Location: West Ridge
Time: 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Audience: For girls

Thinking of following your dreams? Whatever they may be, the road to success can be a wild ride. Find out what to bring with you, how to make a road map, even what to do if you get lost. Best of all, find out how to start packing your bags now! Austin songwriter/recording artist Trish Murphy has been a Texas favorite since the release of her first record in 1997. She tours the U.S. and Europe and is currently working on her next album.

Location: Mendez Middle School
Time: 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m.
Audience: For girls and fathers (Spanish and English bilingual presentation)

Dads will learn what they can do to help their daughters be all they can be. Daughters will be encouraged to confide, through a facilitator, those things they need from their fathers to feel more confident, competent and strong. Dads also will share with one another what seems to work in forging strong father-daughter bonds. Presented by Jesus Sanchez, MSW. Jesus is the Fatherhood Program Director at Southwest Key in San Antonio and helps run the Children of Promise Training Program on behalf of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, in addition to having a daughter of his own. Breakfast will be served.

Location: Canyon Vista Middle School
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Audience: For girls and parents

School, friends, hormones, dances, sports, parents, drugs, popularity, thinness. Yikes! How much pressure can young teens carry before it begins to affect their grades, their relationships and their futures? Carolyn Brooks, a middle school counselor, will help parents and girls understand and manage the stresses in girls' lives.

Location: Kealing Middle School
Time: 3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m
Audience: For girls

Thinking of following your dreams? Whatever they may be, the road to success can be a wild ride. Find out what to bring with you, how to make a road map, even what to do if you get lost. Best of all, find out how to start packing your bags now! Austin songwriter/recording artist Trish Murphy has been a Texas favorite since the release of her first record in 1997. She tours the U.S. and Europe and is currently working on her next album.

Location: Canyon Ridge Middle School
Time: 8:15 a.m
Audience: For girls

If relationships came with instructions, what would they be? If every girl had a toolbox to help her "fix" friendships in middle school, what would be in it? Donna Rose will teach girls how to use various tools to keep friendships strong, honest and healthy through the preteen and teen years.

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