High School Graduation Rates Reach Record Highs; Gap Narrows for Black and Latino Students1/22/2016 According to the U.S Department of Education black and Latino high school students are continuing to close the graduation gap with their white counterparts. The following article from The Root explains the data and why education is important.
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 Scholarship winners recieving their certificates. The 15th annual Latino Summit at Harper College was a successful event which occurred on Friday November 20th, 2015. There were over 510 students in attendance. The event has continued to grow with a passion for inspiring youth to establish post secondary goals for college attendance and career development. The Latino Summit also takes great pride in establishing scholarships for Latino Senior students. This year there were 36 scholarships awarded to deserving students. The scholarship process is highly competitive with over 120 scholarship applications received. The Latino Summit Committee is a selfless committee that continues to prosper and pay it forward to younger generations!
 "Every 30 seconds, a Latino citizen turns 18 and becomes eligible to vote," Gabriel Sanchez, a political science professor at the University of New Mexico, said at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual policy conference in Washington on Tuesday." That's 66,000 each month. That's a powerful number." We Latinos and Latinas are a powerful people in many respects, so we need to start using this power, especially when it comes to politics. We need to get involved in politics, and at least educate ourselves in the area so that we have our voices heard.
Click here to see How Young, Diverse Voters Will Shape 2016's Elections  Where were you 5 years ago? Five years ago, 33 Chilean miners were trapped about 2,000 ft. underground when their mine collapsed. The world stood still, holding their breath and awaiting news of any survivor. The movie 'The 33' came out on 11/13/15.
Watch was the Latino actors had to say about this historic event in Latino history: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/stars-chilean-mining-movie-33-drama-affirmation-life-n459866  13 Northwest Suburban High Schools To Participate In 14th Annual Latino Summit
More than 500 northwest suburban high school students will participate in the 14th annual Latino Summit on Friday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harper College. The all-day event, which focuses on the importance of staying in school and pursuing higher education, targets Latino high school freshmen and sophomores, including students from Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove, John Hersey, Rolling Meadows, Vanguard and Wheeling high schools; Maine East and Maine West high schools; Glenbrook South High School; Barrington High School; and Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, and Palatine high schools. The keynote speaker is Andres Lara, who escaped from Cuba at the age of 16 and arrived in the U.S. without any money or his parents, according to his biography. At the time, he did not speak the English language. For more information, please visit his website: http://www.thecubanguy.com/ Now 26, he is currently the CEO of A. Success Training, former president of Inspiration Magazine and a nationally known speaker. He is also the author of three books and has appeared on radio shows and news articles across the country. Transportation and lunch will be provided at no cost to participants. Students will hear presentations by Latino professionals and college students. Speakers will discuss the obstacles they have overcome in order to achieve success. The inspirational and informative program will help participants begin making plans for life after high school, which is key to realizing their goals. Students will also have a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills, make contacts and meet peers with similar aspirations for the future. Presentations will be made in English and Spanish. The Latino Summit is a self-supported endeavor and each year must find funds to finance the event and the scholarships provided to deserving seniors. For more information or to offer financial support, whether individual or corporate, please contact Claudia Rueda-Alvarez at [email protected]. Also feel free to visit the official Latino Summit website at LatinoSummitNWS.org The Pan-american University of Guadalajara and DePaul University are working together to offer Latino students a great opportunity. Its called “American Degree Transfer Program,” and it is open to students going to college. The program allows you to take the first two years of college at The Pan-american University of Guadalajara and then transfer to DePaul University. The Community Relations Department of the Mexican Consulate in Chicago released the following statement: Buenas tardes estimados amigos(as). Por considerarlo de su interés se hace de su conocimiento que, el 11 de septiembre próximo, de las 4:00 a las 6:00 de la tarde, se llevará a cabo en las instalaciones de este Consulado General (204 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60607) el taller informativo sobre el “American Degree Transfer Program”.   The Latino Summit Tech committee has been working very hard to find the best ways to communicate to as many students, parents, and teachers as possible. This is why we are happy to announce the launch of a new blog page on our site. This will allow us to have all of our news updates in one central place so that everyone can find us.
You can now follow us on Twitter (@latinosummit), Like us on Facebook (Latino Summit NWS), or even though RSS Feed (RSS) This blog format also gives us the freedom to communicate without having to violate school social media policies. Many schools block social media sites like Facebook or twitter for safety reasons. Since our blog is hosted entirely on our site students don't need to worry about getting in trouble for participating. Please feel free to leave us a comment, share our posts, and follow our feed. |
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