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  • Cadets raise their hands to give an answer during an interactive activity.
  • Two cadets with Founder and CEO of Akins Public Strategies, Darrell Akins.
  • Two cadets with Alcoa City Schools Director of Schools, Dr. Brian Bell.
  • Two cadets with Alcoa City School Board Members Steve Marsh and Harry "Mickey" McClurg.
  • A guest teaches the cadets about etiquette.
  • Cadets use the Academy space to study for their classes.
  • Cadets enjoyed a visit to North Carolina when going to the Biltmore Estate.
  • 2017 Conference Cadets and Opening Session Speakers
  • Ms. Belinda Kenny addresses the 2017 Conference Cadets and welcomes them to Maryville College in the Alumni Gymnasium.
  • Cadets peer into small black boxes to experience new technology provided by guest speakers.
  • Cadets settle in for an information session inside about the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
  • A cadet takes diligent notes outside during a tour of UTC.
  • Cadets in front of the Tennessee Aquarium River Journey following their visit to UTC.
  • Cadets listen to the tour guide at Vanderbilt University.
  • Cadets visit Tennessee State University on a bright sunny day.
  • Cadets listen to the student tour guide at Tennessee Technological University.
  • Cadets listen to a presentation about the iCube at TTU.
  • A cadet wearing virtual reality gear pets a manatee visible on a screen.
  • Cadets hold hands during the 2017 Conference Icebreaker.