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Everyone's excited about the YOU CAN School Program: Students like the dynamic audio-visual presentations and "cool" presenters. Teachers are impressed with the quality of the presentations, and school administrators are happy to have important information presented free of charge to their students. Army National Guard presenters are pleased to be making a difference in their communities.

Here's what students are saying:

"He was really confident and that impressed me."

"He has a great voice that keeps us awake."

"It made me realize I have choices I didn't know about."

"He is really cool. He looks like 'The Rock.'"

"It was fun when he brought a student up front."

"He was funny and he made me feel good about my future."

"I think this presentation about the flag is wonderful. It makes me proud to be a citizen."

"It's great to have presentations like this!"

"The videos and pictures really helped it make sense."

Educators are positive about the program:

"The new [YOU CAN School Program] PowerPoint presentation certainly is a high-tech example of the wave of the future. It kept the students interested, was informative, and gave them some very practical step-by-step instructions for planning goals and careers."

"Everything was great!"

"It kept the students interested, was informative, and gave them some very practical step-by-step instructions for planning goals and careers...Based on the extent of these new presentations, I can see that the...National Guard is committed to our young people."

"I'd just like to thank you for the presentation. It brought a lot of visual backup to the weather unit that we are covering."

"Just continue to present these programs."

Army National Guard presenters are excited:

"What a great school program National Guard Bureau has provided. After seeing each of the presentations done, I feel they have really produced something of true value for the students as well as the faculty. And it can be done in one day!"
—Danny Luke, Florida Army National Guard

"I presented Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention to about 40 students this morning with a VERY positive reception. I have already been asked to give other presentations at this school and others because the Curriculum Manager for the county schools was in the class this morning.... Thanks for the great tool that you and your team have put together. I really look forward to making a difference in my community." —Gary Wilson, North Carolina Army National Guard

"I just completed my first presentation and let me tell you... What a great response! The students were very happy to see updated pictures and scenarios that actually related to modern-day problems and concerns...Word of mouth spread very quickly and before I could get out of there, I had teachers approaching me to schedule presentations as far as four months in advance...This program is going to be big!" —Lisa Pask, Florida Army National Guard

"The program drew praise and excellent results from the students, faculty, and administration. Keep up the good work. The program addresses hot issues of today and is simple to teach. You have the endorsement of the North Carolina National Guard." —Ken Phillips, North Carolina Army National Guard

From a Guard survey of use of the YOU CAN School Program:

"The YOU CAN School Program is a smash hit."

"YOU CAN fits into school schedules."

"The students love the YOU CAN information/topics."

"I feel the students have gotten a lot out of the YOU CAN presentations. I have received positive feedback from teachers and students."

"YOU CAN is awesome...targeted to engage the student."

"YOU CAN is effective and visually stimulating (important for the Nintendo Generation)."

"The YOU CAN School Program appeals to the total student population."

"The YOU CAN School Program has lots of flexibility, and the different topics make it easy to do at least one presentation in every school."

"The YOU CAN presentations rock!"

"YOU CAN presentations open the door for more open discussion with the students."

"The students enjoy the YOU CAN presentations, and the teachers appreciate the fact that I'm not in there selling the Guard to their students."

"My students have enjoyed YOU CAN's Communication presentation the best because they get to participate in activities that demonstrate to them how the process works."

"The YOU CAN School Program gets a good response from students and teachers."

"The YOU CAN School Program shows what the Guard does and how someone can become active in serving their community and country."

"YOU CAN is great because it's an eye opener for the kids."

"The kids really get a lot out of the YOU CAN presentations."

"Students and teachers alike learn something every time I give one of the YOU CAN presentations."

"The YOU CAN School Program has been designed to meet the youth of today at their level, dealing with real issues and providing students with direction and choices."

"The kids seem to enjoy all of the YOU CAN presentations. They understand what YOU CAN is trying to say."

"I receive a lot of feedback from teachers on how great the YOU CAN presentations are."

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