The Power of Belief

Sunday, 4/1 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle 

This Sunday's edition of Hampton Roads Topics will feature The Power of Belief, a collection of essays by Virginia Beach Public School students, teachers, and parents. The book was inspired by the NPR feature, This I Believe. 

My guests are Laura Smart of Virginia Beach Public Schools and Kellam High School freshman Jealousy Finkbeiner, one of the essayists featured in the book.  Hear Jealousy read her essay, The Best Gift Ever, below.

The book is available for $10.00 at the Virginia Beach Schools website

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December11th -- African American Male Summit

Sunday, 12/11 @ 6am 
92.9 The Wave, ESPN Radio 94.1, Star 1310 and 97.3 The Eagle

Virginia Beach Public Schools will hold its 5th Annual African American Male Summit on Saturday, January 7th, at Green Run High School.  The event is titled, "Stones of Hope: Foundation for Our Future," a reference to the Martin Luther King Monument that was unveiled earlier in 2011 in Washington D.C.  Dr. King has served as an inspirational theme for the summit since the beginning.

My guest is Dr. George Parker, the principal of Green Run High School.  He says that while the summit is directed after African American boys, all students in 8th through 12th grades are welcome to attend, as are their parents.  The goal of the summit is to engage and inspire students.

The summit includes workshops on goal setting, succeeding in high school, and college preparation.  There will also be representatives from a number of colleges present.

For information about the African American Male Summit, visit the VBSchools.com website.