Team: CHS ION Team A
School: Catholic High School (Secondary)
“Influence.” follows Xander Lim, a promising student whose life begins to unravel under the weight of peer pressure and the constant pull of media culture. Coaxed by friends and drawn in by the glamorised portrayals of drug use on podcasts and social media, Xander slips from curiosity into dependency. As his world shrinks, he isolates himself from his family and chases fleeting highs, blind to the cracks forming in his future. When his mother finally confronts Xander, he is forced to face the irreversible damage and question whether he still has the strength, or the time, to turn back.
