{"id":6987,"date":"2012-01-06T19:52:47","date_gmt":"2012-01-07T03:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=6987"},"modified":"2014-11-25T15:35:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T23:35:45","slug":"5th-annual-parent-symposium-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/01\/06\/5th-annual-parent-symposium-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Annual Parent Symposium preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6988\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Susan-Taylor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6988 \" title=\"Susan Taylor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theavtimes.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Susan-Taylor-279x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Susan-Taylor-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Susan-Taylor.jpg 488w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The symposium will feature Susan L. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quartz Hill &#8211; On Saturday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the High Desert Alliance of Black School Educators (HDABSE) will host its 5th Annual Parent Symposium themed: \u201cPositioning Our Students for Success\u201d. The event will take place at Joe Walker Middle School located at 5632 W. Ave. L-8 in Quartz Hill. Admission is free, but registration is required.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium is billed as an educational forum to empower parents, students and educators and will feature Susan L. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence Magazine and founder of the National Cares Mentoring Movement (NCMM).<\/p>\n<p>Taylor founded NCMM in 2006 to increase high school graduation rates among African American students, end violence in Black communities, and end the over-incarceration of Black youth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Creating safe, top-tier schools in every underserved community in this nation is the mandate,\u201d Taylor said in a written statement. \u201cIt&#8217;s doable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the symposium, Taylor will discuss the importance of mentoring and supporting children.<br \/>\nThe symposium will also feature an award ceremony to present the Dr. William B. Shaw Award, the highest honor awarded to a district or individual school site by HDABSE.<br \/>\nThis year\u2019s attendees include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The New Buffalo Soldiers 10-H Division (Color Guards)<\/li>\n<li>NASA (providing a robotics and aerospace demonstration)<\/li>\n<li>An elementary school choir from Palmdale School District<\/li>\n<li>A high school choir from the Antelope Valley Union High School District<\/li>\n<li>Norm Hickling from County Supervisor Michael Antonovich\u2019s office<\/li>\n<li>Representatives from both the City of Palmdale and Lancaster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There will also be parent and educator workshops, science workshops, and technology exhibits by industry engineers focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (S.T.E.M.M.).<br \/>\nAdditionally, Antelope Valley junior and high school students will be given the opportunity to participate in an \u201cOpen Mic\u201d session with renowned entertainers, producers and writers in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>Students must attend at least two workshops to participate in this special session.<br \/>\nSymposium admission is free, but registration is required as space is limited.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>(Information via press release from the High Desert Alliance of Black School Educators.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quartz Hill &#8211; On Saturday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the High Desert Alliance of Black School Educators (HDABSE) will host its 5th Annual Parent Symposium themed: \u201cPositioning Our Students for Success\u201d. 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