Theme: Infinite Possibilities

We are excited to announce that TEDxYouth@MBJH will be held March14, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Mountain Brook Junior High. TEDxYouth@MBJH was created to highlight the TEDx talks created by the MBJH TED-Ed Club. The program also features musical performances, artists, and talks from various other speakers.

In its sixth year, TEDxYouth@MBJH has sparked deep discussion, powerful connections, and valuable collaboration. Speakers at TEDxYouth@MBJH have been recognized globally for their ideas and invited to speak on the TED stage. TEDxYouth@MBJH strives to build a community of people committed to Ideas Worth Spreading. We value our audience and community as much as we value our speakers, creating a powerful community dedicated to lifelong learning and taking ideas into action.
This event will be a live production streamed globally from the MBJH auditorium. We want you to be a part of our community of dreamers and doers, but there are a limited number of tickets available. General admission tickets are $25 each and include lunch, light snacks, and a day full of amazing talks. Mountain Brook student tickets are $10. Invite a friend and join us!

205 Overbrook Road
Mountain Brook, Alabama, 35213
United States

Breese Tierney

Student

Breese Tierney is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys competing as a varsity soccer player and spending time with friends and family. She was inspired to learn sign language after finding out a close family member plays an important role in the North Carolina School for the Deaf.

Caley Record

Student

Caley Record is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys running and swimming in her free time. She loves to laugh and make new friends. She is excited to share her story about her experience with slipping rib syndrome and what that experience taught her about pain.

Christopher Woodry

Student

Christopher Woodry is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. He enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and hanging out with his friends. He also likes to play Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs) at his local library. His talk is inspired by his time with that group.

Davis Greer

Student

Greer Davis is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys running, spending time with her friends, doing yoga, meditating, and watching movies with her friends and family.

Hannah Blalock

Student

Hannah Blalock is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys playing volleyball, running track, and spending time with her friends and family.

Jackson Perkins

Student

Jackson Perkins is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TED-Ed Club. He enjoys going backpacking, playing tennis, and participating on the debate team.

Lilly Odom

Student

Lilly Odom is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She enjoys tutoring, volunteering, and spending time with friends and family. Lilly was inspired to write her talk after finding out about injustices in the prison system and exploring what can be done to help those who are incarcerated.

McKenzie Thomas

Student

McKenzie Thomas is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. McKenzie enjoys cheering, hanging out with friends, and spending time at the lake.

Rachel Lebensburger

Student

Rachel Lebensburger is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She spends her time practicing golf, hanging out with friends and family, and tutoring. Rachel was inspired to write her talk after an experience she had with online learning resources in 8th grade.

Sims McElroy

Student

Sims McElroy is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. He enjoys running on his school track team and playing guitar. After noticing discrepancies among various prominent politicians’ version of “facts” and “news,” Sims started comparing and contrasting those differences and waited around to see what truth time afforded, if any.

Virginia Averyt

Student

Virginia Averyt is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. She loves to dance with the Spartanettes, spend time with friends or family, sing, and write.

Zachary Touger

Student

Zachary Touger is a student in the Birmingham area. He enjoys hanging out with friends and family, being outdoors, and exploring new things. He was inspired to write his talk after facing moments of hate at school, and he is on a mission to create a future where people are more accepting of one another.