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6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Youth Summit Inspires VCUSD 8th Graders

6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Youth Summit Inspires VCUSD 8th Graders

Nearly 600 eighth graders gathered at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for VCUSD’s 6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Empower Youth Summit.

Empower Youth Summit Speaker Dee Hawkins
6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Youth Summit Inspires VCUSD 8th Graders
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6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Youth Summit Inspires VCUSD 8th Graders

Nearly 600 eighth graders from Hogan Middle, Loma Vista, Mare Island, Solano Widenmann, and Vallejo Charter gathered at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for VCUSD’s 6th Annual Kaiser Permanente Empower Youth Summit—an unforgettable day of motivation and empowerment.

Students heard from high-profile speakers in sports, entertainment, and healthcare, including Vallejo-native rapper LaRussell and R&B singer H.E.R., 49ers rookie Malik Mustapha, Kaiser Permanente physician and VCUSD graduate, Dr. Tanisha Silas-Young, motivational speaker Ovi Vasquez, and inspirational leader Dee Hankins. They shared powerful messages on resilience, leadership, mental health, career potential, growth, and the importance of making smart choices.

To prepare students for the transition to high school, peers from Vallejo High and Jesse Bethel presented engaging overviews of signature programs like the Law Academy and medical career pathways.

Special thanks to our partners, Kaiser Permanente, DJ PZB, and Hammond Entertainment, for making this event a meaningful milestone for VCUSD students!

 

A diverse crowd of young people, some in wheelchairs, are gathered outdoors in front of a building with a red arched doorway and a wooden fence.
A woman in sunglasses and a white t-shirt smiles and points at the camera while standing behind a DJ setup, with a roller coaster and a large screen displaying %22Welcome VCUSD 8th Graders%22 in the background.
A speaker addresses a crowd from a stage with a %22WELCOME%22 sign in the foreground, while trees and buildings form the background.
A group of young people are seated in the foreground, smiling and posing for the camera, while a bustling amusement park with rides and crowds forms the background.
A large crowd of young people, many wearing red, are gathered outdoors in front of colorful, abstract structures and a red tent.
A young man with an afro holds a microphone in front of a wooden fence and palm trees.
A man in a black hoodie holds a microphone while interacting with a young man in a white hoodie in the foreground, as a crowd of people watches in the background under a sunny sky.
A young man with a microphone performs for a crowd in the foreground, while a blurred background shows more people and tents under a bright sky.
Two young men are performing on a stage in front of a crowd of onlookers.
A crowd of young people, some in wheelchairs, are gathered outdoors with a wooden fence and a red-arched building in the background.
A large crowd of people with their hands raised in the foreground are gathered in front of a stage with a screen displaying %22BECOME A DOCTOR%22 in the background.
A man in a black NBA Essentials hoodie raps into a microphone in the foreground, while a crowd of people watches him in the background.
A young man in a blue hoodie holds a microphone and a sign with an owl logo in front of a wooden fence and palm trees.
Teenagers stand behind a table displaying models and a CPR dummy, with a wooden fence and trees in the background.
A group of excited young people with raised hands and phones are cheering in the foreground, while a colorful amusement park with rides and buildings forms the background.