On November 8th, students in 6th-8th grades will begin participating in the Our Youth, Our Future survey in cooperation with the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at Colorado State University. The funding for the administration of the survey comes from a federal grant awarded to the Tri-Ethnic Center, which allows the survey to be conducted at no cost to the school. Participation in this survey is voluntary. Parents who wish to withdraw their child from participating may do so by contacting Principal O’Bryan, at 605-685-1338 or Mikaela.OBryan@k12.sd.us. In addition, a copy of the survey is available from the school office for parents who would like to review it. Bennett County Middle School believes that students’ participation in this survey will assist the school in planning, funding and evaluating drug and alcohol prevention programs.