Addressing the stressing will help participants recognize stress from home, school, and work and teach skills in how to address it.

The panel will discuss how they chose their profession, what the profession requires of them, how they have achieved success, and salary possibilities.

The workshop will involve an open-ended discussion of the topic, presentation of current research on the topic, and conclude with a review of practical life skills that can be used when placed in a diverse environment.

It will chronicle the life of the presenter, who lived with a drug addicted mother in a homeless situation for two years only to end up being placed in foster care. In foster care she lived in foster homes and group homes before being placed in a home that was a good fit, and resulted in her ability to beat the odds and pave the way for her to become the successful adult she is today.

Participants will also learn the importance of abstinence from sex.

Facts and myths will be covered. Presenter: Kenyatta Smiley, MSCJ, MPA

Hip-Hop and the Law (High School Only)
Hip-Hop music is one of the best selling types of music and has a major impact on the lives of children, teens and young adults.

This workshop will explore the hip-hop music culture and use it as a platform to discuss the law in Tennessee as it relates to sexual offenses such as rape, sexual battery, statutory rape, etc.

Emphasis will also be placed on recent state legislation regarding the effect of test scores on class grades.

Participants will learn how to read food labels, and how to plan and prepare nutritious yet delicious meals for families.

Public service is becoming an important part of our daily lives. Helping others requires a heart and a desire to serve. Organizations and institutions of higher learning are becoming aware of this and are starting to require it for employment and admission.

This workshop will focus on the importance of public service and what it means to reach out and help others, or to give back in honor of those who helped us. It will also inspire participants of the importance and the need for public service and provide suggestions as to how to get involved.

Participants will learn how successful students make it in academics and life! Free copies of popular books will be given away: Danica McKellar’s Math Doesn’t Suck, Cris Tovanni’s I Read it But I Don’t Get It, and Scott Westerfield’s Uglies.

This workshop is designed to assist high school girls who are searching for self-identification. It will assist participants in identifying the benefits of self-empowerment, which is essential for success in a global community.

This workshop will assist participants in learning strategies for saving money, managing a checking account, learning responsible ways to use debit and credit cards. In addition, parents will learn strategies for saving for college and investing.

This workshop is designed to carefully explain how these diseases are contracted, how the body reacts to them, how they are treated, and how to avoid them. Facts about the more common STDs will be presented.

This workshop will address various social media sites used by teens today. It will discuss what the sites are, the purposes of them, positive and negative uses, and potential good and bad consequences.

The workshop will include a discussion and handouts related to each question. At the end of the workshop, each participant should have new self-knowledge and objectives for school achievement and direction toward future career goals.

The presentation will increase the awareness and knowledge of the participants on this subject and alternative to junk food eating. Body Mass Index (BMI) will also be discussed.