Students from Year 10-12 recently had the privilege of listening to the ‘You Choose – Youth Road Safety’ talk.

Speaker Melissa McGuiness’s 18-year-old son, Jordan, was speeding and under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he drove his car into a stationary vehicle. His choices killed four young victims in the other car and also himself.

Students were engaged by powerful relatable, lived-experience concepts of choice and consequence which were placed in context with their own lives and their own loved ones. The students were inspired by a story of LOVE, FAMILY and the EMPOWERMENT of CHOICE to influence great decision-making in everyone around them.

For many, it was the most powerful talk that both the students and teachers had experienced.