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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc’s 23rd Annual
Senior Recognition Program
Sojourner’s Truth Staff
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Toledo Alumnae Chapter
held its 23rd Annual Senior Recognition Program
on Saturday, April 25 at the Scott Park Campus of The
University of Toledo and honored 26 area high school seniors
for their accomplishments.
The Senior Recognition Committee – Chairman Tiffany
Triplett, Co-Chairman NaTasha Baker and members Tia
Triplett, Shannon Tisdale, Kaylene Miller and Ronata Bryant
– not only recognized the high school students for their
achievements but also conducted sessions in order to give
the young women some valuable advice on how to proceed with
their college careers and in their professional lives.
The afternoon’s events were led off by a welcome and
introduction. Then followed a brief history of the alumnae
chapter by Bettina Shuford, Ph.D., president of the chapter.
The committee conducted breakout sessions allowing the
students to hear from the chapter’s members about college
and career decisions. The parents also participated in their
own session, led by member Joyce Henderson, on career
choices.
Tamika Draper, the assistant principal of Winterfield
Venture Academy and a member of the sorority, was the
keynote speaker. Draper, a graduate of Scott High School and
UT, spoke to the students about making the right choices in
life, using her own life as an example of overcoming
obstacles after the wrong choices have been made.
Draper became a single mother when she was a sophomore in
high school and continued her high school and college
education, along with taking on a variety of jobs in order
to support her son and herself. She told her audience that
“you will face resistance and negative thoughts from others
… you are in control of your destiny by the choices that you
make.”
Draper also warned the high school students to take
responsibility for their choices and actions. “We aren’t
owed anything,” said Draper. “We have to go out and get what
we want.”
Saturday’s event ended with the roll call of the students
and the awards presentations.
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