America's Favorite Principal from TV's Glee & Educational Leaders Help Teens Reach Dreams with New Innovative Technology & National Challenge
Attention: Glee's "Principal Figgins" to sign autographs for the press and their children.
Tours Bay Area as School Year Closes; Gives Students, Parents a "Hall-Pass" to Help Children Achieve Dreams
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On nearly the final day of the school year, America's favorite principal – Iqbal Theba who plays "Principal Figgins" on the hit TV show, Glee – will join students and educational leaders in San Jose & San Francisco as he launches new technology to provide affordable college and career planning and a national challenge to help students reach their dreams.
"Kids at Glee's McKinley High have dreams, but I want to help all teens across America, in the real-world," said Theba, who also serves as Honorary Principal of SuperFutures.com.
The jobless rate among youth stands at over 20% and the average student is now taking about 6 years to complete college due to poor planning (CollegeBoard). Some 70% of parents say their #1 concern is their child's successful transition to the 'real world' (SuperFutures).
Theba will join nationally known financial education expert/innovator Jennifer Openshaw (Oprah, author, Women's Financial Network founder); Dan Rosensweig, CEO of Chegg.com, the #1 online textbook rental company; and school officials in unveiling the nation's first online guidance counseling community designed with Harvard experts to help young people build skills to succeed at a fraction of the cost of independent college advisors.
Theba, who thought, "Oh, no, I'm stuck with construction," will also share his own struggle of finding his passion and launch a new national challenge encouraging real teens to begin to create their dreams over the summer break by leveraging their creative talents. (Watch Theba)
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Friday, May 20th |
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Where: |
San Jose, San Francisco |
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Times/Locations: |
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11:00am |
San Jose |
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Kipp San Jose Collegiate |
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1790 Educational Park Drive, San Jose |
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See Kipp sign; go into row of portables; see Room 17 |
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408.510.0983 |
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1:00pm |
San Francisco |
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Lowell High -- In the Carol Channing Auditorium (approx. 1,000 students) |
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1101 Eucalyptus Dr, San Francisco |
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Between Eucalyptus & Middlefield |
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415.759.2730 x10 |
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A press release will be forthcoming.
SOURCE SuperFutures
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