Ben Peng Tatiana Winters
Senior Tatiana Winters and junior Ben Peng, who will be speaking about self-actualization. Tatiana is involved with band and color guard, and Ben participates in soccer and track, and they are both members of AVID.
Adele Dorman
Adele is a senior in high school. Adele is involved in band, theater, and is the ITS president.
Brevinn Tyler
Brevinn Tyler is a current high school junior. He plays football, basketball, and runs track.
Brielle Thompson
Brielle Thompson is a high school junior. She has been involved in color guard, choir, and the dance team and is a member of AVID.
Brittani Fults
Brittney Fults is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Missouri-Columbia researching Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.
Caleb Bavlnka
Caleb is a high school junior who is also one of 2 million military children aged from birth to 18. He participates in track, cross country, and Boy Scouts.
Catt Harvey
Catt Harvey is a high school junior, and she involved with Gay Straight Alliance, Academy of Rock, and she is vice president of her class.
Cole Flottman
Cole Flottman is a high school senior. He is involved with both theater and choir, and in the fall he plans to study linguistics at Truman State University.
Corey Bowden
Corey Bowden is a School Resource Officer
Curtis Taylor
Curtis Taylor- is a graduate student from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He’s with us today to discuss the importance of branding and what it means to not allow others to label you.
Donna Battle Pierce
Donna is a Food Journalist
Elise Hardesty
Our next speaker is a high school junior who partakes in volleyball, studio art, and theater.
Eric Johnson
High School Principal
Hayden Elder
Hayden Elder, a high school senior. He is involved in FIRST Robotics, National Honor Society, and MU Alpha Theta.
Jen Lee Reeves
Journalist
Joel Hess
Our next speaker is a current high school junior, Joel Hess. He has participated in drumming for 7 Years, and has been a drumline section leader for 3.
Jordan Bavlnka
Jordan Bavlnka is a sophomore in high school. He is involved with the math and cross country teams, science club and Boy Scouts.
Katherine Kalman
Katherine Kalman is a senior in high school. Outside of school, she is involved with Orchestral Symphony Young Artist Program.
Lesli Woods
Leslie is the vice president of MAC scholars, is in National Honor Society, and she is a local artist and singer.
Lise Saffran
Lise Saffran is the Director of the Masters of Public Health Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a writer.
Marc Chauvin
Marc is an 11th grade student who participates in archery, Battle Literature and Art Review magazine, future problem solving, Cross Country running, battle academy of rock, and Gay Straight Alliance.
Marie Olear
Marie Olear and she is a junior in high school and she is involved with Battle Literature and Art Review Magazine, Battle Corps, Model UN, and Gay Straight Alliance.
Martana Stemmons
Martana Simmons is a high school senior and she participates in basketball and track.
Matt Bennett
Youth Mentor/Businessman
Mekhia Thompson
Mekhia Thompson is a junior in high school.
Montiera Ferrel-Nelson
Montiera is a high school senior. She participated in MAC Scholars, student council, Avid, and educators rising.
Peter Stiepleman
Superintendent of Columbia Public Schools
Peter Stiepleman is the current superintendent of Columbia Public Schools and an avid world traveler.
Rebecca Archer
Rebecca Archeris involved with high school debate.
Sloane Scott
Sloane is a Senior in High School.
Sterling Humburg-Cage
Sterling Humburg-Cage is a senior in high school and he is involved in Future Problem Solving, EEE and band.
Tom Hairston
Dr. Tom Hairston taught high school special education for five years, and he is now an improvement consultant at the University of Missouri College of Education.
Wycla Bratton
Student Teacher & MU student