30 The Courier SUN • kids & education • APRIL 28, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com ▶KIDS & EDUCATION PROMGOERS SHOULD PLEDGE NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE As prom season draws near, Assemblyman Mike Miller is asking students and parents to take the Arrive Alive pledge, an anti-drinking and driving campaign that encourages safe driving practices. “We all know that driving under the influence can have devastating consequences,” Miller said. “That’s why I’m encouraging young people to take this pledge and reminding them to never drink and drive or ride with someone who has been drinking.” The pledge asks parents and guardians to drive teens home at any time of the night — with no questions asked — and for teens to refuse to drink and drive or accept a ride from anyone who has been drinking. Miller noted that car accidents are the leading cause of death for teens, with a quarter of those crashes involving an underage driver who has been drinking. Statistics collected by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) also show that 4,700 people die each year as a result of teen alcohol use and one in seven teens binge drink. “Underage drinking occurs, and we shouldn’t ignore it,” said Miller. “What we need to do is have an open and honest conversation with our sons and daughters to warn them about the dangers of drunk driving.” To receive a copy of the Arrive Alive pledge, contact Assemblyman Mike Miller’s office at 718-805-0950 or by email at [email protected]. Photo courtesy of Queens Borough President’s office. St. Albans school wins LEGO robotics competition Queens Borough President Melinda Katz welcomed members of the I.S. 192 robotics team to Borough Hall on April 22 and congratulated them on their victory in the recent citywide FIRST® LEGO® League robotics competition. The borough president also wished the kids from the St. Albans school good luck as they represent New York City in the international FIRST® LEGO® League competition from April 27 to April WHERE TECHNOLOGY YOU? TAKE CAN 30 in St. Louis. The FIRST® LEGO® League introduces 9- to 14-year-old students to realworld engineering by having them build LEGO®- based robots that can complete a variety of tasks that resemble real-life technological challenges. FIRST® LEGO® League teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and learn to make positive contributions to society. City Tech (New York City College of Technology) is the largest public college of technology in the Northeast NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY and ranked #1 in the nation in producing the highest paid associate-degree earning graduates (PayScale.com). CITY TECH FOLLOW US ON: 718.260.5500 WWW.CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU
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