eam Delta Max is a drug and alcohol-free student-led group from Upper Arlington High School in Columbus, Ohio. Team Delta Max was developed in November, 2006 in response to a call for a student movement needed to combat the underage drinking problem facing our community, in which nearly 50% of all 11th and 12th graders drink alcohol at least once a month (according to the 2006 PPAUS Survey).

Since November, Team Delta Max has earnestly sought proactive solutions that encourage students to make positive life choices regarding drug and alcohol-use. To begin, the group created and implemented a series of teen dance parties, called The Max, to promote having fun in a safe and substance-free environment.

In April, Team Delta Max held a student-forum to discuss how to make a difference in the issue. Using ideas from the forum as well as research from successful national programs, Team Delta Max developed an action plan to elevate awareness, create dialogue and galvanize the community.

It was presented to and approved by the Upper Arlington City Council and Upper Arlington Board of Education in June. Since the school year began, many of the goals of the action plan have come to fruition.
  

Team Delta Max strives to elevate awareness about the affects of underage drinking, create dialogue about the issue and galvanize the community in a manner that creates a groundswell of accountability and action that will result in real change in Upper Arlington.

It is the goal of Team Delta Max to become an epicenter of reform and a model for other communities to follow. It is our mission to undermine the acceptance of underage drinking and SHIFT THE NORM!