Taking Back Maine's Future

Outline: Taking Back Our Future - Opioid Epidemic

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Breakdown of financial expenditure: The cost to have the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future is a $1200 donation to the Parkinson’s Foundation. The event’s inclusion of this iconic piece of pop culture has proven itself to be a major catalyst for community involvement, propelling “Taking Back Maine’s Future’s” reach far beyond WMS students and families

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8th grade health student PSA's were used to introduce the PBL at the kickoff. These were chosen as the best.

Windham Middle School students get a lesson in the science behind addictionPharmacy students from the University of New England came into Ms. Starkey's science class to teach 12 and 13-year-old seventh graders about the current state of Maine’s opioid addiction problem.

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Windham students predict future impacts of Maine's opioid crisisStudents at Windham Middle School are examining the social and financial impacts of Maine's opioid epidemic and making predictions on what the state might look like in the future.

Windham MS Fights Maine's Opioid Crisis With Glimpse Into FutureThe "Taking Back Maine's Future" event presets two alternate futures: one with the worsening opioid epidemic, and one in which we take charge with solutions.

Windham Middle School looks at future of opioid epidemic in MaineWindham Middle School showcased seventh graders' work, which looked at the future of the opioid epidemic in Maine. The event centered on the idea of Maine in the year 2055. As part of an expansive project, students created newspapers set in that year either showing Maine’s bright future if the epidemic improves or showing Maine’s dark future if opioid abuse gets worse. Teachers say it's the students who are capable of creating change in the future. Students say the project was eye-opening.

Windham Middle School students confront the opioid crisisWINDHAM (WGME) -- Middle school students at Windham Middle School are tackling the opioid epidemic.Their teacher, Douglas Elder, asked students to “go into the future” to picture what life would be like with and without an opioid epidemic.The event was Bac

Students 'take back future' with opioid project - Keep Me CurrentWINDHAM — A group of seventh-graders at Windham Middle School has jumped in the Delorean and traveled to 2055 as part of a project to understand Maine’s opioid epidemic. The project employs a unique form of fake news that students can use to understand an issue that continues to affect communities across Maine. Approximately 75 students

“Taking Back Maine’s Future”: Ending the opiate crisis A panel of experts speak to the students By Craig Bailey On Tuesday, March 5, Windham Middle School’s seventh graders participated i...

Addiction experts tell kids: You can make a difference - Keep Me CurrentWINDHAM — Maine’s newly appointed director of opioid response encouraged a group of Windham seventh graders in their quest to take on Maine’s opioid epidemic at a panel discussion March 5, saying “it’s really about finding out why people abuse substances in the first place.” The panel was the kickoff event for “Take Back Maine’s Future,”

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