Big Four Dance to feature well-known entertainers
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Members of The Dazz Band.
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Tickets are now on
sale for the 20th Big 4
Reunion Dance.
It will take place on
Saturday. Nov. 1 at the
Benton Convention
Center, and the alumni
association of J.W.
Paisley High School will
host the milestone cele
bration, which brings
together alumni of the
city's historically black
high schools - Carver,
Atkins, Anderson and
Paisley.
The dance will be
among the highlights of
three days of Big Four
events. Internationally
acclaimed artists The
Dazz Band, Cherrelle and
Glenn Jones are booked
to perform. A talent show
is being held as part of
this year's Big Four.
Contestants will have an
opportunity to win an all
expense paid trip to
Atlanta to record a CD.
The winner will also take
home a trophy and be the
opening act at the Big
Four Dance Concert.
The talent showcase is
open to anyone age 16
and over; contestants are
welcome to perform any
genre of music.
Talent show registra
tion and tickets to both
the talent show and the
Big 4 Dance are now
available on Paisley
Alumni Association's
web site, www.pais
leyalumni.org. Tickets to
the dance are $30 until
Sept. 1'. when they will be
$30. Tables of 10 are also
available.
A portion of the pro
ceeds will help the alum
ni association sustain
several community out
reach programs to sup
port and continue the
preservation of the rich
history of Winston
Salem's historically
black high schools.
Stevenson learns hands-on
in Washington, D.C.
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CHRONIC! |
David Stevenson Jr.
learned about govern
ment processes in the
vibrant, living classroom
of the nation's capital as
part of Citizenship
Washington Focus
(CWF), an intensive 4-H
civic engagement pro
gram for high-school stu
dents held at the National
4-H Youth Conference
Center in Chevy Chase,
Md.
"Citizenship
Washington Focus is an
astounding experience
which 1 will never forget
and you can't leave CWF
without taking a piece of
it with you," said
Stevenson of his recent
trip. Stevenson is a 2014
graduate of Quality
Education Academy; he
is attending Catawba
College this fall.
For more than 50
years, the National 4-H
Youth Conference Center
has invited 4-H members
from across the country
to travel to Washington,
D.C. and participate in
civic workshops, com
mittees and field trips
before returning home to
make positive changes in
their own communities.
CWF not only strength
ens young people's
understanding of the gov
ernment's civic process,
but it also boosts their
leadership skills, commu
nication skills, and over
all confidence.
During CWF. youth
get a behind-the-scenes
look by meeting with
members of Congress to
learn more about how
government works. At the
end of the program, youth
draft step-by-step action
plans to address impor
tanl issues in their com
munities. Stevenson has
decided to tackle the
issue of hunger and
homelessness in Forsyth
County. He will begin by
creating a coalition of
youth to volunteer at
local shelters, while also
collecting personal care
supplies to distribute to
local homeless citizens
on an ongoing basis.
"CWF is a great
opportunity for young
people to come together,
talk about the problems
they see in their commu
nities, and identify solu
tions to make their com
munities stronger," said
Donald T. Floyd Jr.,
National 4-H Council
President and CEO. "The
experiences these young
people gain during CWF
gives them the proper
tools and confidence to
become successful, artic
ulate leaders in the
future."
4-H is a community of
six million young people
across America learning
leadership, citizenship
and life skills. 4-H pro
grams are implemented
by the 111 land-grant
universities and the
Cooperative Extension
System through their
3,100 local Extension
offices across the coun
try.
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David Stevenson poses at the National Academy of
Sciences in Washington, D.C.
School
supplies,
hairdos will be
given away
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
"Back 2 School Extravaganza" will take place at
Yodi International Salon, 513 N. Liberty St.. on
Saturday. Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
BOND Events and Yodi International are holding
the event to provide an opportunity for young students
to begin thee school year with strong positive expecta
tions and great confidence.
Porsche' Jones. founder/CEO of BOND, and
Yodi's Yolanda Moses are encouraging families to
take advantage of this free opportunity to receive book
bags, pens, notebooks, pencils and other school sup
plies. They will be given to the first 50 kids.
Yodi International will also style hair for three
young women and offer hair cuts to three young men
during the school give-a-way. The lucky recipients of
the services will also win two free hairstyles/haircuts
during the school year.
For more information, email bondsskills?hot
mail.com or call 336-575-8144.
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