Students receive activity books 

The arrival of the “first activity book” was handed to two New Jersey third grade students right off the delivery truck on Friday, Feb. 1. Eight-year-old twins Arianna and Anthony Calamusa, at McGinn Elementary Schools in Scotch Plains, received the first of 40,000 Healthy Life — Healthy Decisions coloring and activity books being distributed to third grade students throughout New Jersey by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. The activity book, supported by a grant from the PSEG Foundation, emphasizes the importance of making healthy choices and includes an age-appropriate contract asking students to pledge not to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs that would be harmful to themselves, their friends and families. The book will also be signed by parents and school representatives, symbolizing a promise to support the students’ efforts. The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s free school-based programs offer New Jersey students a host of activities to keep kids and their parents informed about substance use prevention. For more information about all of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey School-based programs, contact David Philemon, School Based and Educational Programs coordinator at 973-467-2100 or visit www.drugfreenj.org.