‘MWAH! is such a well organized group that always keeps my attention. Its messages are both touching
and informing. I believe its mission is to bring awareness to issues that are often pushed aside or not
taken seriously. I like that the troupe lets people know that they’re not alone in the fight they’re going
through and that there always will be someone to listen to what they have to say. It’s an amazing and
A student from Prophetstown High School following a MWAH! presentation on April 16, 2018 – the troupe’s second appearance at this school within two years
‘I just wanted to send you a quick thank you for the great show the MWAH! troupe put on for students at Prophetstown High School and Prophetstown Middle School. Our students were super impressed with the messages and I hope we can have you back again. Even our students who had seen the troupe a couple of years ago loved that you made some changes in your presentation. Every message was very impactful and well delivered. I hope our paths cross again!’
Principal of Prophetstown High School, following the troupe’s second appearance within about two years, regarding a troupe appearance on April 16, 2018.
‘The MWAH! presentation was perhaps the most inspirational assembly I’ve ever attended. During lunch, I noticed that the school cafeteria was quieter and calmer than usual. Even a few hours after the assembly I think students were continuing to process everything they heard during the performance. The troupe was able to touch on such serious topics as depression, suicide, substance-abuse issues, interpersonal conflict, and so many other areas in a short amount of time. I’m truly impressed with the dedication and high standards that everyone from the MWAH! troupe brought to the performance.’
Driver Education & American Government Teacher and Scholastic Bowl Coach, Morrison High School – regarding troupe appearance on February 26, 2018
‘I think our students left the MWAH! assembly with the understanding that no problem is insurmountable and that resources exist for students who need them. The most meaningful school assembly I’ve seen!’
Your MWAH! troupe sent a strong message in a fun, yet meaningful way. I now plan to try my very hardest to stop judging people by what they look like and to try to know the stories behind them.
After seeing your presentation I think I will now be more understanding of other people and will try to be more helpful when they’re having problems.
The parts about bullying and suicide made a huge impact on me because I have dealt with both of these issues and they are problems which need to be talked about. After your performance I now feel better about myself. Now I know that we all need to stick together and be here for each other. I now will try to better understand what others are going through and try to help them. You guys did an amazing job in presenting very important issues. What you did today at my school was very powerful.
Your focus on divorce was very meaningful to me because my parents went through a powerful divorce. You also made me more comfortable in speaking out if one of my friends is in a difficult situation..
What was most shocking about your presentation was the mom telling us about the loss of her son to suicide because I didn’t know this could happen to anyone so young. I will now change the way I see other people. Overall, this was the best assembly I’ve ever been to.
The segment about suicide was strong. My past is a rocky road because I’ve faced bullies, emotional abuse, and depression. This assembly has made a difference in how I think. I’m now glad that I didn’t end it all on that dark and depressing night.
I Knew that bullying was bad. I just didn’t know it was that bad until you guys talked about kids who had committed suicide. After your performance I realized that I need to start standing up for people when they are bullied because it’s the right thing to do. I liked how you gave examples of kids being bullied and what to do in these kinds of situations.
Your troupe did a fantastic job at our school today!! My students loved it! Even my tough guys said they had tears in their eyes. What you did here today really hit home! My students said your approach is so much better than just lectures. Great job!!
Thank you for coming to Knoxville High School. You demonstrated tremendous talent mixed with empathy and fun for a powerful show. It was one of the most impactful events I have witnessed as a counselor of 10 years.
Guidance Counselor, Knoxville (Illinois) High School regarding a troupe appearance at her school on August 29, 2016
Your segment about suicide really impacted me because I have tried committing suicide. You helped me to understand that under our masks we all face problems. I now plan to stand up more for what I believe and to feel better about myself.
I have had suicidal thoughts and you made me feel not alone because everyone goes through something. What you did at our school was amazing! Thank you for coming.
What impacted me the most was the discussion when students at our school shared their own stories. I never knew that people here were going thought something like that and I now think of them as better people. Now I plan to no longer keep things bottled up inside myself because that can be unhealthy and dangerous. I now want to help other people the way the MWAH! troupe helped me.
I now consider my hero as someone who I can talk to in times of struggle. And I now will try to be as kind as I can to people and listen to them if they need someone to talk to. I will try to view everyone equally.
Your MWAH! troupe members certainly have both talent and heart, and their messages resonated because of that passion. Probably one of the most moving things to me was how your troupe incorporated our students through song, dance, recognition as heroes, and later during the discussion session, making them actively involved in the experience and not passive. Our students’ active involvement throughout the presentation enhanced their experience and helped them to stay engaged. What your troupe does is very important!
Director of Human Resources, Fidlar Technologies in Davenport, Iowa. Inga is a parent of students enrolled in Rock Island-Milan School District #41 and was the co-organizer and co-sponsor of the MWAH! troupe’s appearance for Rock Island Junior High Schools on 11/14/16
I very much enjoyed having your troupe here. All segments of your presentation were impactful. Your students had great insight on our issues and they conducted themselves very well. I am looking forward to bringing you back in the future.
I suffer from extreme depression and have thought about killing myself because of my past. I will not end up like my Dad. I will not go to prison or do drugs. I will not put up with abuse like my mom has. I will be someone because of how you guys came across to me.
One change I’ll make because of MWAH! is to talk with my parents more. I am LGBT and they don’t really understand it too well. Everything you did was beautiful, sad, funny, and informative, and I love your troupe and what you do. Please keep it up
Not only are the troupe members wonderfully proficient musicians and dancers, but they also are very confident public speakers and leaders. The production was very moving and had great attention from the audience members, some of whom I saw moved to tears! Some of the issues were deep and difficult to discuss, but the MWAH! teens presented them with clarity and sincerity. I loved how earnestly they urged those in the audience to find help for themselves or their friends and provided them with many avenues to do so. A wonderful group and production – should be at every school!
The MWAH! teen troupe members were awesome! Everything was woven together well and professionally done. The personal touches were great!
The performance far exceeded our expectations! It was very interactive and included our students, which made it very memorable for them. Your passion to help kids is so inspiring to me. I am grateful that MWAH! was able to perform at our school and impact our children in such a profound way.
The performance and discussion session were outstanding! We could not have asked for a better presentation. I’ve gotten a ton of positive comments from students and staff. It definitely had an impact on our students. All of the major issues that students are faced with were addressed. Thank you for making the long drive to share such powerful information with our students!
You covered a wide range of issues – all pertinent to middle school students – and I liked the way you rotated between serious moments / topics and humor. That kept everyone engaged. Having the troupe members comparable in age to our students was impactful. I wish all of our students could have been part of the ‘debriefing’ discussion session following the presentation.
One thing I liked was that your presentation was realistic. Your skits showed similar struggles that we teenagers face. During the discussion session afterwards the troupe members knew a lot about what had happened on stage and were able to give some good advice.
Your performance was very eye opening. All the pieces were put together very well. I feel that many people in our school don’t realize the affects of drinking, and I feel what you did about that may have helped them to better understand.
I personally found the discussion session following the performance very helpful and loved having our Metamora junior high kids be part of the MWAH! presentation. Watching the troupe members interact off-stage was a true testament to the fact that they live what they say on stage. They are great role models!
“This assembly was one of the greatest things I’ve ever been part of! The show was absolutely great! Come back soon please!!”
“I absolutely loved the whohing! You guys were so fantastic and I’m glad I got the pleasure to watch you! Come back again, please?!”
“You guys were amazing! It was an honor dancing with you guys today! Thank you for letting us be a part of your performance!”
“I loved the dancing part!! Taylor was such a great teacher and it definitely was a pleasure dancing with this group! Thank you guys for letting me dance with you!”
“I also liked the end when some of my friends and I went up to thank and talk with all of the troupe members. It was cool to see that these kids are just like all of us with just a couple of extraordinary talents!”
“It was great! The music, dancing, how you had us get involved. The best bullying assembly if I do say so myself. Please do come back again!”
“Everything was simply spectacular! But my favorite was when the ‘heroes’ were invited onto the stage. I’m very glad that they received the recognition that they deserved.”
“One of the most amazing event I have had the privilege of attending! I wish we could have watched you guys and listened to you speak all day long! It changed my entire mood for the day. You guys are absolutely amazing.”
Our work with the troupe in preparing for its appearance at our school was quite meaningful and well worth the time and effort. Our students haven’t stopped talking about it, and our staff agrees that it was our best assembly in over a decade! I can’t wait to have MWAH! back in three years!
Your true story piece ‘Two Houses’ about divorce and family break–ups hit home for a large number of our students…your kids do such an amazing job of holding students’ attention and relaying these powerful messages.
An awesome performance that really touched our students…the positive choices segment reiterated what our teaching staff has been emphasizing…most impactful messages on bullying, eating disorders, and child abuse…a lot of topics hit home!…you were amazing!…totally worth everything…you guys are the bomb!
The troupe’s entire presentation was impactful. It touched on a variety of meaningful topics and caused both students and teachers to stop and reflect on their choices and behaviors.
Thank you for a wonderful performance at Northeast High School! Thanks for opening students’ eyes to real world problems and the consequences that can result from them. And thank you for letting students know they are special, no matter what, and that someone is always there for them. A very inspirational presentation!
MWAH! does a great job of reaching students! It isn’t always easy to talk about these types of topics, but you do it in a way that adults would never be able to! It was impactful to see how our students reacted to the performance.
Because of MWAH! I will try to look at everyone’s feelings from their perspective – not just my own.
You guys helped me to stand up for anyone who is being bullied and to stand up for me too! I live in an abusive home and your show was really strong and personal to me cause I’ve been bullied since I was in the second grade. You’ve helped me to stand up for myself. I can’t wait to see you guys again!
I am really impressed with what they do. The stories are so amazing, so powerful. Here are high school and middle school students talking about a wide range of issues and the sincerity is there. I think our kids really feel that!
“I am really impressed with what they do. The stories are so amazing, so powerful. Here are high school and middle school students talking about a wide range of issues and the sincerity is there. I think our kids really feel that!”
“What was most impactful for me was when you guys talked about how Muslims are perceived and how often they are treated unfairly because I am Muslim.”
“What impacted me the most was your female troupe member who said she used to cut herself because she had self-image problems. I also used to cut myself, and I still have self-image problems.”
“I learned that we should not judge people by their looks because they could be going through some hard stuff.”
“After learning of the young ages of MWAH! troupe members, I was even more impressed with the cohesiveness, spirit, veracity, and oneness displayed by your troupe. Very, very impressive!”
I no longer think of MWAH! as a performance, but more of an experience. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of the experience.
An excellent performance by very talented kids. The material was ‘heavy,’ but appropriate. It was both uplifting and meaningful. I can’t think of any issues not addressed that should have been. The performance offered a wide array of topics.
I thought your presentation was amazing! At times it made me cry, but at other times it made me laugh. Props go out to you for having the courage to go up in front of all those people and talk about such serious issues and really open the eyes of other teenagers about the seriousness of bullying, teen suicide, and other things you covered. Keep doing what you’re doing because you can really change/save the lives of many teenagers just through your presentation.
I thought your skits were not just funny but also serious. I feel like I took in a lot of information and would like to pass it on. I think you guys should go everywhere to perform. Your singing was incredible and all of you performed like professionals. I would like to see this more, and I feel like it helped us all. I would like to thank you again and say you were AMAZING!
I really liked your whole presentation. You got your point across very effectively without being cheesy. Although I cried a lot, it really made me think differently about basically everything. I wish you guys would come back. Please keep doing what you’re doing because it really made a difference in my mindset.
It was so important for our students to see kids their own age with such incredible talent, yet motivating messages of hope, and to see the effect the presentation had on our students.
What you bring to our students is so real because they’re in those types of situations or they know someone who is. Because you have real students telling their own stories, our students can see that they can make it…that there’s hope…that they’re not alone. What your troupe does is amazing! Thank you for reaching out to kids who are hurting to give them hope for a better life.
Most impactful were the segments about cyber–bullying, youth suicide, and the tragic effects of heroin. All the segments were powerful! Our kids asked why this presentation wasn’t offered each year! They saw the power in it and were moved. A fantastic job!
I liked the balance between serious topics and more light–hearted ones and the way the audience was involved. You really grabbed our attention from the start and kept us engaged throughout the presentation. Overall, an excellent show that impacted all of us on a very meaningful level. Some of our students later opened up about some things going on in their lives which they may never have shared had they not experienced the performance. Thank you so much!
The pictures associated with the true story experiences, especially about bullying and youth suicide, really hit home, and the personal connections made it so powerful! An awesome presentation, especially by performers who are students themselves about issues that impact nearly all young people. I appreciated the tailoring of content to meet the needs of our student population. A great job!
What an amazing show and talented group of students! One of our teachers said, ‘I have worked here for 18 years and this was the best assembly I’ve seen.’ Our students loved it and it sparked great discussions! Thank you again!
It was so amazing and it touched everyone in our audience in some way! Many students later commented on those parts about family break-ups and divorce, abusive relationships, and bullying. The huge pictures added a lot. It was great for some staff to see and realize that these are ‘real issues’ happening to these kids every day. I think the older you get, the harder it is to remember that. Thank you so much!
You guys just visited my school, PORTA High School, and you were amazing! You send an amazing message! Keep it up. I know you are making a huge impact in the world. I’ve already seen the impact you made in my school. Thank you for doing what you do.
Thank you guys so much for coming to Athens today. I tried committing suicide three times just barely over a year ago. I also was in a very abusive relationship a few years ago. During your performance my best friend and I were crying when you covered bullying and suicide. She saved me from that awful place I was in. I strongly look up to all of you now, so thank you for giving me that. I’ve been so lost still, and having people younger and older than myself stand up like that and talk about issues like this really gave me hope. Thanks to you guys, I know I’m here to help someone else. You really are my idols, and I love all of you. Thank you so much for coming to my school.
I was extremely impressed and touched by your amazing performance today at Athens High School. It was different to hear about all these issues from people our age. It makes it just that much more meaningful. Some of your messages really hit home, and all of them were taken to heart. Thanks for making a difference in so many young lives. You guys are just amazing. Keep doing what you’re doing! 🙂
This was the third time I have seen MWAH! and each time I see it I love it even more. Each segment is so meaningful. There is a perfect balance of seriousness and fun and everyone is entertained. It’s very unpredictable and always has the audience’s attention. After the performance I had the chance to talk with most of the troupe members, and each person was so kind and so passionate about what they do. That is so inspiring! I’m a better person for meeting them.
I truly feel that the messages being addressed ‘hit home.’ The true stories, together with the music, really kept the kids intrigued! It was a reality check for both students and staff. After the assembly our students couldn ‘t stop talking about how much they enjoyed it. Many said they wished they could have watched it all day! A great job by MWAH!
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