“The quote that stood out most to me was from General Colin Powell.  He said ‘Its not where you start, it’s where you end up and what you do along the way.’” ~Brooke

“Using his humor, Bill Cosby was able to grasp the audience’s attention. He told us that if we had ideas, we (couldn’t) just sit and wish they came true.  We had to stand up and go do it.  Ideas without action is useless, so we have to act… to be successful.” ~Spencer

“Mary Lou Retton was very inspirational. She taught me to never give up… to keep trying at whatever you do.”   ~Keaton

“Lou Holtz was the man… His presence was legendary because of his message of how to be motivated and apply it to every day life… you need to have a good attitude, make good decisions, have good goals, and someone to love and care about.” ~Andrew

“General Powell talked about how the new technology is changing the world.  He told us to go out there and change the way that we are living and how to vote the way we want the country to change.” ~Meghan

“Rudy Giuliani opened up by saying we are living in a revolution whether we knew it or not.  He spoke about having goals.  He stressed you need to read, write and listen.” ~Meredith

“Lou Holtz was the highlight of my day… He knew about life… true success is when you fulfill your potential as a person.  Lou Holtz is now on my list of awesome people.” ~Liam

“Colin Powell… had a real deep meaning: he explained that no matter what you do, you have importance in this world and everyone can help each other.” ~Frankie

ATA College Prep prepares students for college and for life, and lessons come in a variety of ways.  Next time you pass by one of the attendees, ask them to share something inspirational from this experience.  ATA CP attendees were Carol, Doug, Lisa, Brian, Emil, Josh, Liam, Andrew, Brooke,  Justin, Meredith, Caleb, Meghan, Spencer, Jordan, Jonathan,  Keaton, Jesse, Brooks, Grace.

“I am so happy that I had an experience to go to this and have fun.” ~Meghan