FORT KENT, Maine — On Monday, Jan. 9 middle and high school students from the Madawaska School Department and SAD 33 joined students at Valley Rivers Middle School/Community High School in SAD 27 to engage in a motivational presentation entitled, “Unlocking Your Potential.”
In the one-hour session Ryan Naccarato, founder of Hudson Valley Ambition headquartered in Kingston, New York, used activities and story-telling to encourage students to find their “why”, make good and healthy decisions, persevere through adversity and set goals to help them achieve success.
Known as Coach Nac, Naccarato worked in the field of education as a teacher, coach, athletic director, dean of students, assistant principal and principal before becoming a fitness business owner and speaker.
