6th & 7th Grade Division - Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Plano - Team Isaiah
"Aiming for the Stars"
African American Academic Bowl
Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), Project Still I Rise, Inc., and The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), along with other community partners, are combining efforts to construct an African American Male Academic Bowl. This event targets participation from students within all Texas School District.
The 2011 African American Male Academic Bowl is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the University of Texas at Dallas campus. The event will engage boys from throughout Dallas County, grades 4 through 7 in a dynamic and enlightening academic competition similar to popular television quiz shows. The 2010 tournament boasted an astounding 100+ boys that stretched over twenty three teams from community groups, faith based organizations, public schools, and private school groups. The event is titled "Aiming for the Stars".
Purpose
The event is intended to accomplish the following:
- To promote Academic Achievement among African American males grades 4th-7th.
- To encourage African American Male youth to continue to excel in their educational endeavors
- To encourage team work, peer mentoring, peer accountability, peer learning and competitive academic completion among African American male youth grades 4-7th.
- Increase male mentoring relationship with young African American males.
- To counteract the negative images of African American male youth in all aspects of the media.
- To increase out of school time learning for African American male underrepresented communities.