Students participating in the "Living Dead" during the 2016 Shattered Dreams event.

Shattered Dreams is a unique multi-day event designed to emphasize the dangers of underage drinking and drunk driving. Coordinated by a vast array of students, faculty, community members, and first responders, the event showcases the need for drivers to make responsible choices.

The Memorial

On May 29, Timber Creek held a simulated memorial service for those involved in the crash and the students pulled as the Living Dead.

The service featured a 23-minute video produced by TCTV students that showed the entire story.

The memorial was available to junior and senior students in person, and available on live stream via Talon Broadcast Journalists.

Click here to see the full memorial program.

The Crash

A simulated crash on May 18, 2016 involved 7 students from Keller ISD. Six of these were Timber Creek High School students, Hunter Powell, Josh Tallman, Zoe Ross, Sam Schlebach, Gracie Cooper, and Winston Castlemain. The seventh student, Zoe Ross’ sister, Delaney Ross, is a student a Trinity Springs Middle School.

The crash simulated two vehicle colliding at the corner of Funnel Street and High School Road at Timber Creek High School. In the scenario, Hunter Powell was the drunk driver of a vehicle that contained Zoe Ross and Josh Tallman who were coming to school from a “kick back” party the night before. On the way to school, they picked up Gracie Cooper and Sam Schlebach, who were already late while walking to school.

Students were able to view the crash in person, or via a live stream provided by Talon Broadcast Journalists.

View photos from the Shattered Dreams crash scene below. Click on any image to make it larger.

The Living Dead

Every 20 minutes on May 18, a heartbeat was played over the loud speakers in Timber Creek classrooms. Students were removed from their classroom and become one of the “Living Dead.” These students represent how many people are killed in alcohol-related fatalities every day.

After being pulled from class, the Living Dead had their faces painted white and were instructed not to communicate with anyone for the remainder of the school day. Cell phones were taken from these students and they were instructed to remain silent.

The obituaries of these students were displayed in multiple locations around the school and provided below. Click on any image to make it larger.