Susanne Seidman, Style Editor

On Friday, November 21 models from the LitOnWashington, D.C. public high schools alongside local celebrities will hit the runway at the Shadow Room on K street in the name of The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund.

Kicking off the line up for the 9 p.m. fashion show include the hottest new looks from Just Cavalli,  7 For All Mankind, and Converse by John Varvatos in addition to some of the hottest designs from the fall 2008 collection of the D.C. based iKY Clothing Line.
 
Enjoy an open bar with passed hors d'ourves and performances by the Washington Redskins Cheerleaders and Washington Wizards Girls. Look for NFL VIPs Terrell Suggs and Daniel Wilcox of the Baltimore Ravens.
Supermodel and television icon Tyra Banks will grace the runway, courtesy of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.

Consider purchasing a newly designed custom piece from the local jewelry designer Evelyn Brooks.
 
100 percent of the proceeds from the event will benefit Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund. Tickets are priced at $50 in advance or $60 at the door. Valet parking is offered.  

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Shadow Room - 2131 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20037 

The Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund (HDSF) was founded in 1996 by Susie Kay, a former American Government teacher at H.D. Woodson High School in Washington, DC.

Since 1996, the Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund (HDSF) has helped send 920 students to college through the combination of year-long college and career prep programs and awarding of over 1,805 new and renewal academic college scholarships.  

Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund offers students a unique opportunity to develop relationships with local professionals, receive academic scholarships, build networks, and access resources that will help enrich lives. Most of these students are the first in their family to attend college and come from very challenging social and economic circumstances.

The organization began as a one-day a 3-on-3 charity basketball tournament to raise money for academic college scholarships for Kay's students. Under Kay’s leadership, along with a committed group of dedicated volunteers and supporters with a small staff, HDSF works year-round as a not-for-profit organization to empower D.C. public high school youth to find their best pathways to college, career, and life success. HDSF strives to prepare students for life by “building bridges of success” and “empowering the pursuit of dreams."