HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Towns County High School was awarded a grant by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in the amount of $6,181 for the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) Club. Towns County Schools received the GOHS grant for the fourth consecutive year.  In 2016, Towns County was awarded a grant in excess of $20,000 to purchase a vehicle for the school’s Driver’s Education Program.

“Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers,” Towns County Schools Federal Programs Director Roy Perren explained, “This grant will help provide students with the education and decision making skills needed to avoid tragedy. Along with our Driver’s Education Program, this grant will help prepare young drivers in Towns county to be safer when they get behind the wheel.”

The current grant runs through June 30, 2019, and will be applied toward bringing a guest speaker to advise local high school students on making wise decisions, especially while driving a vehicle, to send students to the National SADD Conference, and for supplies for the SADD Club.