‘Shattered Dreams’ aims at waking up Marble Falls High School students

MARBLE FALLS — The Grim Reaper will be walking the halls of Marble Falls High School during class May 4, looking for students to join him for the day.

After the reaper makes its selections, a law enforcement officer will go to the student’s home and notify his or her parents that their child is “deceased.”

“We’re really trying to make an impact on the kids to the dangers of drinking and driving,” Marble Falls High School teacher Jackie Crowley said.

Crowley is coordinating the high school’s “Shattered Dreams” program. The anti-drinking-and-driving event was created by the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission to curtail that type of behavior among teen drivers. Though it’s no longer a part of the TABC, Texas high schools still use it to open students’ eyes.