This years Parent University (PU) was another major success! Despite the cold, rainy night, we had over 180 parents and 180 students show up for a night of education and fun. Again the largest evening event held on the School campus. Launch Pad joined forces with Celebration Church who provided 32 student interns to help with promoting and volunteering at the event. The Celebration interns were a key part of the night’s success and fun. THANK YOU Celebration Church!
We used dance and drama to entertain the 180 students. While students were engaging in fun filled team building activites, parents were gathered in the school theater learning from a variety of special speakers such as Rolando Fernandez, an assistant to the City Manager of Austin who brought a powerful testimony of overcoming obstacles and poverty to achieve lasting success through education and perseverance. We also had the Austin Police Department provide insights to key areas such as domestic abuse and school truency issues. The goals of Parent University were achieved by educating parents about the critical importance of engaging in thier student’s education while at the same time engaging the students in fun filled games teaching them the importance of team building!
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