Arlington Times, May 02, 2015

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‘Out of the Shadows’ brings home sobering truths about drugs BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

Leisure: Seniors stay fit with video game bowling. Page 2.

ARLINGTON — The anonymous young people who appeared as silhouettes in the video confessed to stealing money from their parents to get hooked on drugs in seventh grade. In their late teens and early twenties now, they recalled multiple overdoses, repeated refusals to admit when they’d hit rock bottom, and in the more fortunate cases, thanked the friends and family who had helped them break the cycle of addiction, even after all the pain and broken prom-

ises those addicts confessed to putting their loved ones through. The April 28 “Out of the Shadows” event was borne out of Arlington School District staff meeting with Arlington Police last year to learn the signs of drug abuse among students, but Arlington High School coprincipals Will Nelson and Erik Heinz deemed it a catalyst for the series of video interviews, of former students between the ages of 18-20, that would follow. “We were struck by how SEE SHADOWS, PAGE 2

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Arlington Police officers Molly Ingram and Rory Bolter meet with members of the public at ‘Out of the Shadows’ April 28.

Navarro overcomes obstacles to succeed on & off field badam@arlingtontimes.com

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MARYSVILLE — Two things brought senior Sebastian Navarro to Marysville-Pilchuck from his hometown of Yakima. His love for soccer and his disdain for drugs. He has been around both most of his life. Drugs were around as far back as he can remember, including some of his friends and part of his family. Soccer was his escape. It was “the Yakima way,” where young kids would turn to drugs and gangs. He is the youngest of three brothers who are still struggling with drug addictions. He even opted for public transit over the school bus because drug dealers at his school would beat him up because his brothers owed them money.

He has a scar below his left eye from a brass knuckle after refusing to partake in drugs. But the scar just reminds him how far he’s come. “Every day I wake up, and I see the scar,” he said. Sebastian, nicknamed SEE NAVARRO, PAGE 10

Sebastian Navarro.

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Cristian Correa-Avila pals around with teammate Sebastian Navarro during a recent practice.

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