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ANDY’S REFERENCES FOR HIGH
SCHOOLS
Andy's IMPACT Presentations
inspire over 105 schools every year! He has hundreds of high school
references from every Canadian province and over 30 states. A sample of
recent quotes on the impact of his programs …
February 20, 2005
"The assembly presentation
was so uplifting and energizing. All of us laughed and at the same time
were warmed by the genuine honesty in Andy's presentation. During the
assembly I watched students laughing so hard they covered their faces
and heads. It was really cute to see our kids have so much fun in the
middle of a dreary winter month. Our students came out of the auditorium
laughing and smiling. The reflection questions provided for classroom
teachers were very powerful - several teachers spoke to me later about
the message and how much our students enjoyed Andy. As Andy and I were
walking down the hall from the last assembly, students stopped him,
thanked him and asked for hugs He is an amazing speaker and truly
connects with young people. The student leadership workshop was
fabulous. Even though we have an extremely talented group of confident
and intelligent leaders at Oakridge, Andy had them reciting powerful
messages, doing hand signals that reinforced concepts and they loved
every minute of it!
Christine Stewart,
Principal, Oakridge SS, London, Ontario
October 26, 2005
You made a big impact on us
kids today with your laughter. I saw kids who didn’t do their homework
(me) do homework (me, myself and I!). Thank you for reminding that
school is about learning AND having fun!
Sarah Buchan, Grade 9
student, Sacred Heart HS, Yorkton, Saskatchewan
February 15, 2005
You really taught me a lot
about leadership and being a person. You are a really awesome speaker
and I can't say that enough. Never have I seen the whole entire school
react to anything the way they did your presentation. You were fun,
energetic and challenging and I really appreciate everything to have
done.
Jeremy VanSlyke, Grade 10
student leader, Fredricton HS, New Brunswick
October 30, 2005
Your presentation is awesome.
My short dialogue of your presentation would include the fact that you
are genuine and sincere; something young students pick up on right away.
You speak from the heart and what you have shared with your young
audiences stays with them today, tomorrow and into the future. I have
seen that in reality. You give life to the word presentation and to the
whole aspect of what a motivational speaker is all about. You ROCK in
the Land Of Orange!
Gary Gawryliuk, Student
Council Advisor, Yorkton RHS, Saskatchewan
September 17, 2002
Andy, here are some sample
student comments on your presentation:
"I always wanted to try out
for the musical , but never had the courage before"
We keep hearing variations of
"I thought about want Andy said, and decided to try..."
You more than met our expectations of what a speaker could do!
The staff comments to me on several IMPACT’s of your presentation:
The junior class advisor had to put in 2 additional orders for class
t-shirts after your program!
50 students showed up to
Junior class meeting (usually only the officers are there).
Comments that even though
teachers are older, they could relate to what you were saying.
In ten years of sponsoring
student events, there are always those same teachers that oppose, or
find something wrong with whatever the event is, but I receive nothing
but overwhelmingly positive feedback, and LOTS of it. Our principal says
that you are Jim Carey with a message. Another teacher said that they
never stopped laughing, but realized at the end that there was a lot of
material to take away.
Our Student Government has struggled for the last several years with how
to build school spirit where none exists. Every dance is cancelled each
year due to lack of student interest. Sports teams are barely
supported, etc. After your presentation, students are trying new things,
deciding to get involved in class and extracurricular activities. Our
only job now is to keep alive what you have started! Thank you!
Gale Lewis, Student Council
Advisor, Hamburg HS, New York
August 30, 2003
I wanted to let you know how
much I appreciated you coming and talking to us yesterday. It is
evident that you really care about leadership at school, and about
training kids to effectively lead at their schools. A lot of what you
said really made sense and made me think. Today at our student council
meeting, someone brought up the fact that our volleyball team's first
game is coming up and wanted to make signs advertising their game. That
would have never happened if you had not have pointed out the "less
important" (as most people see them) sports!! So we are going to put up
signs, and they asked the student council to go and cheer. Thank you so
much for caring about leadership in our schools!! Your care is
contagious, evident, and effective!
Rebecca Wood, Student Leader, Rogers HS,
Arkansas
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