FEATURED EVENTS Caricatures (10:00 - 3:00) Location: Bluebonnet Room, Civic Center Have your caricature drawn by Professional Celebrity Artist Curtis “Derall” Ferguson. Lane Staffing Teen Job Readiness Workshops Interview Skills 10:30-11:00 Resume Writing 11:00-11:30 Work Ethics 11:30-12:00 Location: Library Carla Lane, CEO of Lane Staffing Dallas & Houston Offices offers teens tailor made workshops on how to successfully interview, create a great resume and learn about being honest, responsible, and being a team player. Meteorologist Greg Fields “Making Right Choices & My Weather Career” (11:00 - 11:30) Location: Pecan Room 3, Civic Center Join Greg Fields, News Personality of WFAA Channel 8 ABC as he encourages youth to make right choices in life and discusses his weather career. Lady Jade and the K104 Crew (11:30 - 1:00) Location: Outside Amphitheater Host Lady Jade and the K104 Crew will be onsite. Camp Gladiator Mini Boot Camp (11:30 & 2:00) Location: Outside Front Lawn Camp Gladiator presents a 30 minute mini boot camp and fitness discussion. Modeltude Agency Prom Fashion Show (1:00) Location: Outside Amphitheater Our teens are ready to rock the runway! Modeltude Agency presents a prom-themed fashion show featuring designs from Dress Up of Dallas, Texas. Miss Latina Meet and Greet (1:30 – 2:00) Location: Pecan Room 2, Civic Center Join us for a meet and greet with Miss Teen Dallas Latina Emily Reyes, Miss Teen Fort Worth Latina Viviana Santos, and Miss Teen Irving Ana Sanchez as they discuss their ambitions and pageant journeys. Special screening of “The Souls of Black Girls” and panel discussion (1:30 - 3:30) Location: Council Chambers, DeSoto City Hall Best Southwest Everything Teen Expo 2017 hosts a special screening of “The Souls of Black Girls”. The producer Daphne Valerius is on site for a panel discussion with our teens after the film and to discuss her sequel, The Souls of Black Girls Too! This news documentary raises the question of whether or not women of color may be suffering from a self-image disorder as a result of trying to attain the standards of beauty celebrated in images of the mass media. This film features candid interviews with Rapper Chuck D and actresses Regina King and Jada Pinkett Smith. The State of the Teen Address (2:15 - 2:45) Location: Outside Amphitheater Pastor Vernon King Jr., Youth Director of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship and Founder of Motivatin Youth Company will inspire and motivate teens to dismiss and take a stand against the negative images that society labels them with and to passionately go after fulfilling their purpose and potential. UrbanGirlz Magazine (10:00 - 3:00) Location: Outside Breezeway Teens from UrbanGirlz Magazine are on site to interview teens on their Teen Expo experience. VENDORS “Best Southwest Connects” Vendors Table Location Vendors Table Location 24 Hour Fitness A64 Motivating Youth Company BB28 7 Reign Game of cans Front Lot Nia Kids BB27 Anthony Long UCC Magazine BB24 No More Violence Organization BB37 Anti-bullying Teen Roughing Foundation BB3 Parkland Community Health Plan L68 Backyard Wildlife Resource Center A65 Perot Museum of Nature and Science BB6 Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy BB10 Project HEAL - North Texas Chapter BB19 Barnes & Noble Booksellers A59a Shenaniganz BB44 Beyond Enough BB46 Texas Woman’s University BB14 Big Team Company C57 The Jackson Twins C51 Bridging the Gap - The Owens Foundation BB22 The University of Texas at Dallas BB26 Carla Lane – Lane Staffing L74 Tiffany Clark A58b Cedar Hill Collegiate High School BB9 Treasured Ladies Club BB25 Cedar Hill Collegiate High School - Physics Group BB20 Urban Girlz Magazine A66 Charlette the Challenger BB2 VOID Mentoring BB17 Children on the Mend, Inc. BB29 VolunteerNow L69 Curtis D. Ferguson - Caricatures BB50 Walmart Supercenter Red Oak A62 Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center A63 Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas L70 Dallas Black Dance Theatre BB12 Youth Empowered For Success BB18 Degrees of Deception - Kimberly Thacker Webb BB4 Zula B. Wylie Library A59b Delta Sigma Theta Sorority C54 DeSoto High School - (HOSA) BB30 Beauty and Fashion DeSoto High School - (HOSA) BB31 Vendors Table Location DeSoto High School - Culinary Arts BB1 A Touch of Style BB34 Desoto High School - JROTC BB32 DeSoto High School Cosmetology L Beauty Bar DeSoto High School - Newspaper and Yearbook BB42 GG’s Gown Gallery BB35 DeSoto High School – YWLP BB49 ICONIQ Teen Development BB48 Desoto Police Department A58a Mahogany Luxury’s B39 E3 Preparatory & Leadership Academy L73 Mary Kay - Be Inspired Gifts L71 Emorej’s Cleaners BB38 Miss Teen Latina Organization BB7 F.R.E.E. Our Daughters BB23 Mobile Wellness L67 Full on Faith Foundation BB33 Modeltude Agency BB43 Girls Inc, of Metropolitan Dallas BB11 Monsta Cutz BB36 Growing N2U BB15 My Choice Spa & Wellness Lounge BB40 Illuminate STEM L72 Paparazzi Jewelry & Accessories BB45 INFORMATION DESK C56 Shamesha Loud MUA L Beauty Bar Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School BB8 Sequel BB41 Journey 4ward C55 Tawni Haynes Designs & Apparel BB47 Lancaster Family Smiles A60 Latino Cultural Center BB13 A= Breezeway (Outside) MADD - Alcohol Prevention BB5 BB=Bluebonnet Rooms (Civic Center) Mary Kent - Face Painting A61 C= Civic Center Lobby Moorland YMCA BB16 L= Library “DESTINATION INSPIRATION” PARENT WORKSHOPS Time Title/Description Presenter Location 12:00 – 12:30 The Power of Parents Learn how to help your teen say “NO” to underage drinking. MADD Children’s Area, Library 12:30 -1 :00 Challenges of Parenting Teens in the Age of Snapchat and Love and Hip Hop. Understand the youth culture and identify hidden messages in the media. Kendra Beck, Transformation Coach Children’s Area, Library.