This morning, our students attended an assembly where they heard a positive message from Mike Hall, a motivational speaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. Mike presented to our students last year, and we were fortunate to be able to schedule him again. At the beginning of Mike's presentation, our students were told to get ready to laugh and to think, and that is exactly what happened. Mike's message to our students today consisted of several important themes. The first was to be thankful for the life you have, and to make positive choices to become the person that you want to become. Mike spoke about how we allow negativity to impact us because we allow it to, whether it is in the form of comments from others or posts on social media sites. The important thing for our students to remember is that they control whether or not those kinds of things have an impact on them. I felt one of the most important questions Mike asked was "what are you doing with your mouth?" He spoke about how our students can make Central Cambria Middle School an inviting place that students enjoy coming to simply by what they choose to say to other students throughout the day. He challenged students to compliment one another, and told them they can make friends anywhere by using that strategy. It is a personal choice to say positive or negative things to other kids. One final important point Mike tried to get across to our kids was to think about the 5 people they spend the most time with. Those 5 people will determine who our kids are 10 years from now. If our students surround themselves with good, successful and positive people, that is what they will become. Conversely, if they spend their time with those who cause trouble, that is where they may find themselves in the future. Mike packed many powerful messages into his 45 minutes with our students, and mingled with many of them after the assembly, signing autographs and chatting with a large group of our kids. To find out more about Mike Hall, please visit his website: http://mikeisspeaking.com/
This assembly was funded by the Central Cambria Education Foundation http://cceducationfoundation.org/ as well as our Student Activities Fund, which is supported by our fundraising activities throughout the school year.
