Kai Sanchez Avila is the 2019 ThreeSixty Scholar and an Emerging Media major at St. Thomas. In spring 2021, she began producing and hosting a podcast, “How WE View It,” which advocates for youth to voice their opinions regarding Minneapolis politics, current events and more. The podcast can be streamed on Spotify.
Sanchez Avila, a 2019 graduate of Hiawatha Collegiate High School in Minneapolis, joined ThreeSixty during the 2017 summer.
ThreeSixty’s Youth Leadership Board met with the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition, bringing insights to Minnesota’s news scene.
Against a backdrop of political division and a snowstorm, 21 high school students from across the Twin Cities came together to cover news related to Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in February.
At a time when the president of the United States labels many media organizations as the enemy, Neal Justin fights for adolescents to share their… Read More
Everybody knows smoking is bad for you. But have you ever thought about how menthol-flavored cigarettes are potentially more dangerous than regular ones? Especially for… Read More
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It all began with a love-hate relationship between me and K-pop, a subculture of music that comes from South Korea. This genre has been influenced… Read More
Safiya Mohamed contributed to this story. Kelly Ordonez Saybe didn’t get into her first college choice, the University of St. Thomas. Saybe, 18, had other… Read More
I felt like I was in a whole new world. This was the first time I was attending a Pride event. I stopped by a… Read More
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