Chris Sandy will speak to Upper School students on the topics of alcohol awareness and making positive choices on Friday, Oct. 11, at 8:30 a.m. in Morris Chapel. Parents are welcome to attend.
"We are thankful to be one of three schools in the community fortunate enough to host Chris Sandy for a presentation during his visit to Rome in October," said Jill Pate, director of personal counseling.
Floyd Against Drugs and the Commission on Children and Youth are bringing Chris Sandy to Rome to give a community presentation at the Civic Center on Thursday, Oct. 10. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for a hot dog dinner, followed by student entertainment around 6:30 p.m. and his speech around 7 p.m. Admission is free.
Sandy will visit Darlington, Pepperell and Model while he is in Rome.
In April of 2000, Chris Sandy was a pretty normal 22-year-old. He enjoyed playing sports, fishing and hanging out with his friends, but life as he knew it came to an end one evening when he chose to drink and drive. Driving 77 mph in a 35 mph speed zone, he crashed into an oncoming vehicle and killed an elderly couple just outside of Atlanta.
Sandy pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide by DUI and served 8 ½ years in a Georgia state prison. While there, he traveled, in law enforcement custody, to share his story with hundreds of thousands of young people.
Sandy was released from prison in 2009 and is now serving parole/probation until 2031. He continues to share his traumatic story through his powerful presentations at middle schools, high schools, colleges, military bases, businesses, town hall meetings, conferences, and churches across the country.
A documentary about his experience and presentation, titled “Enduring Regret: Chris Sandy’s Story of Living Life After Causing Death,” won two Emmy awards in 2009.
Click here for more information about Chris Sandy and his story.
