CARNIVAL EARNED BY ACCELERATED READING The Accelerated Reading program at Freeman Elementary is designed to help kids improve their reading scores throughout the school year. The students read books and take quizzes on what they read to earn points. After hitting their goal of 1,600 points, staff from YouthQuest, Community Education and Freeman’s day school […]

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During her four years at Hill McCloy High School in Montrose, Kaitlyn McGlaughlin served as president of her class, the environmental club, Students Against Destructive Decisions; vice president of the student council; and member of the National Honor Society, drama club and anti-bullying club. She was a math tutor and volunteered with organizations including the […]

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On June 7, YouthQuest employees and friends will join afterschool and summer enrichment programs from across the country in speaking out against President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for 2018. Specifically, the proposal calls for the elimination of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which provides federal funding for more than 9,500 school-based and community centers – […]

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STUDYING SELF-DISCIPLINE Before kicking off their karate lessons, students at Dye Elementary first learned about the importance of self-discipline, or the control over their own body and mind. They participated in multiple exercises that focused on meditation and understanding the karate did not, and was not, to promote violence. As the students transitioned into learning […]

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