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As he opened with a few jokeShealsotook
time to get to know some of the students by walk ing
around and shaking the hands of selected students. (f.
Strauss)

What Are The

Right Choices?

-wendi hansen-

"It's not what's taught, it's doesn't protect two vital areas
what's caught," said John Cru- of a teenager: mind and emo-
dele, a international speaker tion.
on teen issues , as he explained In one's own personal life he
that there were not good or said peer pressure prevails .
bad choices just the ones you "We often look in the mirror and
make. see what's not there versus
While Crudele was here, on what is there. The hardest per-
Feb. 20 he explained to an all- son to be is the one that some-
school assembly that they had one else wants you to be."
the ability to make their own Therefore he advocated teen-
decisions. "I liked it because he agers not to take themselves
realized the peer pressure that for granted because when
teens have to face and helped "Everyone else is gone, you are
us to deal with it," said Junior still left."
Jason Hinsey. In regard to drugs and alco-
The overall message of Cru- hol he encouraged his audi-
dele related to all teens wheth- ence to not sell themselves for
er they were facing these this because they would only
problems, or they had already be counterfeiting themselves
made their own decisions and that they should look at life
about life. "He represented im- as something that gives rea-
portant issues to an audience sons not excuses.
who needed to know they According to past surveys
weren't alone in their choices," students considered Crudele
said Junior Chris Gille. as an outstanding speaker."He
Many of the reactions to Interaction with the stu- Crudele left with his audi- captivated the audience by
John Crudele were negative but dents helped Crudele establish ence several lines which served using speaking methods that all
Sophomores Barry Davies. Daniel Ensz. a common ground between the stu-
Dennis Huber, and Senio r LaVonne Sk alla dents and himself, here he explains to as food for thought. In regard teens understood," said Junior
I Ferguson the pressures of being asked such thing as safe sex only safer
enjoyed one of his many jokes. (f. Strauss) Senior Michelle Martig and Senior Andy to sex he said that there was no Jeff LaGrone. •
about girlfriends. (C. Reade)
sex, also that birth control