American Canyon Student Wins Opportunity to Speak at TEDxNapaValley 2016

Angie Bustos of American Canyon High School has won the 2016 TEDxNapaValley Student Speak-Off and secured the final speaker spot at this year’s TEDxNapaValley event on Sunday, May 1. The March 16 Student Speak-Off at the Napa High School Little Theater featured ten students from American Canyon High School, Calistoga Junior-Senior High School, Napa High School, New Technology High School, and Sonoma Valley High School presenting three-to-six-minute multi-media talks centered on this year’s TEDxNapaValley theme, “Go Figure!”

TheTEDxNapaValley organizing team selected the final winner, who will go on to perform at the main TEDxNapaValley conference May 1, 2016 at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. The talks were judged on the students’ elocution and style, their ability to immediately grab the audience in the introduction, use of digital media to enhance their presentation, the general crafting of their talk and completion within the specified three- to six-minute time frame. Angie Bustos presented a powerful talk about the pervasiveness of rape, the importance of understanding its impact and how to prevent it.

“I chose to talk about rape because it impacts so many people, including children, and it is important for everyone to understand how common and very unacceptable that is,” said 18-year-old Bustos.

Other student finalists competing included: Jacqueline Aviña Espinoza, (Calistoga Junior-Senior High School), Tobin Buckley (Calistoga Junior-Senior High School), Hannah Burhorn (New Technology High School), Alejandro Cabrera (Sonoma Valley High School), Belen Fonseca (Sonoma Valley High School), Kelsey Kampton (Napa High School), Gabriel Medrano (Napa High School), Robert Sando (New Technology High School), and Zachary Weinberg (American Canyon High School).

Bustos will join 11 other speakers from the local area and well beyond at the May 1st TEDxNapaValley event. Click here for the full lineup of speakers for TEDxNapaValley 2016 and secure online ticket sales here.

Ticket Information

TEDxNapaValley sells out every year, so be sure to purchase tickets early and take advantage of the Early Bird General Admission price. To purchase tickets for TEDxNapaValley 2016, click here.

Early Bird General Admission: $95 per person

2016 TEDxNapaValley April 30th Speaker Dinner at the CIA at COPIA: $100 per person (limited availability)

The first TEDxNapaValley conference took place in 2011. The 2016 event will mark the fifth year for the conference.

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