“The cost of college.”
Tony Fazzini,
Wheeling
“Peer pressure, engaging in underage drinking and experimenting with illicit drugs.”
David Sims,
lawyer, Wheeling
“I think picking an educational path that you can find employment in.”
Ruth Garrison,
caregiver.
Bridgeport
“I think choosing what I’m going to do for the rest of my life.”
Natalie Morris,
WJU student,
Wheeling
“Money. Everything is so expensive — gas and everything.”
Zach Dytko,
student,
Wheeling
“Picking a major.”
Katie Stanton,
Wheeling Jesuit University student,
Wheeling
“There are a lot of different issues, such as peer pressure. And some are facing uncertain futures with how it relates to jobs. ... They need to think about getting a good education. They need to listen to their parents and parents need to be a good example.”
Randy Wharton,
businessman, Wheeling
“They are lacking discipline. ... Some single parents don’t have the time to spend with a child to bring them up.”
Rev. Willie Stinson,
pastor,
Wheeling
“A lack of parental guidance and parents not leading by example.”
Greg Smith,
Wine & Jazz Festival
chairman, Wheeling
“They need some direction, but the problem is who they are listening to for that direction. Hopefully they are listening to mom and dad.”
Tim McCormick,
retired teacher,
Wheeling
“Just deciding where to live or to go to graduate school, what job to apply for. The more experience you have, the better.”
Nicole Huffman,
WJU student,
Woodsfield
“Deciding what to do when I get out of school or whether to go to graduate school.”
Andrea Fitzgibbon,
WJU student,
Marion, Ohio
