Theme: Innovation

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. The TEDx program is a local, self-organized event that brings people together to share a TED experience, with the "x" meaning independently organized TED event. A TEDxYouth conference has youth speakers and in the case of TEDxYouth@Clarkston, is run by youth.

Clarkston Senior High School
6093 Flemings Lake Rd
Clarkston, Michigan, 48346
United States

Aalayna Green

Student Speaker

Aalayna Green of Clarkston High School is a highly accomplished senior. She is the president of poetry club at her school and has performed numerous slam poems. She is not only well spoken, but she is an individual of great motivation. SHe is an avid animal rights activist who has made her voice heard in her community.

Ellie Braun

Student Speaker

Ellie Braun of Birmingham Seaholm High School is an accomplished senior. She is part of the part of a program at my school called the Flex Program, which is a student-led language arts and history program. She was a speaker at these events and advocated for feminism and women's issues.

Jemone Cochran

Student Speaker

Jemone Cochran of Ferndale High School is a well rounded senior. He helped change the school's media center, which hadn't been changed in 20 years, to fit the needs of the student body. He is an avid advocate for his community and frequently speaks in public settings about the changed that need to be brought about.

Kristen Lucero

Student Speaker

Kristen Lucero of Clarkston High School is a well accomplished junior. She is an awarded photographer and is an avid Shutterfest attendee in St.Louis. Shutterfest is a photography convention where some of the most influential photographers in the industry teach classes and give speeches. At a very young age Kristen Lucero has quickly become a professional photographer and entrepreneur.

Lyndon DeFoe

Student Speaker

Lyndon DeFoe of University High School Academy in Lathrup Village is a well accomplished senior. He was awarded the title of state champion in two very competitive speech/oratorical contests: American Legion Oratorical Contest and Poetry Out Loud. That same year he competed at the national level for both competitions, finishing as a semi and quarter finalist. In addition, he has been the honored guest speaker for the Michigan Humanities Council and Community Career Day.

Maddy Goodman

Student Speaker

Maddy Goodman of Athens High School is a highly accomplished senior. She was Drum Major of the Athens High School Marching Band her junior and senior year. She is an honors student who had started her public speaking career as yearly as 8th grade.

Max Joelson

Student Speaker

Max Joelson of Birmingham Seaholm High School is a well accomplished senior. He is an activist who fights for innovation in our society through a nightly process of self-reflection, self-criticism and self-improvement. He has spoken in public settings about this method of personal growth to promote the innovation of not just one thing, but for the innovation of society as a whole. He is a revolutionary who has very strong convictions and acts on them.

Royal Byrd

Student Speaker

Royal Byrd of University High School in Lathrup village is an accomplished senior. He started a business in 2015 called Royal Communications in which he manages client accounts and write speeches among other things. He additionally gave the 2015 keynote address at MacArthur Middle School in Southfield. He spoke for his school's 2016 Graduation on behalf of the Board of Education and is an active and frequent community voice for my school district.