It's Post Prom and All Night Grad Party Time!

Each spring and early summer I donate my time to entertain at post prom and all night graduation parties (ANGP) hosted by Parent Teacher Student Associations (PTSA) at high schools in the Washington, DC area.  This is a fun way to give back to the community, and everyone involved in the event – school administrators, parents, and the students – are very appreciative of my participation.

For more than two decades these events have provided kids with a safe alternative to celebrate a high school milestone.  It is time consuming and expensive to host an event, which is why I make this a priority.

Here are schools that I will support this post prom and ANGP season.  I still have a few open days on my calendar so please reach out if you are an event organizer and would like to include me.  My Email is m.russell.hausman@gmail.com.

 

Albert Einstein High School

Chantilly High School

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Colonel Zadok Magruder High School

Damascus High School

George C. Marshall High School

Northwest High School

Northwood High School

Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

Poolesville High School

Richard Montgomery High School

South County High School

Springbrook High School

 

"Lights Out" Hypnosis at Quince Orchard High School

For nearly ten years I have donated my time to speak on campus at Montgomery County high schools about hypnosis as an altered state of consciousness or as a tool for stress management. Although there is typically a high level of interest in the topic, speaking to students at this age in a classroom environment presents interesting challenges. 

I thought I had seen, experienced, and worked through most everything. That is until yesterday! I had the opportunity and privilege to visit Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, where I spoke with students enrolled in health classes. 

The final class of the day had a wonderful group of volunteers, many of whom achieved a deep level of hypnosis. To gently bring my volunteers out of the hypnotic state, I count up slowly from one to three, snap my fingers, and say the words “back in the room.” 

Just as I reached the number three and snapped my fingers, the electricity in the entire school building failed and the classroom was plunged into darkness. The teacher and I were stunned and (thankfully) my volunteers emerged from hypnosis feeling positive and energized. A few moments later the power restored to the building, the lights came on, and I was left with yet another fun anecdote to share.

I have included below a video of my hypnosis induction from a presentation at Clarksburg High School, another Montgomery County school.