In recognition of the fact that, for good or bad, our society is now calling upon teens to make tough social and moral choices at increasingly younger ages, Saint John’s offers a Freshman Wellness Day.
Typically, the day includes interactive presentations by organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous, the Shrewsbury Police Department (Traffic Stop), inmates from Fort Devens (often those incarcerated on substance violations), and the Massachusetts State Police (Seatbelts).
The day concludes with small group discussion and reflection, led by our Big Reds, and with a freshman class liturgy.
The day aims to provide each Saint John’s student with more of the essential information he needs to make some tough personal decisions about weighty issues during his high school years, and hopes as well to establish an open dialogue among students and faculty about those issues.