TEDxWCMephamHigh 2018 Lineup
Anthony AugugliaroTeacher
Wellington C. Mepham High School Dreaming of your future is important. Even more important is how you imagine that dream. Teacher Anthony Augugliaro asks the audience -teens and adults alike- to dream big as you make those dreams realities.
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Skyler BascoStudent
Sanford H. Calhoun High School Who better to talk about sibling rivalry than the introverted, envious older sister? High School Freshman, Skyler Basco has always had the desire to communicate an important message through a creative medium- sometimes art, sometimes poetry, and sometimes simply through the ago-old practice of storytelling. Skylar believes that there is beauty in the power of the written word because it has the ability to spread a message and allow personal expression in ways that connect humans to one another and to the world at large.
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Lucia ClohessyMusic Therapist
We listen to music to get pumped up about something, to find personal peace, to sympathize and allow our emotions an outlet. It makes sense that music therapy would help us to heal and thrive in the most difficult times of our lives.
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Amanda GundelStudent
Wellington C. Mepham High School Amanda Gundel offers some advice about coming out to yourself, your pets, your family and the world. Are you cool with that? Eleventh grader Amanda Gundel enjoys expressing herself through the written word, and has sought out many opportunities to hone her craft alongside other flourishing writers.
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Eric Hurnyak
Designer
Musicians freestyle together all the time, jamming with each other to create community by creating music. Eric Hurnyak is a musician and artist who wanted to know what happens when artists adopt the collective and inclusive rules of a jam session.
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Olav ScheweAuthor and Entrepreneur
So often today we focus on asking 'why.' Olav Schewe, author of Super Student talks about the power of asking 'how' and how that leads to success both in and out of the classroom.
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Manan ShuklaStudent
The Wheatley School A junior at the Wheatley School in Long Island, Manan is very interested in entrepreneurship and engineering. An active member of numerous clubs in his school, he has won a number of awards in the field of science, business, and public speaking.
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Kim WeilerCertified Holistic Health Coach
There are a lot of things teenagers need to know. Holistic Health Coach Kim Weiler explores the benefits of self-love and wonders what if we taught this to teens along with their Algebra and Chemistry homework.
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Caleb VargheseStudent
The Wheatley School Currently a junior at The Wheatley School, on Long Island, Caleb plans on studying Statistics and Computer Science upon entering college. At his school, he is an active member of both his Model UN and DECA teams, and is also the Vice-President of the chess club.
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