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Trenton
– Attorney General Anne Milgram and
Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control Director
Jerry Fischer today announced that high school
seniors still have two weeks to submit their
entries for this year’s “Proms
and Alcohol Don’t Mix” contest.
Now
in its third year, the “Proms and
Alcohol Don’t Mix” contest
is designed to increase awareness about the
dangers of underage drinking during the upcoming
prom and graduation seasons.
This
award-winning initiative asks high school
seniors to create scripts for 30-second television
public service announcements. Beginning this
year, two winning entries will be picked and
the winning schools’ students will have
a chance to appear in the spots or assist
in their production or editing. The winning
spots will be produced and distributed to
local television stations. Students who participate
in developing the winning entries will be
invited to a special party in their honor
at Drumthwacket, the Governor’s residence,
in Princeton.
In
a letter sent in January to all New Jersey
high school principals, Attorney General Milgram
asked the schools to have their senior students
work together on teams to develop the television
scripts. The scripts must reflect originality
and creativity, and must be easily produced.
Details of each “scene,” such
as location, time, and specific dialogue,
must be included in the entries.
Scripts
must be submitted to the Division of Alcoholic
Beverage Control no later then Friday, March
27. The winning entry will be selected
in April, and production will begin immediately.
Program criteria are available on the Division’s
website, at www.nj.gov/lps/abc.
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