Les Thomas, Sr. energizes 60,000 fans week-in and week-out as the legendary hype-bringer for Oklahoma State University football and basketball, and he helps create pathways to health, wholeness, and economic opportunity for inner city youth at Urban Bridge OKC. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Les as the emcee for our live assemblies, where he opens up about his life, his broken childhood with no true example of success, and his hope-inspired story of starting wrong, but finishing strong. As he likes to say, “People call me a hype man, but I’m really a hope man.”
- 45-minute assembly
- high-energy, multimedia presentation
- interactive & participatory
- appropriate for students ages 3rd–12th grade
- customizable for any student population
"Our students have been trying to stand up more for their friends and be a hero. We also have a lot more students correctly identifying bullying. "
– Mrs. O, Middle School Counselor
"I can't thank you enough for all that you have done today! You have brought so much joy to all of us. We strongly believe in you and the message you are delivering."
– Mrs. P, Elementary School Counselor
"The program was more effective than I thought it could be, largely because he was able to get the students involved, and allow them to be fun and interactive while hearing an important message at the same time."
– Mrs. T, High School Counselor
"Expectations were exceeded from start to finish. Heroes In Waiting was kind and communicative. The assembly was well organized and exciting for our students."
Mrs. R, Middle School Counselor
