Zekriah Chaudhry is the 2018 ThreeSixty Scholar and a 2018 graduate of Minneapolis South High School. He joined ThreeSixty in summer 2014 and participated in ThreeSixty throughout high school.
‘A desperate person’s last hope’: Innocence Project of Minnesota helps free man who spent 11 years behind bars
David Schultz sat down across from Terry Olson at Stillwater Prison, meeting for the first time in a room designated for private attorney-client discussions. Initially,… Read More
Tailgating with a twist: Young people serve up healthy foods, fun at Super Bowl party
Tailgating is known for fans parking their cars outside of stadiums hours before football games, grilling hot dogs and drinking cold cans of beer. But… Read More
Ninjas in training: American Ninja Warrior-inspired gym creates local youth program
Mason Engnes is known in the gym by his alias, “The Golden Badger.” Engnes is a 22-year-old “ninja” and youth program coordinator at Obstacle Academy,… Read More
‘The Target Field Game’: One of Division III’s biggest football rivalries showcased
Football fans, clad in either red or purple, crowded into restaurants around Target Field hours before the big game. Fans who would later wave towels… Read More
A passion for education, justice and equality: Dr. Yohuru Williams, dean of St. Thomas College of Arts & Sciences
As a child, Yohuru Williams would go with his father to the largest housing project in their hometown of Bridgeport, Conn. His father taught music… Read More
Putting the ‘wow’ in journalism: Media companies embrace 360-degree virtual reality for storytelling
Tiger Worku thought he could tell the difference between reality and virtual reality. A freshman at Minneapolis South High School, Worku first tried virtual reality… Read More
Beyond X’s and O’s: Prep basketball’s Larry McKenzie spreads his creed, players become believers
Anyone who has played for Larry McKenzie has heard “the creed.” Former Minneapolis North two-sport star Tyler Johnson heard it before he was a Division… Read More
School fights going viral: What used to be small-scale incidents are now public events online
SMARTPHONES CLENCHED in hands and voices raised, the excited chatter and jeers only get louder when somebody’s head hits the floor. If you haven’t seen… Read More
ThreeSixty Alumni Spotlight: Sara Pelissero: From budding journalist to multimedia producer at KARE 11
ONE DAY HER TOPIC could be politics. The next it could be National Donut Day. For journalist Sara Pelissero, you just never know. Pelissero juggles… Read More
Young people fight political discouragement with passion
Getting involved, regardless of your views, offers ways to effect change – even without voting FROM OPPOSITES SIDES of the political spectrum, then-high school students Amanda… Read More
Finding a voice through sports
“WHAT SIZE ARE your shoes?” the man asked. “What?” I turned to see the only person waiting at the bus stop. “Your shoes,” he said,… Read More
Discipline and hard work pay off, one karate kick at a time
The jeers from the crowd were loud. My foe positioned himself across from me, calm and prepared. He was barely taller than me yet his… Read More
