Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center

Compton School District Hosts Black Student Achievement College and Career Conference

On Tuesday, January 24, Compton Unified School District hosted its First Annual Black Student Achievement College and Career Conference.  This monumental event, held at the Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center, was planned, organized and executed by Dr. Shaunte Knox, CUSD director of Black Student Achievement. The conference was an overwhelming success.  Over 300 students participated from Compton High School, Dominguez High School, Centennial High School, Compton Early College High School and Enterprise Middle School.  More than 30 mentors and presenters attended and represented a wide range of career professions such as law enforcement, aerospace engineering, fire service, probation, law, education,