29th African American Achievers
		Awards Ceremony
		Class of 2021

	Be forever POWERFUL, RESILIENT, CONQUERORS!
			
	#HABSEGrad21
April 5, 2021

Dear Graduating Senior:

The Hillsborough Alliance of Black School Educators (HABSE) will be most honored to have you                           participate in the Twenty-Ninth Annual African American Achievers Awards Ceremony. We wish to recognize you for your outstanding academic accomplishments. Please join us in the streaming of the ceremony with your guest to share this impressive time with other African American Achievers from Hillsborough County Public Schools. This special event will be streamed on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 7:00pm, with a pre-show countdown. ***please note we are collecting pictures from seniors to incorporate in the virtual event. Pictures should be of students wearing their high school cords, stoles, Cap & Gown, etc. The picture may be a pic collage that includes the student in their cap & gown.
due April 23rd! https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21pic 

During the night’s event, students will receive special recognition for their outstanding academic achievement. In addition, you may apply for a HABSE Book Stipend and or other scholarship opportunities, which will be awarded to a select number of students. To compete for these scholarships, you must go to https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21scholarships , complete the application, and hit submit by Thursday April 29, 2021. Even if you choose not to compete for any of the HABSE Book Stipends or Scholarships, we invite you to this special virtual recognition program in your honor. 

We recognize in addition to excelling in academics, people are gifted in the area of Performing and Visual Arts. We want to honor these talents at the Achievers Ceremony by having them perform- kicking off the event (Drummer), singing Lift Every Voice and Sing (Singer), and presenting the Occasion (presenter), as well as, artwork featured during the program. You are invited to apply for the HABSE Talent Search https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21talent , and the HABSE Cover Design Contest https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21design . Please see the link for contest instructions. 	QR Code for Pic submission
	
Due April 23rd  https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21pic 
Due April 29th  https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21scholarships 
Due April 29th  https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21talent 
Due April 29th  https://bit.ly/HABSEGrad21design 

We look forward to receiving your picture(s) and seeing you during the streaming of the event. If you have any questions, please contact HABSE at habse.edu@gmail.com or (813) 586-0005.

Keensha Parham

Keensha Parham, President
Hillsborough Alliance of Black School Educators