News Release
February 16, 2007
Hill Campus Of Arts And Sciences Hosts Speaker Series
Slate of Culturally Diverse Guests to Promote Intellectual Pursuits
Wednesday morning, February 21, 2007 from 8:15 - 9:00 a.m., marks the third in a series of speakers to visit Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences. The luminaries, hosted by Dr. James Mann, an internist and gastroenterologist and retired chief of staff of St. Anthony Hospital, over the course of the school year, will speak to sixth, seventh and eighth graders on the choices they made growing up. This month's speaker is The Honorable Ray Jones, a retired appellate judge, practicing attorney and Metropolitan State College professor.
Mr. Don Roy, principal of Hill, in response to an article in Gifted Child Today, "Enhancing Culturally Diverse Males' Scholar Identity: Suggestions for Educators of Gifted Students," by Gilman W. Whiting, collaborated with Ms. Cassie Perlmutter, the school's Gifted and Talented teacher, to create a speakers' bureau. "This is a first step in acquainting our students with prominent African-American members of the community who are where they are by virtue of educational excellence." Mr. Roy 's hope is that upon exposure to this array of leaders, students will be inspired to follow similar paths.
The following is a complete schedule:
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Mr. Marc Wallace
Entrepreneur and former partner in a human resource firm
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Mr. Gary Jackson
Practicing attorney, alumnus of Hill (1960)
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The Hon. Ray Jones
Retired appellate judge, practicing attorney, Metro professor
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Mr. Craig Jones
Principal in Barclay, Boston & Jones, financial advisers to athletes
8:15 - 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Dr. Benjamin Moultrie
Senior scientist for IBM, mathematician
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
451 Clermont, Denver, CO 80220
hill.dpsk12.org
Contact: Lynne Lake
720-423-9680