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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