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Bluebag Media
“Majority” kids teach
Life Skills to younger students
GREENVILLE – “We are the majority of kids who are not using drugs,”
said Masen, one of the Majority peer leaders. “A lot of times people
think about the things kids do that go wrong… we want people to know
kids make positive choices.”
Majority Advisor, Kelly Harrison, said every year kids rally in
Columbus to make a statement… “Not all kids make poor choices.” This
group was started to echo that sentiment. It became formal in March.
“It’s a peer led program,” she added.
“We started with the intention of drug prevention,” Masen said. “Before
long it evolved into community boosting… good kids willing to help out
with community projects.” Their first activity was speaking to the
junior high… “I don’t drink because…” Among the ‘because’ responses was
“because you could be doing something better with your time.”
Kayli talked about having a booth for a First Friday downtown. “We had
games for the kids; we provided information about the negative effects
of drugs. She laughed. “Not sure how much the kids understood, but they
sure loved the games.” She noted they also helped with Lunch on the
Lawn. Masen added they helped Gateway set up for the Greenville
Library’s recent Fright Night.
Nine of about 15 core group peer leaders were at the recent planning
session, which an hour later was followed by a Study Session with young
students. They included Olivia, Masen, Ripley, Kayli, Kate, Rose,
Emily, Chloe and Alex. The students come from Greenville, Arcanum,
Ansonia and Mississinawa Valley...
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