Retired soccer legend to join MAP Speaker Series

Soccer legend Danielle Slaton will be presenting in the SHS Library as part of the Media Arts Program (MAP) Speakers Series on March 1. A 2000 Olympics Silver Medalist and a Bronze Medalist of the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Slaton will be speaking about the lessons she learned as a professional sports player.

Senior Ryan Westman, member of the MAP, is helping coordinate the series this year. According to Westman, Slaton was chosen in an effort to explore the theme of gender empowerment.

“She has a background in professional sports and could empower our young female students, whatever empowering entails,” Westman said.

Westman hopes that Slaton’s presentation will be another way to achieve the MAP speaker series’ intention of educating students outside of the classroom.

“The speaker series aims to give students a glimpse into how their studies and activities can help them in the real world,” Westman said. “The series also displays an array of careers to them so they may expand their real-world knowledge and get a feel for a position they might hold for an extended period in their lives.”