Woemns; Resource Enter sponsored Keys To Success program for upcoming High School students was held on the campus of Fort Lewis College Thursday.
Escalante Middle School eighth-grader Warner Becher drums during the “Rhythm of Your Life” workshop at the annual Keys To Success conference for students preparing to enter high school. The event was held at Fort Lewis College on Thursday. Students asked questions about high school including safety, navigation and how lunch and lockers work. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Naomi Huffman-Wood, a junior at Durango High School, practices her jab in the session “Fight Like A Girl” on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday during the annual Keys To Success conference for students entering high school. “I encourage you to get involved in a club or sport,” she told the eighth-graders, “because it will help you find your place, figure out who you are, and help you to meet new people.” Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Naomi Huffman-Wood, a junior at Durango High School, prepares a strike in the workshop “Fight Like A Girl” on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday during the annual Keys To Success conference for area students preparing to enter high school. “I usually just keep my books in a backpack,” she told students asking about lockers. “A lot of classes are spread out, and there’s not always time to stop by lockers.” Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Tim Smith conducts the class on Kenpo Karate martial arts on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday during the annual Keys To Success conference for students preparing to enter high school. Kenpo not only gives girls some self-defense skills, it teaches focus, awareness and confidence, he said. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Documentary filmmaker and national Golden Gloves champion Jill Morley conducts the class “Fight Like A Girl” on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday during the annual Keys To Success conference for La Plata County students preparing to enter high school. “I fight like a girl who refuses to be a victim,” Morley said during her keynote talk. “I fight like a girl who is tired of being ignored and humoured and beaten and raped. I fight like a girl who is sick of not being taken seriously.” Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Vanessa Morgan of Durango Drums conducts a session called “Rhythm of Your Life” during the annual Keys To Success conference for boys preparing to enter high school. The session taught students how to advocate for themselves and others. The event was held on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Documentary filmmaker and national Golden Gloves champion Jill Morley conducts the class “Fight Like A Girl” on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday during the annual Keys To Success conference for area students preparing to enter high school. “I fight like a girl who has been pushed too far,” Morley said during her keynote address. “I fight like a girl who offers and demands respect. I fight like a girl who has a lifetime of anger and strength and pride pent up in her girly body.” Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Eighth-graders from La Plata County schools participate in the “Rhythm of Your Life” workshop of the annual Keys To Success conference for students preparing to enter high school held on the campus of Fort Lewis College on Thursday. Students learned how to advocate for themselves and others in the workshop. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
