Capitol Region Education Council and USHLI Partner in Hartford, CT
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Over 1,100 students, parents, and educators from several schools attended our Student Leadership Series events hosted by the Academy of Nursing and Health Sciences, Burns Latino Studies Academy, Metropolitan Learning Center, and the Global Communications Academy. The tour was organized through the Capitol Region Education Council under the leadership of Ivette Rivera-Dreyer, Financial Aid Director at Manchester Community College.
 The events included featured presentations by Joaquin Zihuatanejo from Dallas, TX. He is the World Poetry Slam Competition Champion, where he competed against national champions representing 17 nations worldwide. Joaquin's presentations are a unique combination of humor and poetry, which resonate incredibly well with students of all ages.
In addition to Ivette Rivera-Dreyer, USHLI would like to thank the principals and counselors of the participating schools for their leadership in organizing and hosting this series of events and helping students in the Hartford area to stay in school, improve their academic performance, graduate, and pursue some kind of post-secondary education or training. Also on hand to lend support was USHLI Board member Luis Caban.
This was our 33rd event of 2012, bringing the total number of students, parents, and professionals served to 41,343 in 19 states. The next stops for the Student Leadership Series are Newark, NJ (10/17-20), Providence, RI (10/22-23), and the Bronx, NY (10/24-26).
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.
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SLS Title Sponsor
SLS Honorary Chair
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