washington High School; Buckingham High School; C. D. Hylton High School; Colonial Heights High School; Douglas Freeman High School; Midlothian High School; Oscar Smith High School; Potomac High School; Woodside High School
General Session Speakers: Michael Karpovich - Becoming the Best Generation; Dr. Peter DeBenedittis - Seeing Through Seduction; Zeb Davenport - Four Tools for Enhancing Your Quality of Life; Motivational Media Assemblies - Footprints; JoAnne Owens-Nausler - Lessons in Life - the More You Learn ... the More You Earn; Eric Chester - Three Things I Know for Sure
YADAPP 2000 Pictures
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 YADAPP 1999 --- Hitch Your Wagon to a Star
Dates: July 19-23, 1999
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors:Governor's Office for Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities and co-sponsored by the Virginia Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Education
Wheeler Award Winners:
Mini-Grant Winners:
General Session Speakers: Steve Kissel - Surviving Life with Laughter; Team Building with Humor; Jeff Rouse and Benny Gras-Thompson - Reaching for your Dreams; Zeb Davenport - Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude; Motivational Media Assemblies - Take the Lead; Stanley Meador - Running Free ... Right Here, Right Now
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 YADAPP 1998 --- All Aboard
Dates: July 21-24, 1998
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Education
Wheeler Award Winner:
General Session Speakers: Eddie Slowikowski - Flying High with your Dreams; Dr. Belle Wheelan - Being a Leader; Stanley Meador - Running Free ... Right Here, Right Now
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 YADAPP 1997 --- Catch the Spirit
Dates: July 22-25, 1997
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department of Education
Wheeler Award Winner:
General Session Speakers: Eddie Slowikowski - Flying High with your Dreams; Sandy Queen - You are Good Stuff; Bill Cordes - Making Choices for the Real High
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 YADAPP 1996 --- Reach for the Stars
Dates: July 23-26, 1996
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner:
General Session Speakers: Milton Creagh - The Wiz of a Wiz; Jo Ann Owens-Nausler - Secure Your Own Mask First; Chesapeake Pride; Bobby Petrocelli - Triumph Over Tragedy
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 YADAPP 1995 --- Catch the Wave
Dates: July 25-28, 1995
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Colonial Heights High School
General Session Speakers: Dr. William C. Bosher, Jr. - Youth Leadership; Milton Creagh - The Wiz of a Wiz; Praxis (Means Action) Teen Theatre; Michael Karpovich - Becoming the Best Generation
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 YADAPP 1994 --- 10th Anniversary
Dates: July 26-29, 1994
Location: Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: King William High School - STAND
General Session Speakers: Howard Ormond - How to Care for Yourself and Your Friends; Connie Merritt - Taming the Lions in Your Life; Elliot Shackleford - Being Your Best - Drug-Free; Sandy Queen - Lighten Up; Motivational Media Assemblies - Higher Ground: Taking the Path to Drug-Free Living
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 YADAPP 1993
Dates: June 22-25, 1993
Location: Roanoke College in Roanoke, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Nandua High School
General Session Speakers: Spencer Bartley - It's Never Too Late; Michael Chatman - Live Life as a Born Chooser; Lauren Stalnecker - Yes to Life; Michael Karpovich - Becoming the Best Generation; Risque' Business - peer education theater group
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 YADAPP 1992
Dates: June 23-26, 1992
Location: Roanoke College in Roanoke, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: King William High School - STAND
General Session Speakers: Sandy Queen - Making Life Work For You; Dr. William Bosher - Who is the Wind Beneath Your Wings; Michael Karpovich - Becoming the Best Generation
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 YADAPP 1991
Dates: June 25-28, 1991
Location: Roanoke College in Roanoke, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Dinwiddie County Senior High School - Safety/SADD Chapter
General Session Speakers: Sandy Queen - Getting High Without Getting Stoned; Archie Talley - The Ingredients of Life; Lonise Bias - Message of Hope; Motivational Media Assemblies - Truth Decay; Joe Washington - High on Life
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 YADAPP 1990
Dates: July 10-13, 1990
Location: Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: John Handley High School - Friends Who Care
General Session Speakers: Donald Day - The Power of a Positive Personality; Dan Clark - Focusing on Your Better Future; Phillip Trompeter - You Use; You Lose; Billy Alsbrook - Virginia's Drug Problem; Motivational Media Assemblies - Desire; Gaynell Colburn - The High You're Trying to Buy is Already Inside
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 YADAPP 1989
Dates: July 11-14, 1989
Location: Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Northhampton County High School - SADD Chapter
General Session Speakers: Dr. William C. Bosher Jr. - Turning on to the Good Life; Dan Clark - High as a Kite; Toney Linberry - Buckle Up for Toney; Willie Lanier - Get Busy; Motivational Media Assemblies - Bridges
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 YADAPP 1988
Dates: July 19-22, 1988
Location: Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Amherst County High School - SADD Chapter
General Session Speakers: Father John McVernon - Coming of Age in the 80's; Sgt. Jack Ware - Room to Live; Terry Holland - Fundamentals for Success; S. G. Stewart Middle School - Rhymes and Reasons; Phillip Trompeter - The Endangered Species of You
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 YADAPP 1987
Dates: July 15-17, 1987
Location: Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
Wheeler Award Winner: Fort Chiswell High School - SADD Chapter - Wythe County, Virginia
General Session Speakers: Dr. William C. Bosher Jr. - Commitment: The Challenge; Rocky Caponigro - Drug Abuse: A Contemporary Issue; Martin Slutsky - Enabling and Denial: Teenagers Do It, Too!; Delores Delaney - The National Youth Challenge
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 YAAPP 1986
Dates: July 29-31, 1986
Location: James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education
General Session Speakers: Sandy Queen - Getting Into High Gear; Rocky Caponigro - Drug Abuse: A Contemporary Issue; Randy Cutlip; Brig Owens;
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 YAAPP 1985
Dates: July 1985
Location: Radford College in Radford, Virginia
Sponsors: Virginia Department Education and Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services
The First annual Youth Alcohol Abuse Prevention Project (YAAPP) Conference was held in mid-July at Radford College - now known as Radford University. Sponsored by the Virginia Departments of Education and Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services with a grant from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, the conference consisted of informational and energizing workshops that helped teams of students develop an action plan for their school and community. The focus of the action plan was to prevent alcohol use, abuse, and drunk driving among their peers. The 197+ participants in attendance heard presentations that challenged them into action.
Team Leaders: Leigh Brooks; Chris Burgess; Kevin Fox; Christina Getz; Paige Krouse; Gretna Mann; Michael Musick; Tina Nearhood; Paige Nuckols; Brian Peck; Rachel Riviere; Penny Rogers; Rob Shey; Sean Shingler; Sam Stecker; Kathy Van Wey; Scott Webb
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