They write resumes and cover letters. After class one day, a student presented Tuthill with a resume. More important than the error itself, Tuthill's keen eye instills a discipline these children have never known. True, they will make sacrifices that cannot be recovered, Tuthill said. But they can still live normal lives.
Many teens make it.
There are success stories, agreed Northern Valley Catholic Social Service caseworker Laura McDuffey and teen services program manager Mark Calkins. But Wayne Bell will never know how far football might have taken him. And Amanda Heffley will never have glamorous prom stories to tell her daughter. Both will have to move on. Both say they have.