OPRF Black Professionals Day Feb. 22

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Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 9:25 AM

By Terry Dean

Staff reporter

Oak Park and River Forest High School hosts its 12^th annual Black Professionals Day on Wednesday Feb. 22. Students hear from business people, media professionals and other guest speakers during the morning to afternoon sessions. This year’s event is from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on campus, 201 N. Scoville. On Tuesday Feb. 21, the high school hosts its 17^th annual National African-American Parent Involvement Dinner. The 6 to 8 p.m. event includes performances by students.

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Dave Coulter

Posted: Thursday, February 16th, 2012 11:18 AM

Sounds like a nice event. Good luck to those kids, who will surely gain valuable experience regarding professional behavior by examining the previous two comments.

Violet Aura

Posted: Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 4:43 PM

They're probably getting a month, along with free jobs for the first thousand people who show up...

Q from Oak Park

Posted: Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 1:50 PM

Anyone know when the Hispanic Professionals Day is?

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