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"You come to school on
Monday and start looking for
some booze and'a houseto party
in on the weekend. Sunday you
recuperate and the next Monday
you start looking for a house
again.’’ These are the words of a
15-year-old Skeena Junior Sec-
ondary student who says he first
became involved with alcohol in
Grade 7. And he says he’s
far from alone in this kind of
lifestyle. ‘‘Very few students
don’t drink at all,’ he says.

by Tod Strachan |

But two major drama pro-
ductions, ‘‘Juice’’ and “Project
Squeeze’’, will be ready next
‘Spring and may change all that.
*Juice”’ is a two-hour drama for

high school students that. des- |
-cribes what happens -when:

alcohol abuse is introduced into

the family setting, and “Project
Squeeze’’ is a shorter production -

for Grades 5 to 7 which ex-
amines peer pressure, media

pressure, the family and the ear- _

ly stages of alcohol use which
can lead to abuse.
‘With the help of Skeena

teacher Brian Koven, 49 Skeena

Junior Secondary students start-

ed to work on the project in mid- -{

October by attending a weekend
training seminar concerning
alcohol and its effects on
families. The students listened to
a number of speakers such as
doctors, drug and alcohol coun-

sellors, legal experts, teachers,

and Jodie Bartlett, a Smithers
teen who gave a “‘moving’’ ac-
count of living in a home af-
fected by alcohol.

’ Koven says the Skeena youths
were ‘‘attentive” and ‘‘asked ex-
tremely insightful questions’’ of
the speakers before moving on

to the second part of the seminar
— group discussions on media
pressure on teens to drink, fami-

ly pressure when alcohol is in-

volved, and peer pressure and its
effects on teens and drinking.

A. second session, a thera-
peutic weekend, was held at the

end of October and these same ,

students learned how to better
identify their feelings and were
made more aware of the

dynamics between people when

alcohol is involved. Koven says
he noticed some ‘‘surprising at-~

titude’ changes” in the students
following the two weekend

workshops. He says they’re now

‘much better prepared to begin
working on the two plays.

‘And the students involved i in
the production agree with
Koven.: When four of the teens
were asked what they’ve learn-

“Terrace Review — ~ Wednesday, November 16, 1988 qo

-SKEENA STUDENTS DEEPEN. PROBE INTO ALCOHOL DRAMA

ed, Grade 10 student Kevin

-Lorenz spoke. first, saying the

experience has ‘‘expanded”’ his

awareness and made him ‘‘more
informed’’ on the subject of

alcohol abuse.

And three Grade 9 students
echoed his view: Leisa Lamb
said she is now more aware of
the dangers involved, Wes Peter-
son said that he now has a better
idea of how young people get in-
volved, and Liz Batty said she

learned more about her own
feelings arid what to expect from
someone abusing alcohol,

““We’re fortunate to have Mr.
Koven as a teacher,’’ said Batty.
‘*We're really lucky.’? These are
all ideas they hope to convey to
their peers through their drama .
presentations before it’s too late
— how to avoid the problem
yourself, and how to deal with it
if someone else in the family
falls victim to alcohol.

Husband Paul offered a little more than moral support to Terrace Youth Centre organizer Pat Williams during a
limbo contest at the centre on a recent. weekend. The occasion was a special “Thank You Dinner” held in order to
recognize the valuable contribution made by local sponsors and supporters. During the evening Williams an-
nounced their new project that will involve dividing the floor and using half for adimly lit music/socialidance area
‘and the other half for games and recreation.

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