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Top Teens in the News
El, Paso Chapter Teen Maria after her induction into the National
Society of Collegiate Scholars
On Wednesday October 25, 2017, Teen Maria Vasquez
Consuegra was inducted into the National Society of
Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). Founded in 1994 at
George Washington University in Washington D.C., the
Society is the nation’s premiere organization for high
achieving students. Membership is by invitation only
and is offered to freshmen and sophomore students
who maintain a grade point average of 3.4 or higher.
NSCS has active chapters at 330 colleges and
universities across the United States. Its’ goal is to
honor, inspire, and engage. The El Paso chapter started
in December 2014 with 569 members. Teen Maria is a
sophomore at Valle Verde Early College High School
where she is active in Mock Trial and Debate. She is
also the current financial secretary for the El Paso
Chapter Top Teens of America.
Top Teen Cameron Edwards Missouri City Chapter
“Young, Gifted and Black”
Top Teen Cameron Edwards is the epitome of Nina Simone’s 39
legendary song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black”. He is a 2017
graduate of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in
Houston, Texas and is a member of the Missouri City/Houston Space
City Chapter of Top Teens of America. Teen Cameron’s special gift
of dance has afforded him numerous opportunities to study under
many well-known dance professionals to include Ms. Lauren
Anderson, the first African American principal ballerina with the
Houston Grand Opera. This young talent has been honing his
considerable skills in dance since he was 9 years old. His career
reflects dedication, achievement, creativity and talent.
Accomplishments include receiving the 2016 NAACP Act-So double
gold medal in modern and contemporary dance and receiving the gold
medal in the 2017 NAACP ACT-So modern and contemporary dance
competition! Wow!
Further, during the 2017 TLOD National Convention in St. Louis,
MO, Teen Cameron presented a poignant, dazzling and emotionally
moving dance performance that had the audience of Top Ladies, Top
Teens, Lords and the public meeting guests on their feet! Following
this awe-inspiring performance, Lady Drema Lee Woldman,
National President of Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., presented Teen
Cameron with a $2,500.00 scholarship that will assist in his upcoming
sojourn with the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York.
Cameron’s favorite scripture is “Your gift will make room for you and
place you before great men.” The Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc.,
