The Mind OVER Matter Youth Development Institute

Is Raising Academics to Another Level

with the Annual Back-to-School Teen Explosion Conference ©

FAYETTEVILLE, NC (July 26, 2011) –The Mind OVER Matter Youth Development Instituteis sponsoring the Back-to-School Teen Explosion Conference© on July 29, 2011 at the Hotel Bordeaux & Conference Center, 9:00am-3:00pm.  The purpose of the Conference is to provide an annual end of summer event that encourages teenagers to plan for a successful school year and apply themselves at the highest level upon going back to school.

 Teens who attend the Back-to-School Teen Explosion Conference© will participate in a wide variety of activities:

Career Assessment/ Healthy Teens Breakfast

Beyonce’s Let’s Move Video Competition

Strategies for Standardized Tests

Student Success Concurrent Sessions

“Why Do I have to Learn this Stuff?”

“Life Beyond High School”/“Show me the Money”

Workforce Lunch

CEO/Leadership Panel

Technology, Career & Vendor Expo

Kaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice Test (July 30, 2011)

Briana Williams, a local teen of Fayetteville will serve as the Mistress of Ceremonies.  Briana is a rising junior who will attend E.E Smith High during the 2011-2012 academic year.  Briana is a well-rounded student who has served on the Student Government Association (SGA) and is a member of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).  In addition to her leadership capabilities, Briana serves as a GEAR UP Ambassador where she is committed to civic engagement by volunteering in the local community.  In 2009, Brianna served on the editorial team for a Microsoft project for the development website that promotes cyber bullying prevention (http://letmeknow.girlscouts.org/Home.aspx).

 Premier Sponsors for the Back-to-School Teen Explosion Conference© include Kidsville, News/Up & Coming Weekly, Kaplan, Inc., Soul 104.5 and T. Pinckney & Associates. Chick-fil-A (Ramsey Street) is the "Healthy Teens" Sponsor and the Fayetteville Observer serves as the"Student Success" Sponsor. In addition, other sponsors include the Fayetteville Business &Professional League, Great Oak Youth Development Centers, Wiseman Mortuary, Academic Station, Blue Ink,LLC, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.-Delta Gamma Sigma Chapter, Louie Scott, Jr.(Community Citizen Sponsor), and Dr. Catrina Murphy (Community Citizen Sponsor).

 For additional information regarding registration, please visit www.teenexplosionconference.com or call 910-483-4084.

 Background:The Mind OVER Matter Youth Development Institute is a division of T. Pinckney & Associates.  The Institute serves as a one-stop-shop fornonprofit, education and governmental agencies that serve youth.  The institute specializes in organizational development, program evaluation, staff training, strategic planning, and youth program development & monitoring services.  The Institute is committed to supporting the educational standards for students’ academic performance and supporting agencies that provide these services.