How do you get your friends who like to stay at home out of the house?
“I just tell them that there are a whole lot of other people who are going to be wherever it is we are going.”
— Jake Walter, sophomore, Free State High School
“I usually will just go find somebody else. It's pretty hard to get people away from their video games, because they're so addictive.”
— Kara Kelley, seventh grade, West Junior High School
“I usually bribe them with something like food or money, or I'll tell them that I'll do whatever they want to do later on if they come along.”
— Ciara Carey, seventh grade, WJHS
“Tell them that they need to have some fun outdoors and enjoy the people around them; or I'll tell them they should play some sports and exercise to be more healthy.”
— Austen Twombley, seventh grade, South Junior High School
“I usually just convince them that they'll have more fun if we go play outside.”
— T.J. McDowell, seventh grade, SJHS
“I'll turn off their video games and pull them outside. I just leave them at home if it's too complicated.”
— Rena Manixai, eighth grade, SJHS
“I tell them that there's somebody they want to meet up with or something they want at wherever we're going, even if there isn't.”
— Olivia Johnson, sophomore, Lawrence High School
“I just give them money. It doesn't work when I just try and talk them into it.”
— Donald Harris, eighth grade, Central Junior High School