WIRETAPPED “It did not take more than a second-and-a-half to become horrified.” Carrie Scott remembers the moment, five years ago, when she picked up the phone and accidentally heard a conversation between her 12-year-old daughter Jenni and their next door neighbor, a 38-year old married man. “Immediately the conversation made it abundantly clear,” Scott recalls, […]

TRANSFERRING BELIEFS “I’m going to look at what they do and decide what I need to do, and what is right.” Meghan Johnson/Age 16 “For once in your life, answer me!” Sixteen-year-old Meghan Johnson stands on-stage and delivers her lines. “Do you pray for me?” Meghan has the lead role in her church play. After […]

RAUNCHY TV “We were watching ‘Family Guy’ and some of the jokes just went whoosh!” Daniel When 11-year-old Daniel sits down with his mom and older brother to watch TV, he’s not always in on the jokes. “Like we were watching ‘Family Guy,’” Daniel says, “and some of the jokes just went whoosh!” Often those […]

Playing It Safe “I started out with a helmet and that’s it. Because I didn’t think anything was gonna happen.” Melanie Hoffman/Age 9   Two months ago, Melanie Hoffman had an accident on her roller blades. “I was rushed to the emergency room and I got 30 stitches and I had to have them for […]

Hi-Tech Girls “We think that we have done everything in the women’s movement to get rid of those old prejudices, but….” Joan Dutter, Science Teacher Encouraged by her dad from the time she was a kid, 18-year-old Melissa has always enjoyed science. “He’s always pushed me toward science as far back as I can remember. […]