AS A GROUP, black male students in Minneapolis Public Schools have struggled with multiple things: Graduation rates, test scores, attendance and suspensions among them. To… Read More
May 2016 Magazine Articles
Unlimited possibilities: College Possible makes student’s college dreams become reality
FOR HIGH SCHOOL sophomores, the college application process can seem foreign and daunting, but a growing program aims to help students navigate the process. This… Read More
Returning to the stage: Theater back in the spotlight at Minneapolis Roosevelt
AFTER MORE THAN 15 years without a theater production at Minneapolis Roosevelt High School, the overhead lights dimmed in the school’s newly renovated auditorium in… Read More
Making our voices heard
On a February morning this year, I was rushing to find a seat for our daily assembly at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. My mind… Read More
Race and political correctness
WHEN A GIRL in one of my classes said, “Black Lives Matter is a hate group against policemen,” the entire class, including the teacher, turned… Read More
My untraditional route to college
NEXT FALL, I will be a freshman at Augsburg College in Minneapolis and the first college student in my family. But my path to Augsburg… Read More
Why I joined a high school walkout
AS I WALKED slowly into the hall after the second-hour bell at Minneapolis Southwest High School in January, I thought to myself, “I’ve never done… Read More
Success over stress: Top high school students face academic pressure head-on
VARSITY VOLLEYBALL PLAYER. Vice President of National Honor Society and Senior Class Board. Assistant at St. Paul’s Arlington Hills Library. On top of all of… Read More
Justifying the high: Despite health warnings, some students choose to smoke marijuana for sleep, stress, they say
Editor’s note: ThreeSixty has changed the names of students in this story. SARAH WAS IN eighth grade the first time she smoked marijuana. She was… Read More
Student Profile: Alessandro Denti, an Italian exchange student who asks, ‘Why Crocs?’
THEY ARE HATED with a passion. They are loved unconditionally. They are too ugly for some and accessorized to perfection by others. They are Crocs…. 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
Grappling with safety: Debate has emerged over how to prevent school violence
JAMIL LOTT HAS a lot to deal with every day. He might be assuring a substitute teacher that a student is frustrated, not dangerous, or… Read More
Tangled roots: Students, teachers and officials weigh in on school violence causes, solutions
WHILE HEADLINES WARN about school fights and teacher assaults, Ian Marquez doesn’t feel threatened as he walks down the hallways of Central High School in… Read More
The state of transgender rights: Social and political battle hits home in Minnesota
FROM NORTH CAROLINA to South Dakota, the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people, including students, are front and center in a social and political battle…. Read More
College Essay Boot Camp: Kickin’ students’ essays into shape
The week’s lessons were in place, the more than 30 students at Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis and Harding Senior High School in St. Paul… Read More
Tackling concussions: Safety measures in football have been taken in recent years, but some call for sport’s removal from schools
WITH THE HEIGHTENED public awareness of head injuries in football serving as a backdrop, Dr. Bennet Omalu spoke candidly about concussions in youth football in… Read More