The SCCDAT (Sumner County Community Drug Action Team) is a council made up of high school students from seven different high schools in Sumner County. Rachel Silhan of Oxford High School has been a member of the council for three years. Today she is a junior and just as excited to work with the council as she was in her freshman year.

“What I most enjoy about SCCDAT is collaborating with other high school students in the community,” said Silhan.

Having spent three years on the council, Silhan understands what their work means to the community. She’s also involved in Student Council and National Honor Society at Oxford. Making their community a better place for everyone is the focus. Silhan and her peers are doing their part to ensure the county continues to push for a drug free environment for everyone. Silhan plans to attend college once she graduates from high school and she said her parents have been a big source of inspiration for her.

“I plan to attend college and major in graphic design and marketing,” said Silhan. “I look up to parents a lot. They’ve taught me the value of hard work and a smile.”