The Ambassadors’ Deep Bench, The Mothers Behind a Winning Team
Stacey Strozier found her son lying in the street in a pool of blood. Sonya King prayed her baby wouldn’t get caught up with the wrong crowd. And Felecia Calhoun’s worried her son was a cocky kid who...
View ArticleDirt bikes, Joyriding and Diving, Avoiding the Tragedies of Teenage Poor...
Dr. Herndon Murray (center) with Cody Holder (third from left in brown shirt) and patients. Photo by Billy Howard Connor Whitesell, 17, was riding his dirt bike and wanted to try out a homemade ramp....
View ArticleFor Once, Two Brothers Behind Bars Come Home For Christmas, Part One
Robbie and Zach at Christmas, circa 2005 No one is 100 percent sure what Christmas in the Dykes’ house will be like this year. But Zach Dykes, 17, a senior at metro Atlanta’s Hillgrove High School, is...
View ArticleHome for the Holidays for Two Brothers, Part Two
Zach with his mom, Stacy Erin Dale, a probation officer in Cobb County, Georgia’s juvenile drug court, has never come across a kid who started using marijuna as young as Zach Dykes. “Seven years old,”...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Damian, 16
Damian Browning Damian Browning, 16, Marietta High School “I see 2012 as a chance to keep my grades up, think clearly and level headed and stay sober. I was 14 when I started drinking and 15 when I...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Dylan, 15
Dylan Hamilton Dylan Hamilton, 15, Pope High School “I started smoking marijuana two years ago. I was skipping a lot of school, hanging with the wrong crowd, living the wrong life. This coming year, I...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Nick, 17
Nick McCullough Nick McCullough, 17, Pope High School “I have a good head on my shoulders and for starters, I won’t do what I normally would do on New Years, which is smoke weed. I want to go to...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Rachel, 16
Rachel Perdue Rachel Perdue, 16, Pebblebrook High School I got caught using marijuana three years ago and have now been clean for seven months. For my New Year’s resolution, I want to lose 10 pounds,...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions: Hannah, 16
Hannah Greer Hannah Greer, 16, Pope High School “I was clean for nine months until this month, when I slipped up and drank some whiskey. I’ve been to jail four times. My drug of choice, it’s...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions From Juvenile Drug Court
It’s easy to make New Year’s resolutions. Keeping them, though, takes a resolution that many, well-intended people simply don’t have. For those whose plans are to lose a stubborn 10 pounds or run a...
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