Students Attend Hispanic Educational Summit
sessions throughout the day
in addition to listening to two
keynote speakers. Below are
a few of the sessions students
chose to attend:
n My School: My Wellbeing and
Responsibility (presented in
Spanish)
n The Power of Bilingualism in
Education and Work
Immigration Options for Youth
n Taking Control of Your Life
by Being Totally Engaged
n Design Your World: Become
a Landscape Architect
n Take Control: Discover the Champion Within You (presented in
Spanish)
n How to Build Your Professional Career in Construction
n Becoming a Civil Engineer: Opportunities and Challenges
Students actively participated in all workshops. During the exhibit,
students picked up additional information about local colleges,
financial aid, and scholarships. Students also visited N.C. State
University after the summit.
Cabarrus County Schools
students participated in the
Hispanic Educational Summit
held in Raleigh on March
31st. Eight CCS schools were
represented: Concord Middle,
Northwest Cabarrus Middle,
Winkler Middle, Central Cabarrus
High, Concord High, Cox Mill
High, Jay M. Robinson High and
Mount Pleasant High. Students
were nominated to attend the
event by ESL teachers and
school counselors. Twenty-
nine students participated and
eighteen of the students served
as volunteers.
Adela Henry, Spanish teacher at Robinson, Joel Matthews, Math
teacher at Robinson, and six Robinson students presented a session
at the summit titled Preparing for College to a group of 7th and 8th
graders. Students shared their high school experience and “lessons
learned” while presenting in both English and Spanish.
Students had the opportunity to attend a variety of educational
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