The Natural High® DVD Series and message has been making a serious impact with youth across the country! Check out some of these stats and figures from our 2010 Year in Review:
- 2,720,050 Students heard the Natural High message through the Natural High DVD Series
- 10,023 Educator Partners from schools in all 50 states in the Natural High Education Network
- 88% of Educators reported Natural High as an integral part of their prevention curriculum
- 95% of Educators facilitated discussion with students after viewing a Natural High DVD
- 86% of Students said Natural High DVD encouraged them to reject drugs & alcohol
- 85% of Students said Natural High DVD encouraged them to find a natural high
- 32,900 views on the new Online Series Channel, NATURALHIGH.TV
- 100 video entries with 500 participants in the 2010-2011 Natural High Contest
New Youth Outreaches taken on by our Natural High Interns and Volunteers reached over 20,000 youth at Natural High Booths across Southern California. Venues included four Vans Warped Tour shows and the Annual Switchfoot Bro-am.
The Natural High® DVD Series has also been accepted as part of the Red Ribbon Week 2010 and Red Ribbon Week 2011 curriculum in four Western states.
What students are saying...
During the movie I saw how drugs could ruin and kill dreams. Peer pressure exists even in famous people’s lives. I thought it was inspiring that the movie showed all the athletes not doing drugs. It was amazing how they stood up to peer pressure. They showed me that I too, can ignore the others and do what I know is right.” - Brady, Student
“My name is Jade and I’m 13 years old… you inspired me to stay off drugs. A couple of my friends do it and they offered me some and I said no, because I watched your videos and if all those people can say no I can say no too! Thanks.” -Jade, Student
“I want to thank you for the video contest. Making the video was important for me because living naturally high is close to my heart. It also helped solidify my beliefs. Winning felt like such a big reward. Despite my commitment to being substance free I used to imagine that young substance free people were either following religious restrictions or nerds. Natural High helped me realize that it's cool to be substance free. It is really important for me to see athletes and other successful people doing what they love with a commitment to being substance free. I love seeing others - awake and connected to their core - share their experiences. Natural High is awesome.” - Daniel Driscoll, High School Student, AZ
“The natural high video inspired me to keep doing what I love to do. I love to do sports and that is my natural high and this video basically told me that what I am doing is great. It also inspired me to help people that don't have a natural high to get one.” -Amanda Smith, Student, Kern County, CA
What teachers are saying...
“When I received the Natural High DVD in the mail, my graduate student and I watched it and were mesmerized. I passed it on to the Middle School teachers with a powerful recommendation. At the staff meeting yesterday the 8th grade teacher said she had used it with her class and they had sat literally entranced, watching the video. Not one word or peep from the class clowns or drama queens. Everyone was into it. And of course, there was a writing exercise afterwards that she and I are all excited to read. The other teachers are waiting anxiously to use it. It is powerful what you have done, turning your own loss into a tool that can profoundly change the lives of kids. I admire that. Thank you for your work.” - R’Delle Anderson, School Psychologist/Counselor, Rio Dell Elementary School, CA
“I received a copy of Natural High last year free (I couldn’t believe it!) and showed the video to my students. They loved it. It really is the best anti-drug material I’ve seen in almost 30 years of education.” - Suzanne Duperock, Counselor, Robert E. Lee Elementary School, VA
“I have taught for 25 years and the Natural High videos are real and reach the kids. The discussions that follow are very powerful.” - Jamie Armin, Health Educator, Tantasqua Regional Junior High, MA
“I have been a school counselor for 13 years, and this is the first time I have shown a video that captured every student’s attention for the duration of the video. It also captured the attention of the teachers, who had planned on getting paperwork done!” - Michelle Rhodes, Counselor, River Springs Middle School, FL
“I have been an intermediate school counselor for 27 years and I’m especially impressed with your product. I have shown it school wide for the past two years. Keep up the great work!!!” - Beverly Heap, Counselor, Rincon Intermediate School, CA
“I just watched the Natural High 4 video. I can't believe I have missed out on the videos before this. I am so happy to get my hands on a video that will make a difference in my middle school students. You did a great job on video #4.” -Hollie Haley, Counselor, Putnam Co. Middle, GA
“I am so excited to share Natural High 4 with my students. Natural High 3 was so well made that I'm sure this one is also top-notch. Your DVDs are the most effective visual media I have to share with students about drugprevention. Thanks so much!!!” -Molly McMillian, Educator, Caldwell, ID
“My class just watched the Natural High 4 video, and it is absolutely fabulous. The kids were totally engrossed (and they are not always an easy bunch to reach!) and we had a lively discussion afterwards. This was powerful and, I think, truly effective message about the real reasons to avoid drugs. Great job! I plan to share this throughout my school.” -Kelly Mazzoli, Language Arts Teacher, Farnsley Middle, KY
“Thank you for Natural High 4.I have to admit that there is nothing more powerful than the movies you produce. The other day I showed my sophomore Health class the video and the reviews were pouring in.They truly felt connected and felt the message was simple! Keep up the great work.I am very supportive of your series and am always willing to invest in your inspiring videos." -Todd Stewart, McQuaid Jesuit High, NY
“I've taught in middle school, high school, and college for 15 years and this is the ONLY video I show!I do not support a lot of video/DVD usage but this is the MOST pertinent DVD and the BEST developed video I have ever seen!Keep up the FANTASTIC effort” -Pete Boucher, Teacher, King Phillip Middle, MA
“I feel the Natural High Program puts a positive spin on the anti-drug campaign. Watching 100% of my students being engaged in the video gave me goose bumps!” -Mrs. Morris, Teacher, Monrovia Middle, AL
“In my 30 years as an educator I have never had such an awesome reaction to a media presentation. After they wrote their reaction papers for me, I had them do the evaluations for you. I’ve talked with my principal and we are going to have the entire high school watch it.” -Ann Senstad, Health & Wellness Teacher, Random Lake High, WI
“I am sure you have received tons of compliments on the latest Natural High Video, but I just wanted to reach out to congratulate you and say thanks. As a guidance counselor (a young one at that), it is difficult to find videos that actually reach out and touch these kids. To be quite honest, most videos on drug abuse are archaic and tend to be lame. With Natural High 3, this is not the case. This video reaches kids and shakes their core.” -Shawn Simpson, School Counselor, Tyrrell Middle School, CT
“I received the Natural High 3 Video in the mail at school about two weeks ago. Upon watching the video I quickly realized what a great anti-drug presentation it was. I have presented the video to my entire student body, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. It was a powerful message which kept their attention throughout the entire video. Some kids watched it twice.All my teachers loved the video as well.Thank you very much for sending me Natural High 3.” -Deputy Rafael Morffi # 3744, Hillsborough Co. Sheriff’s Office, FL
“I recently received the free copy of Natural High 3. After viewing it, I wasted no time in sharing this with my students and co-workers. I want to thank you for sending this video to me. The message is strong and real! My observations of my students confirmed what a great tool this is.Some students sang with the songs, others agreed out loud withstatements made by the artists in video,some made gestures (noddedtheir head, etc) showing theiragreement, but most of all...they listened intently! It is very hard to get a teenager's attention so fully and you have succeeded.” -Tanya Roy, School Social Worker, Wauconda High School, IL
“I have shown my students the Natural High 2 DVD and they love it. I get a wonderful response from the kids. We follow up with their own "personal" reasons why they will stay drug free.” -Traci Dorrell, Counselor, Lakeview Middle, MO
“I have seen both Natural High 2 and 3.I think that both DVDs are great.The kids love them and I think they are not only educational but entertaining and that is important for kids.They don't just want to watch another boring video about not doing drugs.They want to see what they can do to overcome the temptation and they want to see who that has worked for. Keep up the good work.Your videos are great and they mean the world to us here at King and I'm sure to schools all over the country. Thank You.”-Teresa Kaufman, Counselor, King Elementary, OR
What parents are saying...
“Many of our parents believe that because we live in a nice area, our kids are protected from drugs and alcohol. Reality came through loud and clear just yesterday at the funeral of a young man who over- dosed on heroine. I am sharing this with you because as a mother of 3 children, I never want to be in that position. The message the “Natural High” video delivers to kids is amazing and we want to help maintain the momentum with support at home.” -Heather, Parent, Los Flores Middle School, CA