Princeton High School Students To Participate In Panel On Diversity

PRINCETON, NJ — For the first time ever, Princeton High School students, staff and community members will meet to discuss some of the most pressing educational issues facing students in the diverse educational community during a roundtable discussion.

The discussion is set for Saturday, April 29, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Princeton High School cafeteria, 151 Moore Street in Princeton. Lunch and dessert will be provided by the Princeton Regional Education Support Staff Association (PRESSA) through a grant received from the NJ Education Association (NJEA) PRIDE Program.

PRESSA is partnering with two student groups to present “See, Me, Hear Me: Open, Honest Dialogue with Today’s Youth.” The participating student groups are Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) and (Pride, Unity, Leadership, Sisterhood, Esteem (PULSE).

Regna Services founder Janice Arthur will be the guest speaker at the roundtable, which will be open to the community. Regna Services is an organization whose mission is to narrow the ever-widening gap between the adult population and the youth population.

Through small group discussions and a student-led panel discussion, attendees will be treated to a lively conversation with students about students' perspective on school, community, and personal issues and concerns that affect their educational experiences.

PRESSA is an affiliate of NJEA and represents the custodians/maintenance and grounds workers, secretaries, instructional aides, and bus aides of the Princeton Public School District.

“PRESSA takes PRIDE!” is an ongoing campaign created to share the educational successes of the District with all community members, and to build strong community support for and involvement in our great public schools. Visit https://www.njea.org/grants/pride to learn more about the campaign’s mission and activities.

MSAN and PULSE are student leadership groups at Princeton High School that work to further understanding and respect by uplifting persons from all ethnic, cultural and gender groups.

MSAN and the Princeton Public School District are members of the Minority Student Achievement Network, a national organization hosted by the University of Wisconsin’s Graduate School of Education.
Visit http://msan.wceruw.org/ for more information about the organization’s mission, purpose and membership.
For more information, contact Princeton High School Social Worker Lenora Keel, the coordinator and advisor of this event. Keel won the NJEA Minority Achievement Award in 2015. She is available by email at lenorakeel@princetonk12.org, or by phone at 609-806-4280, ext. 3553.

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