The words of four Hopkinton High School students will soon be heard across the airwaves of New Hampshire radio stations, cautioning youths of the dangers of underage drinking.

New Hampshire’s beer distributors sponsored the public service announcements, which had the students act out common scenarios high school students face.

The scripts, however, needed a little work before they could be taken to the recording studio.

“The scripts we got at first were kind of lame, so we rewrote them so they sounded like kids talking instead of older people. We changed the language a lot, and changed the scenarios,” said Emily Sinclair, one of the students who recorded the skits.

Student Noah Meister said changing the scripts was a necessary adjustment.

“If we wanted kids to take it seriously, it had to be something they could at least understand. A lot of advertisements are for teens, but they’re something they aren’t going to consider listening to,” he said.

Nancy Schaefer, who coordinates peer outreach at the school, worked with the students, along with Mimi Allen, a drama instructor at the school.

“Teens have a bigger effect on other teens than adults do. Part of what my job here is to train the students on peer-related topics. We want to give them the information so that they can make decisions on their own,” said Schaefer. “This is a big topic in our school, as it is with other schools.”

Before recording the skits in Windham, Allen said the group talked about the important of the PSAs.

“One of the conversations that we had was how they wanted to get across that if you make a mistake, the consequences, besides dying, can affect your scholarships, your athletic careers or your family,” said Allen. “They felt that was an important message to send to kids. There are consequences that are equally deadly in some cases.”

Although the students are nervous to hear themselves on the radio, they also feel the final product came out well. Schaefer said the producers of the project were pleasantly surprised at how easy the process was.

“They worked really hard with a lot of practice. When we got to the recording studio the technicians were impressed with how prepared they were,” Schaefer said.

Students Christine Fletcher and Josh Allen were also involved in the project, which will be eye-opening to radio listeners and the students who recorded them.

“We all thought it was a relevant issue in our society today. We all just wanted people to think about the implications of what they are doing before they do it,” said Meister. “I feel like that’s a good thing if I can help keep someone safe and out of a dangerous situation.”