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How to Make Your Own Banner for School On Tobacco, Drugs & Alcohol

School banners give students a chance to use creativity and innovation to show their teachers what they've learned. The wealth of available information about tobacco, drug and alcohol abuse makes this project easy. There are many ways to spread the important message that these substances are unhealthy. This is just one idea for a school banner on tobacco, drugs and alcohol.

Things You'll Need

  • 1 roll of poster paper 36 inches tall
  • Poster paint
  • Permanent marker
  • Paint brush
  • Color printer with paper and ink
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Instructions

  1. Make your banner

    • 1

      Cut 9 feet of poster paper from the roll and divide it into thirds: one-third for an anti-tobacco message; one-third for an anti-drug message; and one-third for an anti-alcohol message.

    • 2

      Locate a copy of the surgeon general's warning about the dangers of cigarette smoking. The warning is printed on every cigarette container and on every print ad for cigarettes. The label warns that smoking causes diseases like lung cancer and emphysema. It warns pregnant women that smoking cigarettes can cause complications in pregnancy. Use the permanent markers to reproduce the warning label on your banner.

    • 3

      Locate a before-and-after series of mug-shot photos of an individual who is allegedly addicted to methamphetamine. The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Oregon has created a project called Faces of Meth featuring photographs that show how methamphetamine addiction takes its toll on meth users. If your local police station has a similar program, ask for the mug shots; remember: you may not otherwise use private individuals' photos in these kinds of print campaigns without permission. Print the "before" image and the "after" image on its own full page sheet of paper. Attach the two images, side by side, to the center of your banner. Under the photos, paint "Got meth?" with poster paint.

    • 4

      Draw a two-column table, six rows long, in the remaining third of your school banner. Write "Year" at the top of the left column and "Drunk Driving Deaths" in the right column, using the permanent marker. Research how many drunk driving deaths have been recorded in the last five years for your city, your state or the United States, and fill in the numbers. For example, according to Alcohol Alert, there were 13,846 alcohol-related deaths in 2008; 15,387 in 2007; and 15,829 in 2006.

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