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3rd Annual CAST Schools Youth Rally and Discover Ways to ‘Empower Student Voice’

Students Will Participate in the 3rd Annual CAST Schools Youth Rally and Discover Ways to ‘Empower Student Voice’

WHAT:

Students from across the CAST Network of schools will join the 3rd annual CAST Schools Youth Rally on Friday, April 21 at the DoSeum. This event is entirely produced by the CAST Schools Student Advisory, a group of 30 students who’ve worked for months to design and create a day-long rally filled with workshops and experiences to help students find and elevate their voice. This event is created by students for students.

This year’s theme, Empowering Student Voice, includes workshops such as Whatever Floats Your Boat, Breaking Barriers Through Speech, Debate, Fold Your Feelings, and more. Student Advisory members get hands-on experience organizing a large event, including all the logistics and details, and develop leadership skills that prepare them for college, career, and life. The event is made possible by the support of sponsors: H-E-B, UP Partnership, CPS Energy, the DoSeum, HOLT CAT, T. Donovan Creative, Firstmark Foundation, Frost Bank, H. E. Butt Foundation, and SAVE Clinic. Click here for the event website. 

WHEN:             9:30 am – 1:30 pm on Friday, April 21, 2023

WHERE:           DoSeum, 2800 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209

WHO:              Students from five CAST high schools

                        Interviews available in English and Spanish

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ABOUT THE CAST Schools Network

The Centers for Applied Science & Technology (CAST) is a San Antonio-based network of tuition-free, public schools with a mission to reinvent schooling in order to maximize options for students while preparing them for college, career, and life. Open to all Bexar County students, the network includes high schools CAST Tech, CAST Teach, CAST STEM, CAST Med, CAST Lead and the Advanced Learning Academy. Schools are co-created with industry, and partner with area public school districts, including Northside, San Antonio, Southwest, and East Central ISDs. For more information, visit castschools.com. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitterand Instagram.

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The Centers for Applied Science and Technology (CAST) Network is a tax-exempt organization as described in Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. CAST Schools are partnership schools with a focus on STEM careers, project based learning and work-based learning. Key partners include public school districts, higher education institutions, and local employers from target industries.