You Got This, DHS and HPHS!
Tips from DHS & HPHS Students:
Health Tips | Stress Management | Study Tips | Giving Back| Friendship | Eco-Friendly Tips | Goal Setting
You value your health.
- You choose foods and drinks that fuel your body and mind through the day.
- You get sleep to improve health, brain function and athletic performance.
- You avoid alcohol to keep your immune system strong and reduce your chances of addiction.
- You avoid marijuana and vapes which have short & long-term health effects – and increase the likelihood of getting COVID-19.
- You are drug-free. You got this.
You find balance.
- You deal with stress in healthy ways and ask for help when you need it.
- You try to have a positive mindset when things get challenging.
- You avoid alcohol and marijuana because it messes with your stress hormones and makes it harder to cope with stress.
- You are drug-free to decrease your chances of mental illness like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.
- You got this.
You Work Hard.
- To stay focused, you plan your time and organize your space like DHS student Gabriella Rodriguez suggests in her Zoom Era Survival Guide for Studying.
- You take purposeful study breaks to increase your energy, productivity and ability to focus.
- You avoid marijuana and alcohol to boost your brain power and maintain your IQ.
- You are drug-free to be successful in school and your other goals.
- You got this.
You make a difference.
- You volunteer to make positive change.
- At DHS, you get involved in clubs like Delta DHS, Earthworks, Key Club, Peer Helping & SOS.
At HPHS, you join service clubs like Delta HP, Ambassadors, GSI, Key Club & Rotary Interact. - You select a worthy charity each year and raise funds with School Chest & Charity Drive.
- You speak up for others.
At DHS, you fight injustice with Deerfield Israel Club, GEM, Human Rights Club & Spectrum.
At HPHS, you raise your voice with Animal Rights Organization, Coalition Z, Human Rights Club & SOAR. - You avoid marijuana because it can significantly affect the ability to recognize, process and empathize with human emotions.
- You are drug-free to stay in control and focused on what matters to you.
- You got this.
You support your friends.
- To show you care, you really listen, acknowledge and empathize.
- You cheer each other up and celebrate together.
- You avoid alcohol and marijuana so you can watch out for your friends and step in when needed.
- You are drug-free so you are always ready to help or to get help.
- You got this.
You follow your dreams.
- To reach your goals, you work on smaller tasks, anticipate challenges and reward yourself.
- You stay motivated by seeing the good in what you do, having fun and enlisting others to help.
- You avoid alcohol and marijuana to stay focused and perform your best.
- You are drug-free to increase your chances of success in school, college and beyond.
- You got this.
You protect the planet.
- You reduce your use of plastic to protect our water, our food chain and human health.
- You donate clothes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pesticides needed to grow cotton.
- You discourage vaping to protect wildlife from the non-biodegradable and toxic pods, cartridges and batteries.
- You are drug-free to keep pollutants out of your body and out of the environment.
- You got this.
Join Delta and make a positive difference!
Delta DHS and Delta HP are students who work to inspire their peers to lead healthy, drug-free lifestyles through awareness and prevention activities. It’s great for students considering a helping career, such as politics, healthcare, counseling, teaching or community organizing.
Want help for you or a friend?
Use Text a Tip to connect with a trained counselor 24/7. Texts are routed through a cloaking server so you remain anonymous. Download the Lake County Help app or text the “224HELP” to 844-823-LEAD (844-823-5323).
Find fact sheets under More Resources and articles on the latest issues impacting our community under News.
Don’t hesitate to email or call if there is info you can’t find!
The You Got This campaign is funded in part by the Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park and the Drug Free Communities Grant from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
