Steve Harvey and Essence Honor Students at the Disney Dreamers Academy

High school students won a trip to Walt Disney World.

Disney Dreamers Academy 2013  - From March 7-10, the Disney Dreamers Academy hosted 100 high school students across the nation in a career inspiration academy with TV personality Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. Tracey D. Powell, executive champion for the Disney Dreamers Academy, poses with Harvey and Mikki Taylor, editor-at-large for Essence.  (Photo: Todd Anderson)
Dreamers Class of 2013 - Now in its sixth year, the Disney Dreamers Academy is a four-day weekend in which 100 students particpate in interactive workshops, motivational seminars, hands-on creative experience and fun at Walt Disney World Resort. (Photo: Gregg Newton)
Dream Big - “Your dream is the biggest thing in your life,” Steve Harvey tells the students at their commencement ceremony. (Photo: Gregg Newton)High Above the Clouds - At the commencement ceremony, gospel singer Yolanda Adams sang “Still I Rise” to encourage the students to continue to push through their dreams even when they feel like giving up. (Photo: Gregg Newton)

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Dreamers Class of 2013 - Now in its sixth year, the Disney Dreamers Academy is a four-day weekend in which 100 students particpate in interactive workshops, motivational seminars, hands-on creative experience and fun at Walt Disney World Resort. (Photo: Gregg Newton)

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