my name is kayla douglas. i'm a student. this year, i've had the wonderful experience of supporting two wonderful 9th grade students, lonnie and r rio yell. they have taken part to hear their voices and my role is to help them grow as leaders and allow them to develop their own voice and what they want to see at school. [applause] >> hi. my name is lonnie and i'm a freshman from john o'connell. also the student ambassador and freshman president. [applause] >> my name is daryl, i'm a proud father of a jr. and i am an african-american parent ambassador and the president of the african-american parent partnership committee at john o'connell. [applause] our aapac was formed in 2015 and the purpose of our support, our group is to support african-american students in the process of being successful, in their academic learning and provide social and emotional support for family and student. >> our goals for the year are to engage more black parents to be active and have students feel more motivated and confident through support so