In a packed Performing Arts Center (PAC) auditorium, surrounded by student leaders from all grades, the incoming freshman and their parents got to hear from education speaker, author and podcast host Ed Gerety as he revved up the audience to “Stand Up for Your Greatness” as they begin this important part of their lives that will shape their future. Most would refer to Gerety as a motivational speaker, but he prefers “inspirational” speaker. “Nobody can motivate you,” Gerety explained. “That motivation has to come from within. So my goal here today is to inspire them to really think that they have within them the potential to do extraordinary things. The world is wide open for them. If they're just willing to take that positive risk and ask for help along the way.”