"Rock Your Future" was presented by Citizens for Educational Excellence and Coastal Bend Partners for College and Career Readiness, on November 2, 2012. Eight JPIIHS students were recommended by teachers to attend this youth summit. In our state the current youth are being referred to as "Generation Texas" (
gentx.org). The summit instilled upon the participants to “Be The Voice of Change!” The participants worked in breakout sessions that focused on 1) Education, 2) Social Issues, 3) Community, 4) Entertainment, and 5) Healthy Lifestyle. The participants will meet periodically leading up to another conference on May3, 2013 to see how their ideas have been put into action. JPIIHS participants were: Noah Dimas, Sabrina Herrero, Miranda Martinez, Mikayla Burton, Olivia Hinojosa, Austin Perez, Tabitha Lee Sang, and Nicholas Kimmel.
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November 2, 2012"Rock Your Future" was presented by Citizens for Educational Excellence and Coastal Bend Partners for College and Career Readiness, on November 2, 2012. Eight JPIIHS students were recommended by teachers to attend this youth summit. In our state the current youth are being referred to as "Generation Texas" (gentx.org). The summit instilled upon the participants to “Be The Voice of Change!” The participants worked in breakout sessions that focused on 1) Education, 2) Social Issues, 3) Community, 4) Entertainment, and 5) Healthy Lifestyle. The participants will meet periodically leading up to another conference on May3, 2013 to see how their ideas have been put into action. JPIIHS participants were: Noah Dimas, Sabrina Herrero, Miranda Martinez, Mikayla Burton, Olivia Hinojosa, Austin Perez, Tabitha Lee Sang, and Nicholas Kimmel. Click here to enlarge photo.