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Fall 2025 West TX Reading Symposium
2025-08-28 08:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Speakers:

Tim Stafford
Joaquin Zihuatanejo

Event:

Fall 2025 West TX Reading Symposium

Description:

Tim and Joaquin will work with Professionals to show them new strategies on how to keep their students engaged with reading

Theme:

Reading Engagement

Date:

8/28/2025

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

300

2025 Appalachian State University GEAR UP August Student Assemblies with Chris Collins.
2025-08-28 08:00 - 15:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Multiple Speakers

Event Title:

2025 Appalachian State University GEAR UP August Student Assemblies with Chris Collins.

Client Program/Organization:

Appalachian State University

Event Description:

CoolSpeakers Chris Collins will provide Student Assemblies at Swain Middle School, Scotts Creek Elementary, Madison Middle School, Foothills Community School, East & West McDowell Middle & Hayesville Middle School.

Theme:

Leadership/GEAR UP/Education/Middle School

Start Date:

2025-08-25

End Date:

2025-08-29

Start Time:

8:00 AM

End Time:

3:00 PM

City/State:

Marion, NC

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

4000

Westmoreland High School GEAR UP Presentation Day.
2025-08-27 13:30 - 14:30
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Zach Gowen

Event Title:

Westmoreland High School GEAR UP Presentation Day.

Client Program/Organization:

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Event Description:

CoolSpeaker Zach Gowen will provide a Keynote Presentation for High School GEAR UP Junior Students.

Theme:

Student Assembly/Motivational/Education

Start Date:

2025-08-27

End Date:

2025-08-27

Start Time:

1:30 PM

End Time:

2:30 PM

City/State:

Montross, VA

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

108

Spring 2025 Capital High School GU Kickoff
2025-08-27 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Ernesto Mejia

Event Title:

Spring 2025 Capital High School GU Kickoff

Client Program/Organization:

Capital High School

Event Description:

Ernesto will provide his keynote presentation

Theme:

School Year Kickoff

Date:

8/27/2025

Start Time:

8:30 AM

End Time:

4:30 PM

City/State:

Sante Fe, NM

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

1485

2025 Rutland City Public Schools Community Welcome & Celebration.
2025-08-26 13:00 - 14:00
Please contact the client to work out any necessary details for the event. Let us know if you have any problems making contact.
Below are the event details:

Speaker: Ernesto Mejia
Event Title: 2025 Rutland City Public Schools Community Welcome & Celebration.
Client Program/Organization: Rutland City Public Schools
Event Description: Ernesto Mejia will provide a Welcome Back to the School Year Presentation for Staff.
Theme: Education/Healing
Start Date: 2025-08-26
End Date: 2025-08-26
Start Time: 1:00 PM
End Time: 2:00 PM
City/State: Rutland, VT
Audience: Professional
Number attending: 500

George Washington High School GEAR UP Write Now Programming.
2025-08-26 09:00 - 20:00, 2025-08-25 09:00 - 20:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Joaquin Zihuatanejo

Event Title:

George Washington High School GEAR UP Write Now Programming.

Client Program/Organization:

George Washington High School

Event Description:

CoolSpeaker Joaquin Zihuatanejo will provide Classroom Takeovers, After School Writing Workshop and Evening Poetry Slam.

Theme:

GEAR UP/Classroom Takeovers/Self Expression.

Start Date:

2025-08-25

End Date:

2025-08-26

Start Time:

9:00 AM

End Time:

8:00 PM

City/State:

Danville, VA

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

425

Fall 2025 Eagle Pass Jr. High School Kickoff
2025-08-26 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Juan Cangas

Event:

Fall 2025 Eagle Pass Jr. High School Kickoff

Description:

CoolSpeak will visit each school to kickoff the 25/26 school year

Date:

8/26/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Workshop Start Time:

10:30 AM

Audience:

Middle School

Number Attending:

1,000

Great Bridge High School Professional Development Day
2025-08-25 13:30 - 15:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Carlos Ojeda Jr.

Event Title:

Great Bridge High School Professional Development Day.

Client Program/Organization:

Great Bridge High School

Event Description:

Carlos Ojeda Jr. will provide a Professional Development for Faculty.

Theme:

Professional Development/Motivation.

Start Date:

2025-08-25

End Date:

2025-08-25

Start Time:

1:30 PM

End Time:

3:00 PM

City/State:

Chesapeake, VA

Audience:

Professional

Number attending:

500

UT Austin GEAR UP Lockhart ISD Writing Conference
2025-08-25 10:45 - 16:00
Event Title: Fall 2025 UT Austin GEAR UP Writing Conference
Client Program/Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Event Description: Writing Conference
Theme: Creative Writing and Poetry
Start Date: 2025-08-25
End Date: 2025-08-25
Start Time: 9:45 AM
End Time: 3:00 PM
City/State: Austin, TX
Audience: Middle School
Number attending: 50

Fall 2025 UT GEAR UP Writing Conference
2025-08-25 09:45 - 15:00 | Austin, TX

Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College Students and Parents Retreat.
2025-08-23 09:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-22 09:00 - 16:00
Event Title:

Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College Students and Parents Retreat.

Client Program/Organization:

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Event Description:

Lilyan Prado-Carrillo will provide a Keynote Presentation and a Full Day Programming for students and parents.

Theme:

Upward Bound Students/Parents/Education

Start Date:

2025-08-22

End Date:

2025-08-23

Start Time:

9:00 AM

End Time:

4:00 PM

City/State:

Tifton, GA

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

40

TAMIU Parent Orientation with Lilyan Prado
2025-08-22 12:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Lilyan Prado Carrillo
Event Title: Scholarship Orientation
Client Program/Organization: Texas A&M International University
Event Description: Scholarship Family Orientation
Theme: Family Engagement and Scholarship Orientation
Start Date: 2025-08-22
End Date: 2025-08-22
Start Time: 11:00 AM
End Time: 1:30 PM
City/State: Laredo, TX
Audience: Parents
Number attending: 50

Fall 2025 YWCA El Paso del Norte PD
2025-08-22 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Dr. Laura Rizo

Event:

Fall 2025 YWCA El Paso del Norte PD

Description:

Rizo will work will do her keynote, workshop & team building activities with the professionals of Workforce Solutions Borderplex

Theme:

You Are a Superhero

Date:

8/22/2025

Presentation Start Time:

12:00 PM

Workshop Start Time:

1:00 PM

Event Address:

El Paso, TX

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

68

Fall 2025 Memorial Jr. High School Kickoff
2025-08-22 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker

Marley Lizama

Event:

Fall 2025 Memorial Jr. High School Kickoff

Description:

Marley will visit Memorial to kickoff the 25/26 school year

Theme:

Kickoff

Date:

8/22/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Event Address:

Eagle Pass, TX

Venue:

School Auditorium

Audience:

Middle School

Number Attending:

500

2025 EOF Scholar Orientation
2025-08-21 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-20 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-19 09:00 - 15:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Multiple Speakers

Event Title:

2025 EOF Scholar Orientation

Client Program/Organization:

Raritan Valley Community College

Event Description:

CoolSpeakers Chris Collins, Lilyan Prado-Carrillo, and Zach Gowen will provide Keynote Presentations and Team Building Activities Scholar Orientation for New EOF Scholars.

Theme:

Education. Goal Setting. Team Building. EOF.

Start Date:

2025-08-19

End Date:

2025-08-21

Start Time:

9:00 AM

End Time:

3:00 PM

City/State:

Branchburg, NJ

Audience:

College

Number attending:

100

Port Arthur UT GEAR UP with Lamarr Womble
2025-08-21 09:00 - 10:30
Web Calendar Event Information
Speaker: Lamarr Womble
Event Title: Wilson Early College High School GEAR UP Presentation Day.
Client Program/Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Event Description: Lamarr Womble will provide a Keynote Presentation.
Theme: Leadership Development
Start Date: 2025-08-21
End Date: 2025-08-21
Start Time: 8:00 AM
End Time: 9:00 AM
City/State: Port Arthur, TX
Audience: High School
Number attending: 200

Fall 2025 Mount Vernon School Year Kickoff
2025-08-21 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Juan Cangas

Event:

Fall 2025 Mount Vernon School Year Kickoff

Description:

Juan will work with Parents and Freshman Students during the Freshman Orientation

Theme:

Bridge | Transitioning Into High School

Date:

8/21/2025

Presentation Start Time:

11:30 AM

Workshop Start Time:

8:00 AM

Event Address:

Mount Vernon, WA

Room:

Auditorium

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

500

2025 Niguel Hills Middle School
2025-08-20 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Lamarr Womble

Event:

2025 Niguel Hills Middle School

Description:

Lamarr will provide 3 presentations to the students of Niguel Hills Middle School on Leadership, Engagement, Accountability and Determination

Theme:

Leadership, Standing Up For The Right Thing

Date:

8/20/2025

Presentation Start Time:

9:00 AM

Audience:

Middle School

Number Attending:

740

All Aboard Tours New York, NY Bus Tour.
2025-08-20 07:00 - 22:00
Below are the event details:

Speaker:

Samuel Brown

Event Title:

All Aboard Tours New York, NY Bus Tour.

Client Program/Organization:

All Aboard Tours

Event Description:

Samuel Brown will Facilitate a Bus Trip with Student to New York City.

Theme:

All Aboard Bus Tour/Education/College Readiness.

Start Date:

2025-08-20

End Date:

2025-08-20

Start Time:

7:00 AM

End Time:

10:00 PM

City/State:

New York, NY

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

55

Fall 2025 UTRGV GEAR UP PD
2025-08-19 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Ernesto Mejia

Event:

Fall 2025 UTRGV GEAR UP PD

Theme:

Leadership, Empowerment

Date:

8/18/2025

Presentation Start Time:

8:00 AM

Workshop Start Time:

9:30 AM

Event Address:

Weslaco, TX

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

100

Fall 2025 Systems of Care Family Engagement
2025-08-19 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Zach Gowen

Event:

Fall 2025 Systems of Care Family Engagement

Description:

Zach will share his story with the Families of Kansas City MO.

Theme:

Health is Wealth

Date:

8/19/2025

Presentation Start Time:

6:00 PM

Workshop Start Time:

6:30 PM

Audience:

Families

Number Attending:

200

Fall 2025 San Marcos High School
2025-08-19 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Lamarr Womble

Event:

Fall 2025 San Marcos High School

Description:

Lamarr Womble will provide Keynote Presentations and Breakout Sessions with ASB Students.

Theme:

School Culture

Date:

8/19/2025

Presentation Start Time:

8:00 AM

Audience:

High School

Number Attending:

3,500

Fall 2025 UTRGV GEAR UP PD
2025-08-18 08:00 - 20:00
Speaker:

Ernesto Mejia

Event:

Fall 2025 UTRGV GEAR UP PD

Theme:

Leadership, Empowerment

Date:

8/18/2025

Presentation Start Time:

8:00 AM

Workshop Start Time:

9:30 AM

Event Address:

Edinburg, TX

Audience:

Professional

Number Attending:

100

Dodge City High Back to School Student Assemblies.
2025-08-14 12:00 - 15:00
Below are the event details

Speaker:

Laura Rizo

Event Title:

Dodge City High Back to School Student Assemblies.

Client Program/Organization:

Dodge City Public Schools

Event Description:

Laura Rizo will provide Multiple Student Assembly Presentations for High School Students.

Theme:

Community/SEL/Self-Regulation.

Start Date:

2025-08-14

End Date:

2025-08-14

Start Time:

11:00 AM

End Time:

2:00 PM

City/State:

Dodge City, KS

Audience:

High School

Number attending:

1800

Fall 2025 Savannah State University with Mj Bridges
2025-08-14 11:00 - 15:00
Speaker: Melvin Bridges Jr.
Event Title: Savannah State University Financial Literacy with MJ Bridges
Client Program/Organization: Savannah State University
Event Description: Young and Debt Free Session with MJ Bridges
Theme: Financial Literacy
Start Date: 2025-08-14
End Date: 2025-08-14
City/State: Savannah, GA
Audience: College
Number attending: 75

Summer 2025 ESC Region 16 With Ernesto Mejia
2025-08-13
Speaker: Ernesto Mejia
Event Title: Migrant Education Staff Event
Client Program/Organization: Region 16 Education Service Center
Event Description: Professional Development by Ernesto Mejia
Theme: Engagement and Communication Strategies
Start Date: 2025-08-13
End Date: 2025-08-13
Start Time: 9:00 AM
End Time: 2:00 PM
City/State: Amarillo, TX
Audience: Professional
Number attending: 75
