This year’s student-led conference day, Bulls Advancing the Dream, invites our community to move beyond remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and instead consider how we actively carry that dream forward. 

Rooted in Dr. King’s belief in justice, the day emphasizes the power of voice—speaking up, listening with care, and engaging thoughtfully with one another. 

What is Student-Led Conference Day?

Each January, students develop presentations on a topic of their choosing and present those to our community. Through these presentations, students practice using their voices to express what matters to them. 

What are we learning about?

Business Club: Socially Responsible Businesses
History Doesn’t Happen by Accident: Ethics, Power & Choice
Holdy Cares: Morgan’s Message
Impact of Stress Relative to Performance
Landscape Drawings
LMAO: Asian Internet Trends
Music Matters
Mystery Conference
Perspectives Club: Ice in the Melting Pot
Political Awareness: This Affects You More Than You Think
Redefining the Plate: Eating Gluten Free
Rethinking Golf: How Golf Courses Are Becoming More Sustainable
SALT: Holderness Shark Tank
Service Council: Homelessness
Service Council: Ukraine
Service Council: Afghan Girls Education
The Brown Butter Summit: Elevating the Chocolate Chip Cookie
The Impact of Service Dogs on Returning Veterans
Visualization: Life, Sports & Beyond
Why We Sleep
Women in Sports
Women in the Outdoors

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Speaker of the Day

Our community was fortunate enough to be joined by Kijuan Amey as our keynote speaker for Student-Led Conference Day. Kijuan served ten years in the U.S. Air Force as an In-Flight Refueling Specialist, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant. A lifelong athlete, he played semi-professional football before a 2017 motorcycle accident left him blind. Through recovery and resilience, he went on to compete in adaptive sports at the Warrior Games and Valor Games, earning multiple podium finishes. 

Today, he supports veterans and their families as a former Blinded Veterans Association leader, Air Force Wounded Warriors ambassador, and founder of Amey Motivation.