"Assembly" throbs with a message for local kids

To call it a "school assembly" might give you the wrong impression.

It was a rap concert at the end, but the bulk of it before the bass throbbed was all about honesty, mistakes, permanent hurt, forgiveness, letting go, and choices.

James Pakootas was on a destructive path not too long ago, until he realized he was making the wrong choices.

He told students at Lake Roosevelt Junior-Senior High Scho...