Sosa to tell students importance of choices
In February, Warren County students will get a visit from a man who will help them with relationships. No, it won?t be Cupid, but he will help teens with several troublesome areas including personal relationships.
A program called Friends First will be visiting Warren County High School and Middle School on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, respectively. The speaker will be Josh Sosa, a 10-year member of the program.
Sosa uses humor mixed with true stories to convey the message that unhealthy lifestyles keep teens from reaching their true potential. Sosa is an example of how a person can impact the life of a teen, as he is directly responsible for developing relationships with several high-risk teens who gave up drugs and alcohol for a more healthy lifestyle with his support.
?We are a product of our own choices,? said Sosa. ?The decisions that are made today have an effect on tomorrow.?
Topics that will be addressed:
? The condition of your heart
? ?Wait? training
? Leadership training
? Integrity
? Abstinence
? The warrior within (boys talk)
? Peer pressure
Parents are strongly encouraged to attend with their children. Having parents attend could begin some needed conversations between children and their parents.
?He is a wonderful speaker,? said school nurse Debie Martin. ?Parents who attend could open up a dialogue with their children that they might not normally have.?
Even if parents don?t attend, having Warren County?s young generation attend this seminar could still have the desired effect.
?The conference could help the teens who attend become a motivation for other teens,? said Martin. ?Peers really need to be in a position to encourage their friends in a good way. It?s also a good motivation when kids see other people who have made these choices.?
The seminar will be held at WCHS on Feb. 8 from 7:45-8:40 a.m. and from 8:45-9:40 a.m. The middle school?s seminar will be Feb. 9 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
In order for all seventh- and eighth-graders in the Warren County School system to attend, students from the other schools will be bused to the program. The seminars are free and open to the public.