Kinder HSPVA Student Nicole Lee Hosts McDonald’s Education Workshop!

November 15, 2025, the 14th Annual McDonald’s Education Workshop was grandly held at the Alief ISD Talent Development Center! Nicole Lee, an outstanding senior from Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, was invited to serve as the student host. She co-hosted the entire event with Nakia Cooper, Editor-in-Chief of Bayou Beat News.

The McDonald’s Education Workshop—formally known as the McDonald’s College Readiness & Admissions Fair—is an education event designed for students preparing to enter college. Sponsored by McDonald’s and co-organized by the International Trade Center, HEB, and Alief ISD, the workshop attracted nearly 300 students and parents.

Experts from multiple universities, over a dozen educational institutions, and various community organizations participated in the event. They provided guidance on college application strategies, scholarship information, mental health resources, and career development for Asian American, Latino, African American, and students of all backgrounds—making it a vivid example of promoting educational equity within Houston’s diverse communities.

The workshop began at 9 a.m., with ribbon-cutting guests including:

Wea H. Lee, Chairman of Southern News Group and President of the International Trade Center
Adekunle Kay Elegbede, Director of International Relations for the City of Houston
Sanjay Bhatia, Program Director of McDonald’s APA Next
Dr. Alva Baldwin, Director of Guidance & Counseling, Alief ISD

Several universities and training institutions hosted information booths, including Houston Christian University (HCU), Houston Community College (HCC), Rice University, University of Houston (Main & Downtown), Prairie View A&M University, Elite Educational Institute, and others. Several students even received on-site pre-admission offers and scholarship checks.

A major highlight of the event was its three signature panel discussions on admission trends, success skills, and mental health.
Panel 1, Ready, Set, College Admission, featured:

Jay Ku (Director of Elite Prep Houston)
Dr. Colleen Reilly (Vice President of Houston Community College Southwest)
Charles Murphy (Executive Director of Admission at Rice University)

They answered questions directly from students and parents.

The McDonald’s Education Workshop is held annually during the early college application season. Each year, it provides high school seniors with scholarship strategies and opportunities, receiving widespread praise from the community and making an important contribution to the prosperity and diversity of Houston!

Kinder HSPVA学生Nicole Lee主持休斯顿麦当劳教育展！

2025年11月15日，第14届麥當勞升學教育展 (McDonald's Education Workshop) 在Alief ISD Talent Development Center隆重举行！ Kinder High School for the Performance and Visual Arts 優秀的12年级小提琴专业學生 Nicole Lee 应邀为学生主持人，她也是一个YouTube小网红，Nicole与Bayou Beat News 主編 Nakia Cooper 聯袂主持了整场活动。

McDonald's Education Workshop是專爲即将升入大学的青年學子打造的教育盛會，由麦当劳赞助，全称为“McDonald’s College Readiness & Admissions Fair”，活動由International Trade Center攜手HEB、Alief ISD协办。吸引了近叁百名學生與家長到場參加。

当天，來自多所大學、十數家教育機構與社區組織的專家悉數出席，爲亞裔、拉美裔、非裔以及各族裔學生提供大學申請策略、獎學金信息、心理健康資源與職業發展指導，成爲休斯敦多元社區推動教育公平的一次生動實踐。

McDonald's Education Workshop从早上9点开始，开幕式剪彩嘉賓包括：

• 美南新聞集團董事長、國際貿易中心主席李蔚華（Wea H. Lee）

• 休斯顿市國際事務部負責人Adekunle Kay Elegbede

• 麥當勞 APA Next 項目負責人 Sanjay Bhatia

• Alief ISD 指導與輔導處主任 Dr. Alva Baldwin

现场有多家大学和培训机构设有咨詢攤位，包括：Houston Christian University（HCU）、Houston City College（HCC）、Rice University 、

University of Houston Main & Downtown、Prairie View A&M University、 Elite Educational Institute等，有多名学生现场拿到了预录通知书和奖学金支票。

麦当劳教育展的重磅内容是三場重磅專題論壇：錄取趨勢、成功技能與心理健康。其中，Panel 1：Ready, Set, College Admission邀请到了Jay Ku（Elite Prep Houston 分校負責人）、

Dr. Colleen Reilly（Houston City College Southwest 副校長）、

Charles Murphy（Rice University 招生執行主任），他们在现场回答了家长和学生的提问。

麦当劳教育展一年一次，每年都在大学早申季节举行，为高中senior学生提供多种奖学金的申请攻略和机会，获得了社区的一致称赞，为繁荣休斯顿的多元性做出了重要的贡献！