Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Kappa Omega Omega Chapter Host its 45th African American Graduation Awards Program
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc Kappa Omega Omega Chapter with the support of the Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation, will host its 45th African American Graduation Awards Program on Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 6pm at The Bakersfield High School Harvey Auditorium 1241 G Street, Bakersfield, CA. The theme for this year’s Graduation Awards Program is “Soaring Towards Excellence”.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc Kappa Omega Omega Chapter with the support of the Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation, will host its 45th African American Graduation Awards Program on Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 6pm at The Bakersfield High School Harvey Auditorium 1241 G Street, Bakersfield, CA. The theme for this year’s Graduation Awards Program is “Soaring Towards Excellence”.
Bakersfield, California (Thursday, March 28, 2024) – Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kappa Omega Omega Chapter, with the support of the Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation, will host its 45th African American Graduation Awards Program on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 6 p.m. at The Bakersfield High School Harvey Auditorium, located at 1241 G Street, Bakersfield, CA. The theme for this year’s Graduation Awards Program is “Soaring Towards Excellence.”
8th Grade Recognition – Letters were sent out to 30 schools from various school districts in Kern County to identify African American students for recognition by the Kappa Omega Omega Chapter and The Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation at the 45th Graduation Awards Program. The Awards Committee received names of over 300 8th-grade honor roll recipients from 27 junior high/middle schools who will be recognized for their commitment to academic excellence.
High School Recognition – Students with a GPA of 3.0 to 4.5 will be recognized and honored for their high academic achievement and excellence both inside and outside of the classroom, including community service, leadership, and written essays. Applications were received from numerous high schools across various school districts. Twelve high schools are represented among the high school award recipients. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Kappa Omega Omega Chapter, with the support of The Bakersfield Ivy Legacy Foundation, will be honoring 32 outstanding seniors from those schools who demonstrate excellence inside and outside of the classroom.
“Attendance at the event is limited to award recipients and their families.”
WHO WE ARE
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc was founded on January 15, 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. Our founders were among the fewer than 1,000 African American women enrolled in higher education institutions in 1908, and the 25 women who received bachelor of arts degrees from Howard University between 1908 and 1911.
