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Let’s face it – life’s lessons are best learned through experience.
Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.
Real-life experience without the real-life risks.
But now there’s a way teens can gain real-life exposure to the perils of impaired driving – without being put at risk. Introducing The Safety Bug, part of an innovative program developed by Pennsylvania Driving Under The Influence Association.
The PA DUI Safety Bug has been custom engineered to demonstrate the loss of control one would experience if operating a motor vehicle while in an impaired state. The key difference is that it’s the car – not the driver – who is “drunk.”
A trained mentor in the front passenger seat controls settings which cause the vehicle’s steering to lose its finesse and prompt the braking mechanisms to become unpredictable. The result is an unsettling episode for the teen in the driver seat who gains a firsthand glimpse of what it feels like to drive under the influence.
Driving home a message of safety.
While licensed teenage drivers are able to experience The Safety Bug from a vantage point behind the wheel, an equally valuable lesson is afforded backseat passengers. The youth who are “along for the ride” soon realize the helpless position they would be put in as passengers in the car of an impaired driver.
As you can imagine, lessons learned from a teen’s experience with The Safety Bug are likely to have a positive impact upon the participant’s future decisions – and help prevent risky behaviors, hopefully saving lives.
So you can begin to see, The Safety Bug is more than a gimmick in the shape of a car. It’s an educational tool that can shape a safe future for our youth. Call PA DUI to schedule an appearance of The Safety Bug at your location. A nominal amount is charged to cover operational and insurance costs, but the dividends pay off in the form of more young drivers thinking responsibly.
A Second Bug
With the great success of the original Safety Bug, it was
our great pleasure to team up with Erie Insurance to create
the Lookin Out Safety Bug. The Lookin' Out Bug is now
touring the Commonwealth and surrounding states educating
students about the dangers of drinking and driving just like
its predecessor.



Driver Eligibility
Only students or adults with a valid driver’s license will be able to drive the Safety Bug. The driver’s license will have to be presented before the person is able to drive. Learner’s permits will not allow the individual to drive the Safety Bug; however, we encourage them to be “along for the ride” as passengers. Drivers showing any signs of impairment (due to drugs or alcohol) will not be permitted to participate in this event.
Event Staff
Event Rental Group agrees to provide three (3) representatives to work each event. Their responsibilities will be to help TEAM DUI with set-up, operation, and tearing down the course.
Required Course
The Safety Bug will only perform on flat, paved lots that are free of obstructions, with a
minimum dimension of 200 x 250 feet. The lot must be free of potholes, curbstops, light poles, trees, medians, speed bumps, guard rails, or any vehicles.
Cost
The rental fee for the Safety Bug, the program and staff time, and travel is $850 per day, plus one overnight room.
Please inquire with the Association staff for costs
associated with out of state travel and additional hours.
Sponsors
As part of this agreement, the rental group understands that the PA DUI Association is the main sponsor of this event and as such, will be included in any and all materials produced in association with this program. Furthermore, other sponsors secured toward the development of this vehicle will also be included. You may, however, include your organization as the local “sponsoring” group and produce materials at your own expense in addition to those provided. The PA DUI Association Safety Bug can not/will not be sponsored by individuals or groups whose efforts undermine the mission and scope of our organization.


School Year 2006-2007
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A/C Valley High School |
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Abingdon High School (VA) |
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Abington Township High School |
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Antwerp High School (OH) |
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Auburn High School (NY) |
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Baltimore Gas & Electric Company (MD) |
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Berlin Brothersvalley High School |
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Bethel Park High School |
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Bethlehem Central High School (NY) |
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Butler High School |
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Carmichaels High School |
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Carroll High School (IN) |
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Carteret High School (NJ) |
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Central Greene High School |
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Commodore Perry High School |
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Cornell High School |
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Courtland High School (VA) |
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Coxsackie-Athens High School (NY) |
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Crestview High School (OH) |
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Dallastown High School |
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Deer Lakes High School |
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Dover Area High School |
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East Allegheny High School |
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Eisenhower High School |
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Elizabeth Forward High School |
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Fairview High School |
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Gateway High School |
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General Electric |
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Hanover High School |
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Harbor Creek High School |
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Heritage High School (IN) |
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Highlands High School |
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Homestead High School (IN) |
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Jefferson-Morgan High School |
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Lebanon Valley College |
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Livingston High School (NJ) |
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Lytle EAP Partners |
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Mapletown High School |
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Mifflinburg High School |
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Montour High School |
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Moon Township High School |
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Moutainview High School |
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Mt. Union High School |
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New Haven High School (IN) |
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North Allegheny High School |
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North Brunswick High School (NJ) |
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North Lebanon Police Department |
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North Star High School |
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Northeastern High School |
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Northgate High School |
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Owings Mills High School (MD) |
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Palmerton High School |
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Penn Hills High School |
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Penns Manor High School |
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Pine Richland High School |
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Pocono Mountain East High School |
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Pocono Mountain West High School |
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Purchase Line High School |
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Ravenswood High School (WV) |
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Red Land High School |
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Remsen Cetnral High School (NY) |
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Riverhaeds High School (VA) |
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Roman Catholic High School |
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Rome Free Academy (NY) |
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Salem High School (VA) |
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Saltsburg High School |
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Samuel P. Black & Associates |
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Sayre High School |
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Scotch Plains Fanwood High School (NJ) |
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Sheffield Area Jr./Sr. High School |
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Slippery Rock High School |
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Smith Insurance Connection |
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Solvay High School (NY) |
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Southern Regional Highway Safety Program (WV) |
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Spring Grove High School |
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Steel Valley High School |
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SUNY-IT Campus (NY) |
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Susquehanna Speedway |
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Thiel College |
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Tunstall High School (VA) |
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United High School |
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VanWert High School (OH) |
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Villa Maria Academy |
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Warren Area High School |
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West Forsythe High School (NC) |
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West Greene High School |
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West Perry High School |
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Westmoreland County Cooperative Extension |
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Woodlan High School (IN) |
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Youngsville High School |
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YOVASO (VA) |
School Year 2005-2006
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Abington
Township
High School |
Moon
Township
High School |
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Allegany
County
Health Dept., Maryland |
Montour
High School |
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Belleville High School,
New Jersey |
Mt.
Union
Area
High School |
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Bensalem
Township
High School |
Niskayuna High School,
New York |
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Bethel Park
High School |
North
Allegheny
High School |
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Bucks
County
Transportation Safety Day |
Northeastern High School |
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Cambridge
Springs
High School |
Northern Allegheny High School |
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Carmichaels
High School |
Northern Bedford High School |
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Carteret High School,
New Jersey |
Northgate
High School |
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Celebrate Erie |
Northwood High School,
Indiana |
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Central
High School |
Penns
Manor
High School |
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Chartiers
Valley
High School |
Pennsylvania
Auto & Boat Show |
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Chatham High School,
New Jersey |
Pennsylvania
State Police Academy |
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Community College of
Baltimore
County |
Pine
Richland
High School |
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Cornell
Education
Center |
Pocono
Mountain
East High School |
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Council
Rock
North High School |
Pocono
Mountain
West High School |
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Courtland High School,
Virginia |
Quaker
Valley
High School |
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Dallastown
High School |
Red
Land
High School |
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Deer
Lakes
High School |
Rockwood
High School |
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Eisenhower
High School |
Rome
Free Academy, New York |
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Elizabeth
Forward
High School |
Rustburg High School,
Virginia |
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Elkhart Central High School,
Indiana |
Saegertown
High School |
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Elkhart
County Fairgrounds, Indiana |
Salem
High School |
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Emory & Henry College,
Virginia |
Scotch Plains Fanwood High School,
NJ |
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Fairfield High School,
Indiana |
Shaler
Area
High School |
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Ford
City
High School |
Sheffield
High School |
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Franklin County High School,
Virginia |
Sherwood High School,
Maryland |
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Gannon
University |
Shippensburg
High School |
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Gateway
High School |
Slippery Rock High School |
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General
Electric |
Somerset
County
Technical School |
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Goshen High School,
Indiana |
Spring
Grove
High School |
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Greenbrier East High School,
West Virginia |
Staunton River High School,
Virginia |
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Greenville
High School |
Solvay High School,
New York |
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Gretna High School,
Virginia |
Susquehannock
High School |
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Hampton
High School |
Trinity
High School |
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Hanover
High School |
Union
Area
High School |
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Hidden
Valley High School, Virginia |
Warren
High School |
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Kane
Area
High School |
West Essex High School,
New Jersey |
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Keystone
Oaks
High School |
West Mifflin
High School |
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Lebanon
Valley
College |
West
Perry
High School |
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Livingston High School,
New Jersey |
Westmoreland Central School,
New York |
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Long Island
University |
Woodland
Hills
High School |
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Maplewood
High School |
W.T. Woodson High School,
Virginia |
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Marion
Center
High School |
York
Suburban
High School |
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Massaponex High School,
Virginia |
York
Volkswagen |
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Mifflinburg
Area High School |
Youngsville
High School |
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Millersville
University |
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School Year 2004-2005
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AAA East Central |
Mechanicsburg High School |
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Abington Twp. Police
Department |
Mifflinburg Area High School |
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AC Valley High School |
Millersville University |
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Allegheny County AHS Program |
Moniteau High School |
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Allen Co. Sheriff's
Department |
Mount Lebanon High School |
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Beaver County AHSP |
Mount St. Mary's |
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Belleville High School |
New Haven High School, IN |
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Benton Central High School,
IN |
North Allegheny High School |
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Biddle & Company |
North Hills High School |
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Bishop Dwenger High School,
IN |
North Star High School |
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Blairsville High School |
Northern Lehigh High School |
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Carmichaels High School |
Palmerton
Area High School |
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Carroll High School, IN |
Parkland High School |
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Carteret High School, NJ |
Pennsylvania School of
Technology |
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Central High School |
Phoenixville Area High School |
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Coalition for a Safe & Drug
Free Benton County, IN |
Pocono Mountain East High
School |
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Coalition for a Safe & Drug
Free Tippecanoe Co., IN |
Pocono Mountain West High
School |
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Conemaugh Township High
School |
Portage Area High School |
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Courtland High School, VA |
Ringgold High School |
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Coxsackie Athens High School,
NJ |
SADD
Conference – Seven Springs |
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Dallastown High School |
Salem High School, VA |
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Deer Lakes High School |
Shade Area High School |
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East Allegheny High School |
Shanksville High School |
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East High School |
Shenango Area High School |
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East Stroudsburg University |
Shop Vac, Williamsport |
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Erie Insurance |
Somerset Area High School |
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Fairview High School |
Somerset Co. Drug Free
Communities |
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Ford City High School |
Somerset County Technical
Center |
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Franklin County D & A
Commission |
South
Allegheny High School |
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Frostburg State University |
South Fayette Township High
School |
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Garden Spot High School |
South Whitehall Twp. Police
Dept. |
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Girl Scout Council of
Westmoreland County |
Spring Grove High School |
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Glenville State College |
State College Area High
School North |
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Greene County Communities
That Care |
Steel Valley High School |
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Hagerstown Community College,
MD |
Strong Vincent High School |
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Harrison High School, IN |
Turkeyfoot High School |
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Heritage High School, IN |
Twin Lakes Center |
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Homestead High School, IN |
United High School |
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Hughesville High School |
Upper Merion High School |
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Karns City High School |
Villa Julie College, MD |
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Lafayette Jefferson High
School, IN |
Villa Maria Academy |
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LaSalle College High School |
W.T. Woodson High School, VA |
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Laurel Highlands High School |
Warren SADD |
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Lebanon Co. Commission on D&A
Abuse |
Waynesburg High School |
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Livingston High School, NJ |
West Allegheny High School |
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Massaponax High School, VA |
West Chester University |
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McCuthcheon High School, IN |
Windber High School |
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McDowell High School |
Wyoming Area High School |
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McKeesport Area High School |
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School Year 2003-2004
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Abington High School |
Maryland
State Police |
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Albert Gallatin Senior High |
Mifflinburg Area High School |
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Altoona Hospital |
Milburn High School (NJ) |
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Anne Arundel Community College
(MD) |
Montour High School |
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Avonworth High School |
Moon Area High School |
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Belleville High School (NJ) |
Mount Saint Mary’s College (MD) |
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Beth Tfiloh High School (MD) |
New Haven
High School (IN) |
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Bethel Park High School |
New Palestine High School (IN) |
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Bishop Shanahan High School |
North Allegheny High School |
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Cardinal
Gibbons High School (MD) |
North Brunswick High School (NJ) |
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Carroll County Career &
Technology Center (MD) |
North Decator High School (IN) |
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Carroll High School (IN) |
North Hills High School |
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Carteret High School (NJ) |
North Putnam High School (IN) |
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Center for
Arts & Technology- Pickering Campus |
Northern Allegheny Intermediate
High School |
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Central Catholic High School |
Northgate High School (IN) |
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Chester Ridge School District |
Northridge High School (IN) |
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Concord High School (IN) |
Northview High School (IN) |
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Connellsville Area Senior High |
Northwood High School (IN) |
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Deer Lakes
High School |
Oakland
Catholic High School |
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Devon Prep |
Owen J. Roberts High School |
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Downingtown High School- East |
Owings Mills High School (MD) |
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East Allegheny High School |
Peabody High School |
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Eastern High School (IN) |
Penns Valley High School |
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Elderton High School
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Perry Hall High School (MD) |
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