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“Finding Money for College through Sports”

The National Athletic Scholarship Fund session discussed the importance of education combined with the structure of athletics. The speaker emphasized the importance of having the ability to commit to, understand and accomplish your goals and how that is relevant in athletics and in completing your education.

The National Athletic Scholarship Fund (NASF) is a unique non-profit organization that supports student athletes that are currently attending college or aspire to obtain a college degree. Our Mission ...

“Careers on Capitol Hill”

Congresswoman Grace Napolitino’s Environmental and Energy Senior staff provided students with an overview of careers in government, specifically in the Legislative branch. The speaker also discussed the importance of public service, volunteer work and touched on a few legislative policy issues to include access to clean water, energy development and global competitiveness, natural resources and conservation.

“Animal Husbandry and Working to Conserve Wildlife”

This workshop focuses on what is largely an unknown career field to high school students of animal husbandry. The workshop highlights what it means to take care of wild exotic and often dangerous animals. It shows the good, the fun, the bad and the dangerous sides of this career path and touches on other career paths in the animal care team at the zoo such as curators, veterinarians, keepers, nutritionists and animal behavioral professionals.

The ...

“Uniting Communities through Sports”

The workshop draws on Peace Players International’s experience using sports to unite, educate and inspire young people in divided and under-served communities around the world. The speaker told the story of the accomplishments of youth, working in some of the world’s most dangerous areas, using sports as a motivator and common denominator. The emphasis of the workshop is on how the students can bring key learning points to life in their own communities.

PPI is a global ...

“Community Organizing from the U.S. to Africa”

The presenter takes the students on a journey of community organizing in the inner cities of the U.S. to the villages of Africa that took him to the White House to meet President Obama.

The Enough Project fights to end genocide and crimes against humanity, focused on areas where some of the world’s worst atrocities occur. Raise Hope for Congo, a campaign of the Enough Project, aims to build a permanent and diverse ...

“The Empowerment of Community through Music”

This workshop will emphasize the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and pursing your dreams with passion and determination.

Austin Ellis, musician raised on equal doses of R&B and Rock, the Latin-American artist earned a degree in Songwriting and Music Business from the well-respected Recording Industry Program at Middle Tennessee State University. Hailing from North Beach, Maryland, Ellis has performed up and down the East Coast including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C. ...

“See, Believe, and Achieve: The Importance of Wellness to Help Achieve Goals”

This session provided an educational, inspirational, and interactive journey promoting positive solutions for students in dealing with everyday life and social changes. Included in the session was the message of suicide prevention. The program helps reduce stigma associated with asking for help by telling giving the students the message that it is okay to ask for help and to talk about the word “suicide”. The students were given “yellow ...

“The Catastrophic Consequences of Distracted Driving”

There are all kinds of distracted driving, including eating, putting on makeup, playing music too loudly, texting, cell-phone use, map-reading, rubber-necking, and drinking while driving. Any kind of distracted driving can be lethal. This presentation focuses mostly on the devastating consequences of texting and cell-phone use while driving and highlights the wide array of consequences of distracted driving in general: injuries, guilt, civil and criminal penalties, impact on education and job opportunities, etc.

Regan, Zambri, ...

“Anti-Bullying Initiative”

In this workshop explains to students what bullying is and covers the different forms of bullying that occur in high school. The session focused on physical bullying, verbal abuse, hazing, sexual harassment, racism and LGBT. It emphasized the role of the bystanders, explaining when bystanders are complacent they’re complicit and will either be part of the problem or part of the solution.

The Department of Education, in partnership with non-profit and community organizations such as the ...

“Planting the Seeds of Stewardship Conservation Service-Learning”

This workshop highlights the importance of conservation service learning and self-discovery with the goal of inspiring students to have a lifelong stewardship for our environment and communities.

The Student Conservation Association connects youth with the outdoors through the following internships and programs.

Conservation Internships: Each year, SCA places over 2,000 interns in a diverse array of businesses, public land agencies and nonprofit organizations throughout the U.S. With a staggering array of ...