Hewlett High School’s SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) club hosted their annual fashion show on Dec. 5.
Established more than decade ago, the club asks local clothing stores to donate outfits for student models, which allows the stores to showcase their new merchandise. Also, a number of local beauty salons donate their services for models so that they’re ready to rock the runway. It is fun, but it takes a substantial amount of work and dedication to for the event. There are four club presidents including myself, and two faculty advisors, Sheryl Gordon and Dr. Lois Schulman. Planning for the event began in September.
The theme of this year’s show was SADD S(CARES), a haunted-house, Halloween-vibe, which still allowed for the club to spread awareness of their mission to educate the local community on the dangers of making poor decisions, such as drinking and driving, doing drugs and managing stress poorly. Decorations included an 8-foot cutout of a scary-looking tree, plenty of balloons, a forest backdrop, a 6-foot life size headless horseman and a cardboard coffin, all sticking with the theme of the night.
“The SADD fashion show is an exciting night for people to enjoy filled with fashion, food, and prizes, but more importantly gets the SADD message out to the community. Though the fashion show is fun, the event aims to push SADD’s message that teens need to make the correct choices and steer clear of trouble,” said co-president and junior Lindsey Reiter.
As memories are made, lessons are learned, laughs are shared the show steadily comes together. From booking hair appointments to selecting the theme and décor to writing the monologue and speeches, each task required cooperation and motivation to ensure the show would be a hit.