Page 273 - 1990.Millard.North

A main goal of the Youth to
Youth organization was to rid the
school of drugs and alcohol. During this
meeting the members of the group
take down notes of upcoming school
events. These events are planned in or-
der to provide a place for students to
have fun without the use of unneeded
substances. (5. Wandel)

Peer was formed to allow stu-
dents to be trained in order to help oth-
er students with their problems. Often
it is hard for a student to go to an adult
for help so these students volunteered
their time to helping students in difficult
situations. (M. Bruning)

Students Help Own

-laminda bush & wendi hansen-

Training students for helping son also said, "The planning for
others was the main purpose all the events took a lot of time.
for setting up Youth-to-Youth However, it was worth it to help
and Peer groups. fellow students stay on the
The Flash Dance, John Cru- straight and narrow path."
dele, and Youth Issues week Youth-to-Youth' s events
were all part of Youth-to never ceased. They planned to
Youth's many activities. The help their fellow students in
main goal was to involve stu- every way. Advisor Sue Crop-
dents with the right things. It per said, " Even if we only
was the safe alternative to be- helped one student, we had
coming part of gangs or devel- accomplished what we set out
oping a drug or alcohol prob- to do."
lem. Peer 10 and Peer 11 also
Among the many activities served as an outlet for students
they helped plan, John Crudele to relieve their problems. Advi-
was the most popular. Crudele sor Elaine Hoover said, "Each
talked to the whole school and peer member was chosen by a
offered students solutions to sociogram. This method was
teenage problems. used so that MN's own students
Junior Candi Hankenson said could choose the people they
the best part of Youth-to- trusted." This was important Sharing his interesting idea
Youth was that "it was wonder- because people were more for a new Youth to Youth activity is Sen-
ior Randy Schuller . Sophomores Ronell
ful to be part of something likely to talk to people they Deck and Courtney Proplesch divert
new. The feeling of everyone knew and trust. their attention from the group to see
being equal within the group Both groups' main goal was what their advisor thinks of the idea. (5.
Wandel)
was wondrous!" The new to help friends and students. •
group also had a certain to-
getherness that added to all
the excitement.
Planning for the visit of John
Crudele dated back to the be-
ginning of the group. Hanken-