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Over 2,000 Students and Teachers Attend Student Leadership Series
Events in Michigan and Ohio
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The 2013 Student Leadership Series (SLS) continued its focus in the Midwest with stops in Michigan and Ohio. The events were held at Adrian High School (MI), Fremont High School (OH) and Lorain High School (OH). USHLI is very grateful to Robert Torres and the Northwest Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for helping arrange the events in Adrian and Fremont, and Bonnie Richardson and the Upward Bound program at Kent State for helping arrange our event in Lorain. The closing event was held at the University of Toledo through a partnership USHLI forged last year with Cecilia Rivera, Greek Life Coordinator at the University.
 
Our featured speaker was Jimmy Cabrera, rated among the best motivational speakers in the nation. Students and teachers alike heard his clear and powerful message - believe in yourself, stay in school, improve your academic performance, fill your backpack with the life and academic skills needed to graduate high school and take advantage of the post-secondary options and financial aid available and be successful in life and career.
 SLS participating schools will see their students become better motivated, more involved in class and extracurricular activities, performed better in class and on tests, and more determined to succeed academically and in life. Absenteeism and truancy will decline. Their dropout rate will decrease and the graduation rate will increase as more and more students accept the challenge to navigate their way through the academic achievement pipeline toward career and success. Over 31,521 students in 12 states have been reached to date in 2013. Persons interested in hosting an SLS event in 2013 should contact Dr. Juan Andrade at docandrade@ushli.org or Martha Villegas at mvillegas@ushli.org. |
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SLS Lead Sponsor
SLS Honorary Chair
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