This past Friday, Howard High School invited ELMS 8th graders to come to their auditorium to see John Morello, a motivational speaker, who has created a one-man theatrical production to heighten students awareness of the drug problem facing our country.
According to Morello, "This is a rather serious one man show I wrote in response to things that have occured in my life. Not fully stand-up. Not fully drama. Not really an assembly. Not really a motivational speaker. But a little bit of all those things. A strange hybrid and fusion that works for all ages."
During the assembly on Friday, Morello took all of the assembly participants on a journey following the lives of various people impacted by the main character's drug addiction. The talent of Morello was evident as he skillfully played various characters on stage. He touched a nerve in each audience member as he revealed their inner voices and feelings. By the end of the show, John shares that all of the characters were based on people in his own life and that he, too had been impacted by a person who had become addicted to drugs. His own brother died of a drug overdose.
I want to thank Howard High School for providing this powerful educational experience for our 8th graders. I especially want to thank Ms. Massella, the Principal of Howard High and Mr. Levy, the Assistant Principal of Howard High for working with us to make this happen.
If you are interested in finding out more about John Morello and his show, click on the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnmorello
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