Announcements ...

FCPS Survey Results are in!

Click here ... to review the FCPS Survey Results specific to respondents from Madison High School.

Who We Are & Our Mission ...

VMCC was launched in 1995 as a community coalition under the Safe and Drug Free Youth Section of Fairfax County Public Schools. Community members such as the police, health, faith leaders, youth, businesses, the media, principals from the pyramids' schools, teachers, parents and other community leaders are invited to work with the VMCC. Our mission is to develop and implement a community-wide partnership that promotes a drug, alcohol, and violence-free environment for all our children and youth within the school boundaries of the Greater-Vienna School community.

What We Do ...

The Coalition has a number of goals that it has targeted for the coming year to raise parental and student awareness on such issues as -

	Cyber bullying
	Depression and Suicide
	Drugs
	Gangs
	Inhalants
	Internet safety
	Peer Pressure
	Underage Drinking
	Teen Health and Sexuality

The VMCC provides information and resources to parents and students through forums, presentations by experts, and working with students, sharing brochures and materials, and hosting a website with important links to other, credible websites that can inform and help.

Where and When We Meet ...

The VMCC Board meets the first Thursday of each month from 7-8:30pm at the Vienna Community Center in the Senior Lounge. The agenda includes a short review of VMCC business and then breaks out into working subcommittees.

The VMCC Board monthly meeting dates are as follows:

Oct. 29, 2009
December 10, 2009
Feb. 25, 2010
April 29, 2010
June 10, 2010

In addition, the VMCC Steering Committee Meetings are held at Madison High School in the Library prior to the PTSA Meetings (2nd Monday of the month at 6:30pm unless otherwise indicated). The following a list of upcoming meeting dates:

Nov. 9, 2009
Jan. 11, 2010
Mar. 8, 2010
May 10, 2010

What's News ...

Parents and Teens, Know the Law ...Virginia is a "Zero Tolerance" state, first offenses are chargeable.

It is a class 1 misdemeanor for anyone under 21 to buy, consume, or possess any alcoholic beverage. Penalties, upon conviction, include: a minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service, loss of driver's license for 6-12 months, up to 12 months in jail, and possible expulsion from school. The additional penalty for driving after illegally consuming alcohol is mandatory loss of a driver's license for one year or a delay in obtaining a first driver's license. For use of a fake ID to purchase an alcoholic beverage, the additional penalty is loss of a driver's license for up to one year.