AHS Juniors to Host TEDx Event
![exterior of Hendricks Live! performing arts center]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773781359/avonschoolsorg/adf3kvyiwx99ledzgwpd/TEDxatHendricksLive1600x900px.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773781359/avonschoolsorg/adf3kvyiwx99ledzgwpd/TEDxatHendricksLive1600x900px.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773781359/avonschoolsorg/adf3kvyiwx99ledzgwpd/TEDxatHendricksLive1600x900px.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773781359/avonschoolsorg/adf3kvyiwx99ledzgwpd/TEDxatHendricksLive1600x900px.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1773781359/avonschoolsorg/adf3kvyiwx99ledzgwpd/TEDxatHendricksLive1600x900px.png","width":1600}])
AHS Juniors to Host TEDx Event
Members of the AHS TEDx Club are hosting TEDx Avon High School. This special event is by AHS students, for AHS students and members of the community. The goal: to spark community engagement.
TEDx Club leaders, juniors Jay Desai and Maxwell Hunter are "organizing this event so that we can spark new ideas in the community and bring the community together," according to Desai. He continues, "This event has a whole variety of topics and speakers - we hope that anybody who attends this event leaves with a new perspective and having learned something new. We also wanted to create a platform for students to share their passions, especially outside of competitive environments like Speech & Debate."
Date: Wednesday, April 15
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Location: Hendricks Live!
Admission: FREE, open to all - attendees must register online or in-person
The students have raised an impressive amount of money to host the event and they have assembled an even more impressive slate of speakers:
Community Leaders
- Dr. Michelle Fenoughty, MD, MBA, FACHE: President & CEO of Hendricks Regional Health
- Dr. Randy Brutkiewicz, PhD: Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Indiana University School of Medicine
- Lori Ferzandi: Associate Director, HR for LP1 at Eli Lilly & Company
- Dean Westman & Matt Harloff: Performing Arts Department Chair and Director of Orchestras at AHS, Director of Bands at AHS
- Jennifer Floyd: Wife, Mother, Olympian, Owner of Plainfield Commons Fit Body Boot Camp
Students
- Maxwell Hunter
- Dylan Hanes
- Idowu Adeleke
- Kennedy Berry
Desai notes, "Our club focuses on building up these student speakers in areas that they are very passionate about and would love sharing with the community. Ultimately, we hope to make this event an annual process."