Eighth grade students Maya Wedge from Berlin Junior High School (left) and Madison Fillion from Gorham Middle/High School (right) with Linda Morris, AVH volunteer coordinator and auxiliary president/liaison, attended the Health-A-Rama at the Town & Country Inn and Resort. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Eighth grade students Maya Wedge from Berlin Junior High School (left) and Madison Fillion from Gorham Middle/High School (right) with Linda Morris, AVH volunteer coordinator and auxiliary president/liaison, attended the Health-A-Rama at the Town & Country Inn and Resort. (COURTESY PHOTO)
GORHAM — Androscoggin Valley Hospital, in conjunction with Berlin Junior High School and Gorham Middle/High School, held Health-A-Rama, a teen conference for eighth graders, on Thursday, May 22, at the Town & Country Inn and Resort in Gorham. The daylong event discussed important issues teens are facing such as drugs, alcohol, peer pressure and the impact and consequences of their choices and decisions. It was an opportunity for students to enjoy a day out of the norm, off campus, while learning meaningful lessons in real-life situations.
The Health-A-Rama Planning Committee continues to bring back its three main speakers, as they are standouts with students. Marko, opening keynote speaker, provides information in an entertaining and enlightening way. Charles “Chucky” Rosa speaks candidly about losing not one but two sons to drugs and alcohol.
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