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Creating Leaders Aspiring in Scholarship & Service

Celebrating 5 Years of C.L.A.S.S

Do you have C.L.A.S.S.? Over one hundred dents was led by two dynamic young presenters.
students, forty parents, thirty members of the Mont- Marcus Handy and Alivia Payne facilitated an inter-
gomery (AL) Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma The- active session that provided real life examples of
ta, Sorority Inc., representatives from the Divine Nine what it really takes to be successful.
and other local organizations did on Saturday, Octo- Setting Goals for Success Session was de-
ber 7, 2017 on the campus of Auburn University in signed for middle school students. Hillary Claiborn
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Montgomery, AL. This was the 5 Annual Leader- shared with then the concept of setting goals and the
ship Conference sponsored by the Montgomery (AL) benefits from goal setting. Students actively partici-
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority, pated in activities to identify areas of priority and be-
Inc., the theme was, “We Are All In: Serve, Soar, & gan the process of developing SMART (Specific
Succeed.” There were four informative and interac- Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-Based) goals.
tive sessions that reinforced the theme of the confer-
ence. P.E.A.C.E WORKSHOP
SERVE Raising Children in Today’s Environment
Session was designed for parents and guardians to
“Litty for Activism” Civic Responsibility Ses- have an open dialogue
sion was led by with professionals in
Kynesha Brown. the areas of education,
The students re- counseling and law.
ceived an overview Robyn F. Lindsey, Dr.
of the importance of Sheila Austin, Sandy
participating in the K. Johnson and Jaffe
democratic process Pickett, Esq. provided
and becoming an interactive passion
informed, productive filled discussions on
member of society. current issues and the
How May I Serve You? Cathey Hendricks potential impact on their children’s ability to succeed.
facilitated the discussion of the importance of volun- From the Invocation by Jamie Thomas - EM-
teering and community serve. The culminating activ-
ity for this session was a service project that will im- BODI, Greetings by Cassandra E. Brown – Chapter
pact the community locally and aboard. President, Introduction of the Speaker by Malaysha

SOAR Smith – Delta GEM, Charge by Azzie Taylor (State
of Alabama Deputy Attorney General) – Conference
Black Girl Magic is a term used to illustrate Speaker, Recognitions by Catrina R. Waters
the universal awesomeness of black woman as ex-
plained by presenters Acquanetta McCants Pinkard (C.L.A.S.S. Co-Coordinator) to the closing remarks
and Melvetta Leach-Peck. Students were encouraged by Cassandra E. Brown an informative, enjoyable,
to unlock their “magic” and instructed how to use impactful experience was had by all involved. But, it
their “magic” to advance and achieve their goals. is not too late for you to have C.L.A.S.S. We look
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Black Boys Rock was led by a panelist of forward to seeing you at the 6 Annual Leadership
male presenters. Michael Briddell, Dr. Carl Pettis, Conference in 2018.
Anwar Shahid and Robert Thomas explored with the
students the steps to take to successfully transform
from being black boys to becoming black men. Stu-
dents left this session empowered and armed with the
“I can achieve anything” attitude.

SUCCEED
How Does Success Look? This character
building and goal setting session for high school stu-

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