Kevin Atlas - Special Guest @ WHS
Special Event @ WHS
On Wednesday, October 19, all students will have a school-wide assembly and get to hear an amazing message from Kevin Atlas.
Kevin Atlas (Laue) is an internationally-renowned motivational speaker who has shared his incredible life story of facing challenges and turning them into triumphs with audiences across six continents.
Due to complications at birth, Atlas was born with a left arm that ended just below the elbow. As a young child, Kevin struggled in school and with self- confidence, until a middle school coach showed that he believed in him. From that moment on, Kevin dedicated himself to school, and basketball, and eventually became the first- ever player with one hand to earn a Division 1 basketball scholarship. Kevin’s story is so powerful that is was chronicled in an Oscar-qualifying documentary titled, “Long Shot.”
In 2019, Atlas teamed up with Varsity Brands, whose mission is to elevate student experiences through sport, spirit and achievement, on a 200 stop nationwide speaking tour to challenge students to support one another through a campaign called the #BelieveInYouChallenge. The Challenge tasks students to commit to attend a school event that they never have before to rally support for all kids on campus and share that support using #BelieveInYouChallenge
Kevin Atlas (Laue) is an internationally-renowned motivational speaker who has shared his incredible life story of facing challenges and turning them into triumphs with audiences across six continents.
Due to complications at birth, Atlas was born with a left arm that ended just below the elbow. As a young child, Kevin struggled in school and with self- confidence, until a middle school coach showed that he believed in him. From that moment on, Kevin dedicated himself to school, and basketball, and eventually became the first- ever player with one hand to earn a Division 1 basketball scholarship. Kevin’s story is so powerful that is was chronicled in an Oscar-qualifying documentary titled, “Long Shot.”
In 2019, Atlas teamed up with Varsity Brands, whose mission is to elevate student experiences through sport, spirit and achievement, on a 200 stop nationwide speaking tour to challenge students to support one another through a campaign called the #BelieveInYouChallenge. The Challenge tasks students to commit to attend a school event that they never have before to rally support for all kids on campus and share that support using #BelieveInYouChallenge
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