“If you’re not making a difference,” speaker Erahm Christopher said during the  Teen Truth Live assembly on Sept. 6, “what are you doing?”

“Nothing!” was the synchronized response of the entire audience in the McAfee Center.

For the first time, sophomores and juniors also attended the assembly, instead of only freshmen. Each grade had the presentation for an hour and a half; freshman first, then sophomores and finally juniors. Parents were invited to a Truth Teen Live parent edition the previous night.

However, sophomores saw the same presentation again after participating last year.

“It wasn’t as special the second time,” sophomore Daniel Lee said.

Still, many students found Christopher’s message of the everyone’s impact on others relevant and inspiring.

“We shouldn’t live by the standards of others,” sophomore Joseph Eschen said responding to Christopher’s message.

Christopher also mentioned the idea of interconnectedness within our community, saying “intrapersonal connections make communities stronger.”

Eschen said the message was “compelling.”

“We need to stand up for our school, stand up and make our mark,” said Eschen.