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SURREY - Students at Surrey High School are more aware of what can happen to them following a series of fatal car crashes that have hit close to home this fall.

On Friday they participated in the "Be AMAZED - Teen Maze," a hands-on learning activity for adolescents that enabled them to experience the consequences of a specific health risk behavior.

Teenagers were handed cards with a specific scenario that took them from one booth to another to meet with volunteers from law enforcement, court servies, counselors, or medical professionals.

The first stop for juniors Alec Albertson and Dallas Klassen was the Minot Community Ambulance booth, where they learned what treatment would be given to someone after a suicide attempt or after being picked up for drunken driving.

Freshman Melissa Sinerius said her scenario involved a young woman who had been involved in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, ended up being evicted and becoming homeless, and experienced a sexual assault.

The different scenarios include underage drinking, risky driving behaviors and abuse. Each student met with a professional who would be involved with that situation in real life, said Shelly Bohl of the Family Crisis Center in Bottineau, who organized the event. Bohl said the event gives students information about resources that are available to them if they or a friend ever ends up in a similar situation and also makes them aware of the consequences of their actions.

Earlier this fall, a car accident claimed the life of Surrey High School student Reiny Inman.

Sinerius said the death of their friend has made students at Surrey aware that something can happen at any moment. More kids at Surrey are buckling up, said Sinerius, a member of the Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter at the school.

Sinerius, Albertson and Klassen said they think the Teen Maze was a useful event that will make people more aware of things that could happen.