Proximity No. 1  ·  October 8, 2026

Photos from the Night

Ten people who built something, a full room of high school students, and the conversations that kept going afterward.

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The barn set up and waiting, before the doors opened The barn set up and waiting, before the doors opened Getting the room ready before the doors opened Getting the room ready before the doors opened Guests arriving before the evening began Guests arriving before the evening began Guests arriving before the evening began Nick Collins opening the evening Nick Collins opening the evening Nick Collins opening the evening, with the speakers seated behind him Nick Collins opening the evening Nick Collins opening Proximity No. 1 Nick Collins opening Proximity No. 1 Nick Collins during his opening The full barn during the opening The barn in Glen Rock, full for Proximity No. 1, seen from the back of the room Brooke Schnorr speaking Brooke Schnorr Brooke Schnorr speaking Brooke Schnorr speaking, with the other speakers seated behind her Brooke Schnorr speaking During the talks During the talks Nick Rumke speaking During the talks During the talks Nick Rumke Nick Rumke speaking Kenny Daniels speaking Kenny Daniels Kenny Daniels speaking During the talks Kenny Daniels speaking Mike Hinkle speaking Mike Hinkle speaking Mike Hinkle During the talks During the talks Mary Burke Mary Burke speaking Blake Schindler Blake Schindler speaking During the talks Blake Schindler speaking Blake Schindler speaking, with the other speakers seated behind him During the talks During the talks During the talks During the talks Nick Liberatore speaking, with the other speakers seated behind him Nick Liberatore speaking Nick Liberatore speaking Nick Liberatore speaking Nick Liberatore Nick Liberatore speaking During the talks During the talks Kelly Schuit speaking Kelly Schuit speaking Kelly Schuit speaking Kelly Schuit speaking A talk being filmed by Focus Point Creative During the talks During the talks The full barn during the talks The full barn during the talks During the talks Bill Valway speaking The speakers together on stage at the end of the talks Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway Bill Valway During the talks The full barn during the talks Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway speaking, seen from the audience Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway speaking Bill Valway speaking During the talks The full barn during the talks A talk seen from beside one of the cameras The student questions The student questions The student questions Every speaker up front for the student questions The student questions The student questions The speakers during the student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The speakers during the student questions The student questions Mary Burke and Bill Valway during the student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions, seen from the back of the barn The student questions The student questions The student questions, seen from the audience The student questions The student questions The student questions The student questions All ten speakers together on stage at the end of the night All ten speakers together on stage at the end of the night All ten speakers together on stage at the end of the night All ten speakers together on stage at the end of the night After the talks Mary Burke with a guest after the talks Nick Liberatore with a guest after the talks Nick Collins talking with a guest after the talks Nick Collins Nick Collins talking with a guest After the talks Kelly Schuit with a guest after the talks Nick Collins talking with a guest After the talks Kenny Daniels talking with a guest after the talks After the talks After the talks Kenny Daniels After the talks Kenny Daniels talking with a guest after the talks Nick Liberatore talking with guests After the talks After the talks After the talks Kenny Daniels talking with a guest after the talks After the talks After the talks The barn at night Looking into the barn at night The barn at night The barn at night

Photos by Focus Point Creative and Ron Schuman of Midnight Mirage Media. Every student pictured had a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. If you would like a photo taken down, email nick@proximityprep.com and it will be removed.

There Is More

Watch the evening, and hear about No. 2 first.

Every talk and the student questions are on film, with a chapter for each speaker. Proximity No. 2 is being planned now, and the list hears first.

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