Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area worked with students from the Maine Arts Academy in Sidney to create informational videos about substance abuse prevention. Students worked throughout the last school year learning how to convey positive messages to peers about resisting smoking and drug use.

This fall the students worked with HCCA to create short movies conveying this positive message. Maine Arts Academy students wrote the script and acted in the videos. The productions will be used in high school programs throughout the capital area.

The Arts Academy Sidekicks, from left, Jocelyn Begin, Tabi Lint, Chase Stewart, April Hughes (HCCA) Aaron Walsh, JonMarcus Willey, Kaia Trask and Ethan Quigley worked with Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area on substance abuse prevention projects. Contributed photo

The Arts Academy Sidekicks, from left, Madalyn Rancourt (script writer), Grace Bradstreet and Chanel Lamour worked with Healthy Communities of the Capitol Area on substance abuse prevention projects. Contributed photo