Tag Archives: family

Definitions

By Haydence | May 9, 2012

Tears: Tears don’t always mean you’re upset. They’re not always signs of giving up. The tears that pour from my misty eyes could be hope; Hoping that maybe, just maybe, one day you’ll stop.

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Eyewitness

By Youth Author | August 2, 2010

This post was written by a high school student during Straight Up’s 2010 Leadership Conference, copresented by Ventura Unified School District. I think drinking and driving is stupid to say the least, as well as underage drinking. My family has always been close. Alcoholism does run in my family. In 2002, my brother was in [...]

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Think Freely and Live Clearly

By Youth Author | June 8, 2010

by Haley Paul This essay was the first prize winner in 2010’s “Say It Straight Up” Writing Contest, in the 12-17 age division. Haley will be entering the 12th grade this fall in Ventura. She will be attending a Cal Arts program this summer. Today, your son read a story of a little prince with [...]

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Parent to Parent

By Katherine | July 26, 2008

As Program Director and founder of Straight Up I am enthusiastic about our goals and passionate about my job. However, Program Director of Straight Up is not my main job. My main job is Mother of Six. Neither job makes me a parenting expert though. So I want to approach this section of our blog [...]

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