Red Ribbon Certified Schools For the past three years, The Red Ribbon Certified Schools (RRCS) initiative, led by Informed Families/National Family Partnership and Florida State University's Center for Prevention Research, has been federally-funded and designed to assess and then celebrate effective efforts in the prevention of substance use among students. It serves as an assessment and recognition tool that highlights the efforts of schools who work in collaboration with youth, parents, educators, and the community. In addition, it emphasizes the importance of families involved in the education and healthy development of their children where parents are seen as a main ingredient. Currently, efforts are being made to redesign the application process and evaluation format based on the experiences of the the initial phases of the project and expert insight. The next application period will begin in October of 2009. An updated application form is available for interested schools to download so that they may begin to complete it. We encourage you to check back for updates and changes as the process continues.Which schools are certified? 2006 Red Ribbon Certified Schools - Florida Escambia County Workman Middle School, Pensacola Washington High School, Pensacola Lipscomb Elementary, Pensacola Orange County Boone High School, Orlando Gotha Middle School, Windemere Southwest Middle School, Orlando Timbercreek High School, Orlando Lancaster Elementary, Orlando Miami / Dade County Palm Springs Middle School, Hialeah William H. Turner Technical Arts School Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High 2007 Red Ribbon Certified Schools - Florida Avalon Middle School - Orlando Bronson Middle/High School - Bronson Conway Middle School - Orlando Freedom Middle School - Orlando J. Colin English Elementary - Ft Myers Lee Middle School - Ft Myers OASIS Academy - Pensacola Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School - Fort Myers Rolling Hills Elementary - Orlando Seabreeze High School - Daytona Beach Triangle Elementary School - Mount Dora University High School - Orlando Yulee High School - Orlando 2007 Red Ribbon Certified Schools - Chicago St. Tarcissus St Alexander St. Andrews  St. Nicholas of Tolentine Our Lady of Victory St Vincent Ferrer St. Helen St. Monica St. Peter St. Robert Bellarmine Academy St. Benedict Pope John Paul XXIII Immaculate Conception (Talcott)