SAFE DECISIONS WEEK will return to the Nordonia community for the fourth
year! The NORDONIA SCHOOL DISTRICT is partnering again with STATE FARM
AGENT JILL GABA and OHIO SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC AND REHAB to bring SAFE
DECISIONS WEEK to the district during Homecoming week.
The week-long event will take place in all of the Nordonia schools from
elementary to the high school. The week will focus on safety and health
education and will include hands on learning to help high school drivers
make safe driving decisions.
SAFE DECISIONS WEEK culminates FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH at 5 p.m. The
community is invited to a Nordonia Safety Resource Fair prior to the
“SDW BLACK-OUT” football game against Stow at 7 p.m.  The football
team wear their Black uniforms which sport a patch signifying Safe
Decisions Week. These uniforms were donated by our local businesses,
Jill Gaba-State Farm Agent and Ohio Sports Chiropractic and Rehab.
MONDAY – OCTOBER 4TH
All schools in the district will participate in MINDFULNESS/MENTAL
HEALTH MONDAY focusing on mindfulness and safety.
TUESDAY – OCTOBER 5TH
All schools will focus on SAFETY TUESDAY. This includes being a safe
passenger, bike safety, fire safety, and driver safety.
HIGH SCHOOL students can participate in several interactive driver
safety exercises during lunch. Students will have the opportunity to try
Drive Team’s Skid Cart Simulator, sit in a semi-truck to experience
Drive Team’s Semi-Truck Blind Spot Awareness, and drive Akron
Children’s Hospital Distracted Driving Simulator. The Summit County
Sheriff’s office will be at the high school to talk to the students
about driver safety.
Students will receive a Safe Decisions Week 2021 T-shirt for
participating in a driver safety exercise.
WEDNESDAY – OCTOBER 6TH
All schools will focus on DRUG, ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, VAPE EDUCATION OR
DRIVING SAFETY
High school students can participate in several interactive driver
safety exercises during lunch. Students will have the opportunity to try
Drive Team’s Skid Cart Simulator, sit in a semi-truck to experience
Drive Team’s Semi-Truck Blind Spot Awareness, and drive Akron
Children’s Hospital Distracted Driving Simulator. The Summit County
Sheriff’s office will be at the high school to talk to the students
about driver safety.
Students will receive a Safe Decisions Week 2021 T-shirt for
participating in a driver safety exercise.
THURSDAY – OCTOBER 7TH
All schools will focus on SELF-CARE THURSDAY.
FRIDAY – OCTOBER 8TH
5:00 P.M. – FREE PREGAME COMMUNITY SAFE DECISIONS WEEK RESOURCE FAIR
Free and open to the community! Hot dogs, chips, bottled water, and
resource tables offering information on safety and wellness.
7:00 P.M. – Wear Safe Decision Week black-out gear to the football game
as the Knights host Stow. The team will wear their custom “Safe
Decisions Week” Black uniforms. The community is encouraged to wear
your Safe Decision Week blackout gear.
DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS BILLBOARD DESIGN CHALLENGE – DUE BY
OCTOBER 15TH
State Farm and the Summit County Sheriff present the Student Distracted
Driving Awareness Billboard Design Challenge again in 2021. The purpose
is to design a public service announcement billboard that will convey
the importance of driving without distractions and the dangers of
distracted driving. Participant must be a high school student. The
official rules and permission form can be found on Jill Gaba, State Farm
Agent’s Facebook page or the Summit County Sheriff’s Facebook page.