Nearly 500 Fort Bend Independent School District high school students recently took part in the “FBISD High School Diversity Conference,” offered to students for the first time this year. Held at Williams Trace Baptist Church, the conference was designed to “increase awareness, improve communication, and develop mutual understanding of diverse groups” among FBISD high school students.
Pictured are Ilene Harper, assistant director of Student Support Services/Cultural Diversity; Dulles High School’s winning Quiz Bowl team: Victoria Diano, Richard Villanueva, Clement Agho-Otoghile, Jonika Tannous and Trevor Blalock.
During the conference, students were given the opportunity to network with their peers from campuses throughout the district, take part in several interactive breakout sessions, and hear messages from keynote speakers Gwendolyn Webb-Hasan and Tyrone Smith. Participants also enjoyed a series of icebreaker activities led by members of the District Student Advisory Committee, lunch, and give-a-ways.
“I really enjoyed taking part in the conference,” said Stavinoha Bradley of Bush High School. “It was nice to see the similarities students share even though we represent different campuses and backgrounds.”
The highlight of the conference was the final round of the District “Celebrating Our Legacy” Quiz Bowl competition that matched teams from Dulles and Hightower High Schools. Dulles High School’s team was named “Quiz Bowl Champion” after earning the highest score for correctly answering questions relating to FBISD’s 50-year history.
This is such a positive competition and I for one am glad these young men and women participate!