Talk About It:

Rodkey said the yearbook had the potential to be "an award-winning book; but then you see the sexual innuendo and double entendres—it puts the focus on something negative." What is the role of a yearbook? Is it like a trophy case, where the school's presented in the best possible light? Or should it be more like a diary, where anything and everything goes?

The Massaponax yearbook, like most yearbooks, is a student-run publication with a teacher/advisor. For the most part, the students decide the content. Do you think there should've been more adult oversight? Is this an experience for the students to learn from their mistakes? Or did the principal make a mistake by recalling the books?

Do you believe that most of Massaponax's "confessions" were true? What were students trying to achieve by sharing them in the yearbook—to shock people? Get something off their chests? Get help?

Do you have secrets? Do you share them with anyone? When you "confess" something, how does it make you feel?

What the Bible Says:

"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things" (Phil. 4:8).

"… confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed" (James 5:16).

"A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret" (Prov. 11:13).