KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Michael DeLeon, award-winning documentary filmmaker, motivational speaker, and founder of the student assembly program, Steered Straight, Inc. will be bringing his message to over 4,000 students in four Kosciusko County High Schools Dec. 5-8.

Students in the Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw and Whitko schools will hear a cautionary tale of life lessons from powerful speakers, some of whom are living examples of negative life choices, discussing the need for teens to “Stay in Your Lane” by steering away from drug use and its potentially deadly consequences, talking with parents, guardians and teachers, and ridding themselves of the idea that “It can’t happen to me.” In light of the increasing number of deaths in the country from drug overdose, it is a message that all students need to hear.

There will be a combined parent and community event held on Monday, Dec. 5, where parents will learn about the latest drug trends, signs and symptoms to look out for, and how to talk to your teens about drugs. The event will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Warsaw Performing Arts Center, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw.