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Talking Real-Life Situations at Annual Ethics Day
South Lakes seniors, community members discuss "what should you do?"
The entire senior class of gathered at theon Tuesday to take part in the Annual Ethics Day.
This is the 19th year the chamber has sponsored the event, where students are presented with legal, ethical, media and medical situations.
Chamber President and CEO Mark Ingrao said GRCC's Ethics Day was the first of its kind in Northern Virginia and has become a model for other chambers in the area.
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"These are the situations the seniors will be going to facing when they leave Mom and Dad's house soon," he said. "We think it is important to do this when they are making the transition from high school to college."
The students' discussions are facilitated by more than 70 community volunteers.
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South Lakes senior Nick Beulac said it was educational to hear other people's opinions at Ethics Day.
"We talked about whether organ donations were ethical," he said as he left the morning session. "Whether parents should have a choice. I think organs should go to who needs it the most, not based on religion or financial status."
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