This is about the only reason I wish I could go back to high school. 

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Disney's Dreamers Academy Searches for Creativity and Imagination Among US Teens

    Walt Disney World Resort and Radio Personality Steve Harvey Call for
                                Nominations

    LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney World
Resort announced that nominations have begun for its first ever Disney's
Dreamers Academy. During the "Year of a Million Dreams" celebration, Walt
Disney World Resort is reaching out to teens, parents, educators and
community members to find 100 high school students with the potential for
greatness to be part of Disney's Dreamers Academy, an enrichment event
weekend Jan. 17-20, 2008.
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    Walt Disney World is searching for teens, grades 9-12, from across the
nation with a special appeal for African American teens, to give them the
opportunity to go as far as their dreams and their imaginations will take
them.
    During the Disney's Dreamers Academy program, the students will be
immersed in creative, non-conventional careers at Walt Disney World.
Disney's Dreamers Academy nomination process started on September 24 and
runs through October 15, 2007.
    Walt Disney World has partnered with nationally syndicated radio
personality Steve Harvey to create this innovative program. Disney's
Dreamers Academy is designed for students who show promise -- but may need
a little motivation -- and share one common trait: the power to dream.
    "Disney's Dreamers Academy is very important to me because it's about
the education of our young people who are oftentimes slighted and don't
have the chance to be exposed to a variety of job skills and job sets and
meet with people in the fields they're interested in," said Steve Harvey.
"We want to give our young achievers the tools to become overachievers --
to take their dreams stratospheric."
    The lucky participants will be selected from among young dreamers
nominated by their parents, legal guardians, their school, churches, social
organizations, youth programs -- or even themselves. Participants in the
program must be enrolled in high school. A select panel of judges including
Steve Harvey, key community leaders, Disney representatives and educators
will choose the 100 finalists. Nomination forms and more details about
Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey can be found on
http://www.steveharvey.com/disneysdreamersacademy
    Selected students will be treated to complete immersion in career
development. Sessions will include interactive workshops, motivational
talks with sports and entertainment celebrities and discussions led by
Disney cast members and executives sharing their blueprint for success.
Workshop topics will feature everything from business to
architecture/engineering, animation to set design, show production to
culinary arts, to learning the business behind sports. There also will be
free time to enjoy the Walt Disney World's famous theme parks and
recreation.
    "This is about taking youth with potential and opening doors for them
-- helping them to realize their dreams," said Xiomara Wiley, Vice
President of Multicultural Marketing, Disney Parks and Resorts. "And what a
place to do it! At 40 square miles, Walt Disney World is the world's
largest creative classroom designed to inspire people. These young people
will have unprecedented access to the magic behind the magic."

SOURCE Walt Disney World Resort

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