MIAMI, Okla. — A new program in Miami is going beyond traditional school education and diving into the topic of severe weather. Today, an official explained why this effort matters.
“This is the first time for something like this a tornado awareness project in Miami which is way we saw a need for it,” said Shelby Bergman, a Miami FFA chapter agriculture teacher.
So, Miami’s FFA Chapter started the Miami Sooner Safe project—helping to provide resources and inform students about the importance of storm safety.
“Our goal today is to travel to all the Miami Schools in the Miami District with the Midwest Storm Chasers and teach the kids about tornado safety, about severe weather safety and basically about just what to do in the case of an emergency,” said Tylor Aary, chapter president.
In addition, they also learned the importance of go-bags.
“So, our Go-Bags have blankets, they have water bottles, they have flashlights they have a radio in them, they also have whistles, so when the kids go home today, they have an abundance of information, and they also have something to take that active approach,” said Aary.
“A lot of people don’t have that just ready, and I think it will be beneficial that quick to pick up and just have ready if a storm came through or anything,” said Bronson Fletcher, Miami 6th grader.
They say the goal of this project is simple—help students and staff feel “prepared and not scared.”
“We are visiting each in the Miami Public Schools District to provide them with this information and hoping that it will save a life,” said Bergman.
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