Students at Ware County and Waycross middle schools will experience Teen Maze this week.
Teen Maze is a skit that portrays a party scene and following car crash that leads to disastrous consequences. After viewing the skit, the youths will hear a panel of community professionals address the consequences of the party and crash and offer advice on how to make good choices based on what has just been portrayed.
The production is a project of the collaborative partners of the Ware Children’s Initiative and the Georgia Family Connection Partnership collaborative for Ware County.
The project will be at Ware Middle School on Thursday, October 7 and Waycross Middle School the following day. The production was presented to the community on Tuesday evening at Ware Middle School.
The program is presented to youths at a time in their life that offers tremendous growth possibilities. However, stress, anxiety and often depression can turn those possibilities into mass confusion or worse — thus the production’s name.
Teens struggle daily trying to fit in with their peers, perform athletically and excel academically. Just being responsible or irresponsible can raise their stress levels and can cause a variety of unwelcome behaviors.
It’s important teens and pre-teens receive open communication frequently allowing them time to explore their thoughts and feelings, find their voice, and realize their life and choices matter.
The goal of Teen Maze is to address these and other issues empowering students to make the right choices, its collaborators stress.
The Ware County Teen Maze will take on a new format this year for all students at Ware County and Waycross Middle Schools. Students will realize the importance of choices when they witness a skit that portrays a party scene and car crash that leads to disastrous consequences. They will then enter the auditorium to hear a panel of community professionals address the consequences of the party and crash and offer solid advice on how to make good choices.
