STATS, Straight Talk About Tough Stuff, is a group of high school students who creatively share information on a topic that can save lives - sexual abstinence. Targeting middle schoolers, we use skits, dramas, music and personal talks to give out the message, "Everyone's not doing it!"
Topics such as Love vs. Infatuation, How Far is Too Far? STD Prevention, Alcohol and its Effects, How Do I Say "No", Is There Such a Thing as Safe Sex?, Why Wait 'til Marriage, Sexual Abuse, Secondary Virginity, and many more are included, fresh and updated every year.
Teen to Teen - And That's Why it Works
When it comes to sex, teens reaching teens is highly effective and we are told repeatedly that our impact is memorable. This is documented not only by post-test results and student comments, but by the number of current STATS members who joined largely because of the impact STATS had on them when they were in middle school.
STATS in Muskegon is in it's 17th year! And each year we've grown and expanded to the point that we are now in 14 middle schools. To cover this many schools, we have six teams of 8 students with six team leaders.
Give 'Em What They Want
In a nation-wide study, when asked what they wanted most in a sex education curriculum, 84% of teens interviewed, indicated that they wanted more information on how to say "no," not condoms or birth control but,"How to say 'No' without hurting the other person's feelings."
Yes, that's it. Teens want to know,"How do I say 'No' to sex, but 'Yes' to relationships?"
The STATS message gives teens what they want, a reason to say "No" and ways to say it.
