When I was in high school, we would load up out-of-state hunters in a 1955 International pickup truck and tell them to hang on. We would bring them back after the hunt, dustier than heck and they would give us some cash.

It was what high school hockey is all about. It was a fantastic game.

We use the same general approach. We have to understand why he isn't coming to school and listen to what is coming between them as a person because some anger is directed at you or the school. Anger could be directed at another individual or a life situation. In order to make the student/parent relationship successful, the student must be in touch with his own pain, identity and change.

We actually hire the student before we send them to school. We pay them while they go to school, and we provide them with a lap-top computer with the company's software on it. And they will have a job waiting when they get out of school.

The whole program is on the rise. The high school has had a very good year. They are in second place and start the playoffs Tuesday night. I have gotten e-mails from players who want to play next year. So we are doing a good enough job that word is starting to spread.

The governor's proposal is a great start, but we'd like to see it expanded to all school districts.