EDITOR'S notebook 2-04

The program is doing much more than just teaching students graphic arts skills, Pugliese is quick to point out. It's all about instilling a strong work ethic, a sense of responsibility and the ability to get along with co-workers. "Since some of the students are inner-city kids who have been involved in gangs, the biggest obstacle we have is negative peer pressure and keeping the kids from falling back into that same environment. It takes a strong will for a young man to turn away from that lifestyle, but we've had so many success stories."