In August 2018, Alana created the So Positive Initiative (SPI) at Potomac Falls High School as a way for high school students and 5th grade students to benefit from the initiative. SPI’s goal is to inspire and become role models for building self-confidence in our future middle school students. The initiative will help them to effectively build the strong foundation needed as they navigate through their experiences with peer pressure and decision making in middle and high school.
Alana also created a club where high school students have an opportunity to develop leadership and public speaking skills along with earning volunteer/community service hours for college admissions. The high school students will achieve this by speaking with 5th-graders about the importance of building confidence in themselves as they matriculate to middle school.
To date, SPI has partnered with seven elementary schools in Loudoun County, Virginia. The schools will use Alana's new book Creating Confidence as their reference point during the program.
SPI invited multiple elementary schools within the cluster of her high school at Potomac Falls High to work with and so-far Potowmack, Algonkian, Countryside, Sterling, Sugarland, Meadowland and Forest Grove Elementary School have responded with interest.
SPI is at the stage of reaching out to our local businesses to request funding for this program that will help with the purchase of copies of Alana’s new book entitled Creating Confidence; this book will be provided to each 5th grade student to use as a guide throughout the program and the year. Alana’s book has received endorsements by educations and community leaders within Loudoun County.
SPI In the Community
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“Alana writes with insight and maturity well beyond her years. Her personal stories are insightful and honest and her strategies for ‘Creating Confidence’ are applicable to anyone who picks up this book.”
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— Brandon G. Wolfe, Ed.D., Principal
Potomac Falls High School
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“With "Creating Confidence," Alana Andrews has produced a superbly written, practical guide for building confidence in our children, and for equipping them to create and sustain self-confidence and courage for a lifetime.”
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— Tony Howard, President & CEO
Loudoun Chamber of Commerce
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Students loved the positive vibes from our guests today! All of the group members were very encouraging and answered questions and comments quickly. The personal stories they shared were a great way to connect with our 5th graders, who in turn, shared their own thoughts and stories!
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— Forest Grove Elementary
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Thank you for supporting us by encouraging us to stay positive, and to not give up on our dreams. Thank you for allowing us to ask individual questions. We had so much fun, and if we were to ask for advice, we would be sure to ask you all. We had so much fun playing the rock, paper, scissors game. It was such a fun way to teach us about teamwork. We will take the tips you all gave us to stay confident in ourselves where ever we go. We hope that we will get to see you all again.
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— Meadowland Elementary
SPI School Partnerships 2017 - 2022
Potowmack
Algonkian
Countryside
Forest Grove
Sugarland
Sterling
Meadowland
Create Your Confidence.
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SPI is open to all high schooler’s to join as members to create their own chapter! SPI also welcomes recommendations for school’s we should partner with! If you would like to support SPI, check out our website to become a sponsor.