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An estimated 9,725 middle school, junior high, and high school students in Springdale, AR attended our Student Leadership Series events on August 27-29. The SLS events focused on helping students in middle school transition into junior high, helping junior high students to transition into high school, and making sure that high school students graduate and pursue post-secondary education or training.
Our featured speakers included Ernesto Mejia from Chicago, Andres Lara (The Cuban Guy) from Miami, and Roy Juarez, Jr. from Las Vegas.
USHLI appreciates the leadership and assistance provided by Dr. Diana Perez-Williams, Al Lopez, Dr. Diana Worthen, and Margarita Solorzano, as well as the partnership with the Springdale ISD.
This was our 23rd event of 2012, bringing the total number of students, parents, and professionals served to 32,745 in 17 states.
The primary goal of the Student Leadership Series is to ensure that every Latino family has a student that is one of the following:
The 1st student to graduate high school; the 1st student to enroll in post-secondary education or training; the 1st student to graduate post-secondary education or training.
The USHLI 2012 Student Leadership Series officially launched February 16th and consists of Stay-in-School Rallies for middle school and junior high students, Career & College Recruitment Fairs for high school students, Regional Leadership Summits for college students, and, whenever possible, Parent Leadership Training and Professional Development events. |
