Charlie Aeschliman

Grade Content:
Appropriate for K-12.

Comments:
Charlie is considered one of the best basketball handlers in the world!  This high-energy assembly presentation is a combination of basketball tricks and life lessons, all choreographed to music.  This NIKE National Festival Basketball Handling Champion and former Navy SEAL will leave your students with an indelible message of the benefits of overcoming life's obstacles, respect for authority, never giving up, and believing in your dreams.  Charlie has been featured on the Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, and ESPN.

Orlando Antigua

Grade Content:
Appropriate for K-8.

Comments:
Orlando is a former seven-year veteran of the Harlem Globetrotters, and he will provide an incredible childhood story of survival in New York's inner city.  Your students will be amazed to hear how Orlando survived being both an innocent victim in a drive by shooting and homelessness to becoming a star basketball player and college graduate.  Orlando was the first Spanish player ever named to the Harlem Globetrotters.  He has been featured on the David Letterman show as well as being named one of the most influential Hispanics in 2001.

Donna Brighton

Grade Content:
Primarily for female students grades 6-12.

Comments:
Donna is a professional image and identity consultant primarily for female students.  This assembly presentation addresses many of the current cultural challenges facing girls regarding their appearance and relationships.  Donna is an at expert helping young girls mature and grow confident without thinking they have to measure up to Hollywood's idea of perfection.  Upon request, this presentation can also address teen dating abuse and drug use issues that have become increasingly common and very devastating among today's teens.

Dennis Bowman

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-8.

Comments:
Dennis has spent 31 years in public broadcasting as a meteorologist.  He is also an accomplished ventriloquist.  This assembly presentation featuring Dennis' wooden buddy Chester Drawers is laughter-filled while addressing issues of respect, good decisions, and bullying.

Dennis is also one of NCEF's staff development presenters.  His powerful, uplifting presentation regarding the teaching profession is filled with laughter and stories that will inspire your staff to a higher level of committment.

Robin Cole

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-12.

Comments:
A former NFL All-Pro linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Robin's powerful, inspiring presentations combine humor, story-telling and concrete ideas that students can easily understand and implement.

William Charles "Burr" Datz

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 7-12.

Comments:
Burr is the Director of Leadership Development at Washington & Lee University.  Burr is a national leader in the field of personal development skills.  His presentations have been featured with numerous universities and organizations including: University of Virginia, James Madison University, Time and World News, National Honor Society, Alcohol Control Conference, and Prevention Research Institute.

Burr's student assembly presentation includes topics on teamwork, conflict or communication, hazing or team building, time management, and leadership.  The presentation is designed to be very interactive through a series of fun experiments and examples that educate participants on how to use their own personal leadership abilities.

Burr's professional development presentation will inspire your staff to the magnanimous role they play as educators and mentors.

Terry Davis

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 4-12.

Comments:
This anti-gangs, anti-drugs assembly presentation reaches students with the hardcore facts that surround these activities.  Terry was incarcerated for 4 1/2 years in the State of Maryland for his role in a drug ring that supplied drugs and illegal guns from Miami to New York.  This reformed gang leader reaches students with a real life message about the evils, loneliness, and fear that this lifestyle brings, and how he overcame them.

Rich Donnelly

Program(s):
A motivational and inspiring staff development program.

Comments:
This former World Series Champion and current Pittsburgh Pirates Player Development Director has spent over 40 years in professional baseball as a player, coach, and personnel advisor.  He has been a motivational speaker for most of his professional life.  Rich's powerful staff development presentation mixes his life's experiences with some of baseball's greatest stars, and his incredible personal story of tragedy and triumph will leave your staff inspired.

Bob Hartman

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-6.

Comments:

Bob is an accomplished storyteller and the author of fifty children's books. His dynamic and interactive style has entertained audiences from around the world. Bob has worked with the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, hundreds of area schools and major festivals, including the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Summerset Book Festival in Australia.

Bob's program combines traditional folk tales from around the world retold in his fresh, inimitable style with his own stories. He loves to help children create their own stories on the spot. Bob's professional development workshops are designed to enhance educators' ability to communicate and improve their storytelling skills. These programs are always exciting, engaging, and above all, interactive!

Bob Holmes

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 7-12.

Comments:
"The One Man Volleyball Team" as seen on "Ripley's Believe it or Not".  This assembly presentation will engage your students like no other program.  Bob will actually single-handedly play your entire school at one time.  Your students will see and experience firsthand how they can beat the odds of life.  Bob delivers a strong uplifting message regarding the problems associated with drugs/alcohol and teen violence/suicide.

Bobby Martin

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-12.

Comments:
Talk about Extreme!  How about 0 to 249 miles per hour in 5.74 seconds?  This assembly program features one of professional racing's fastest drivers.  Your students will enjoy seeing a real professional racecar and listening to a man who understands the meaning of focus.  Bobby's program points out the importance of being focused on schoolwork and the important role it plays in your future.  Bobby is a NHRA Funny Car driver and national spokesman for Daimler Chrysler Corporation.

Elaine Parke

Grade Content:
A staff develoment program geared toward grades K-8

Comments:
Elaine is the author of the book "The Golden Rule Revolution".  She is the creator of the highly researched elementary level character education curriculum "Caring Habits".  She has twenty-five years of successful corporate leadership and public speaking experience.  Elaine's professional development presentation is high energy, and filled with practical ideas that will assist your staff in meeting the day-to-day demands of educating.

Jon Pritikin

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-12.

Comments:
Jon is a Guiness Book of World Record Holder.  He is one of the world's strongest men.  Jon is the founder of "Feel the Power", a program addressing bullying and peer pressure issues.  Your students will be captivated by Jon's own personal story of overcoming a speech problem, and the hardships of being bullied as a child.  The assembly program will bring together Jon's incredible story and amazing feats of strength that will leave your students believing everyone is important.

Lecelle Providence

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-12.

Comments:
Celle believes in training the whole person.  "Character is more important than natural ability.  Students need self-esteem, respect and responsibility."  Celle has played European basketball, and has managed basketball clinics for NIKE, AAU, and international teams.

Norma Purcell

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 7-12.

Comments:
Business owner and mother of 7 children, Norma's compelling story of her son's heroin addiction has led to her passion for public awareness regarding drug/alcohol use.  She is a leader of Parents of Addicted Kids (PAK), a parental support group.  She is a member of the Harrisburg Central Dauphin School District Drug/Alcohol & Safety Education Team, and Vice President of Saving Angels, Inc.  Norma's assembly presentation will leave no doubt in the minds of your students of the destructive outcomes from drug/alcohol use.  Her professional development seminar is very educational and will equip educators to the signs and symptoms of student user behavior.

David Rettig

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 4-12.  Also, available for staff development sessions, parental symposiums, and community keynote speaking engagements.

Comments:
David is the Founder of the National Character Education Foundation (NCEF).  He is a former international baseball player, and currently is a talent scout with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

David is an authority on issues dealing with bullying, negative trends, and drug/alcohol use.  He has testified before members of the U.S. Senate on youth cultural issues and its affect on academic proficiency.  David presents two very powerful student assembly programs dealing with bullying and the potential dangers of illicit drug/alcohol use.

David's professional development presentation will equip your staff to deal with both the current youth culture and its potentially negative influence on academic proficiency in the classroom.

Bill Sanders

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades 4-12.  Also, available for staff development sessions, parental symposiums, and community keynote speaking engagements.

Comments:
Bill is an author & co-author of 13 books including the Best Seller "Chicken Soup for the Soul".  He has hosted the nationally syndicated television program "Straight Talk from Teens".

Bill has shared the speaker's platform with legendary speakers and personalities including Zig Ziglar, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Paul Harvey, and Presidents Reagan and Ford.

This student assembly presentation is fast moving, laughter-filled, thought provoking, and for many students a life-changing experience.

Using real life stories, Bill will address many of the issues facing today's students — including bullying, negative peer pressure, drugs/alcohol use — and will help students create a healthy self-image.

Bill is also one of the most requested professional development presenters.  This laughter-filled straightforward approach to the teaching profession will leave your staff inspired and energized in reaching their students both academically and behaviorally.

Tom ‘Terrific’ Schenck

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-8.

Comments:
Tom ‘Terrific’ Schenck portrayed Spider-man for Marvel Comics in New York City. Through these experiences he wrote the nationally acclaimed book, The Superhero Factor, His dynamic presentation, “The Superhero Inside”, inspires children to believe that they were born to be mortal superheroes and that they have the power to crush their personal villains and reach their dreams. This high energy program, actively involves the whole audience to discover and share their unique talents. The benefits of this program give simple strategies for developing self esteem and offer students specific tools to combat all forms of bullying.

Tom’s achievements include former Headmaster, National Sales Champion, and founder of The Mary Elizabeth Schenck Educational Fund. Tom has also been a nationally ranked body builder, wrestler in the United States Olympic trials and a marathoner. His compelling programs have inspired students around the country. Tom has been involved in the area Wellness Performance™ for over 30 years. His unique approach to inspiring success to people of all ages and professions, has received national attention. He also holds a graduate degree from Dartmouth College and is available for faculty workshops.

Randy Thorton

Grade Content:
Appropriate for grades K-12.

Comments:
This former Denver Bronco, WCW Professional Wrestler, and bodyguard for one of rap music's top producers, Master P, will bring to light the dangers of gangster rap, gang involvement, drug/alcohol abuse, bullying, and violence.  Your students will be captivated by Randy's amazing story of how he overcame the housing projects of New Orleans, was ambushed by a rival gang, and was pressured to break the law.  The assembly program will inspire your students to make better decisions concerning these current youth cultural issues.