Can't say I have that experience you mentioned about. But, I do know of a similar situation. I guess I must have had a bad teacher in h.s., because I hated math and barely passed Algebra. I'm forced to go back to school to pursue a different career. Anyway, I did not pass the math part of my...
I'm not giving an opinion, just a observance of a statistic that I saw somewhere a few months ago.
That the illegal immigrants from Mexico, are the majority in the prisons in America.
Personally, I think it is the people in the gangs that are the worst in society. Street gangs, motorcycle...
-Maybe a Marine Cadence cd or mp3s
-Books of stamps so he can write friends and fam
-Drinking mug with Semper Fidelis; Always Faithful or some other Marine inspired inscription on it
-Take lots of pictures at the party so he can take them with him to enjoy later on.