(electronic music) - [katie] this report is brought to you by the council on addiction prevention & education. (jazz music) bus load after bus load of students from four school districts arrived at new york's dutchess stadium for a special event. - we're going to have 1,400 students here e days. - [katie] this youth rally was sponsored by the southern dutcess community coalition and the nonprofit agency called cape. - cape stands for the council on addiction prevention and education of dutchess county. - we're here 'cause our science class is coming and learning about how bad drug addiction is for us. and how to help ourselves and how to help others. - the eighth to ninth grade transition year is one of the higher risk years. and that's when a lot of high risk behaviors ke them aware of the risks that are out there. the risks going into high school. help them make good decisions because there's going to be a lot of peer pressure towards the other way. - [katie] set up along the edge of the field were a number of exhibits manned by vendors. they weren't selling anything, they were there to giv

(electronic music) the council on addiction prevention & education. (jazz music) bus load after bus load of students from four school districts arrived at new york's dutchess stadium for a special event. - we're going to have 1,400 students here learning about healthy lifestyles and about avoiding substance abuse, rally was sponsored by the southern dutcess community coalition and the nonprofit agency called cape. - cape stands for the council on addiction prevention and education of dutchess county. - we're here 'cause our science class is coming and learning about how bad drug addiction is for us. and how to help ourselves and how to help others. - the eighth to ninth grade transition year is one of the higher risk years. and that's when a lot of high risk behaviors and decisions tend to happen. - and make them aware of the risks that are out there. . help them make good decisions because there's going to be a lot of peer pressure towards the other way. - [katie] set up along the edge of the field were a number of exhibits manned by vendors. they we

(electronic music) - [katie] this report is brought to you by the council on addiction prevention & education. (jazz music) ad after bus load of students bus lo from four school districts arrived

. - [katie] this report is brought to you by the council on addiction prevention & education. (jazz music) ad after bus load of students bus lo from four school districts arrived at new york's dutchess stadium for a special event.