| The assembly began with an outstanding presentation
from Sergio Arguete. Mr. Arguete is the founder of
S.T.R.O.N.G Youth Incorporated and a former gang member.
Passionately he described the course of events which led him to
desire a change for a better world. Mr. Arguete preached a message
of non-violence like that of the great Martin Luther King Jr. He
described ways in which students unknowingly support the cycle of
gang violence. Girls unknowingly support it by dating gang members
and young men by befriending them.
Mr. Arguete's presentation closed with an emphasis on education
as a roadmap for peace. He left the stage to a standing ovation. |
 
Photos taken by Mackini W. |
