HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - By the time young teens reach eighth grade, 36 percent of them will have already tried alcohol, according to a Monitoring the Future study. And only four percent of teens report that it’s “difficult” to get alcohol underage.

In an effort to curb underage drinking and encourage teens to choose a healthy lifestyle, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) and Paralympic Swimmer and World Record Holder Mallory Weggemann joined with The Century Council at Apollo Middle School on Monday, June 4, to talk about the importance of choosing a healthy lifestyle, and play an interactive game with students.

Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix is a program developed by The Century Council alongside a team of educators and psychologists specializing in middle school-aged students to educate parents and kids about the dangers of underage drinking.

The Century Council created an interactive, physical fitness game that builds on the existing Ask, Listen, Learn program. The game teaches kids about the health consequences of underage drinking and encourages kids to say yes to a healthy lifestyle and no to underage drinking.

Ask, Listen, Learn’s website, www.asklistenlearn.com, gives kids the opportunity to join the Ask, Listen, Learn Team by pledging to make healthy choices. The website features “SuperStars” such as Apolo Anton Ohno, Tyson Gay, Bryan Clay, Steven Lopez, Rebecca Soni, and Mallory Weggemann who send positive messages to kids about staying fit and healthy and explains why these elite athletes say “no” to underage drinking.