In May, the Genesee Intermediate School District held its 2nd Annual Countywide Pitch Competition virtually. The competition challenged students throughout Genesee County to submit a video pitch of a product business, service business, social enterprise or technology business. TK Thomas, a YouthQuest student at Southwestern Classical Academy, was one of the students that submitted a video pitch. His business idea… Read More 

Keeping in Touch With virtual programming underway, YouthQuest staff have been keeping up with family engagement by calling parents on a weekly basis. During these check-ins, staff asks a variety of questions to ensure families have the resources they need, including food security, technology and support in keeping up with home learning. Egg-Citing Science Every week using Microsoft Teams, the… Read More 

In 2018, Cevannah Scott left her career in higher education and made the move to Columbus, Ohio to try something new. “I had family in Columbus, and they took me in,” says Scott, who completed TeenQuest while attending Carman Ainsworth High School. “Then I was offered an opportunity to interview for a job at Discover Financial Services and I made… Read More 

With the Flint Promise scholarship, high school graduates in the city of Flint have the opportunity to attend Mott Community College, Kettering University and the University of Michigan-Flint for little to no cost. Recently, Afterschool Download caught up with Flint Promise scholars and discussed their favorite classes since starting college. Listen to what they had to say. Flint Promise—which is… Read More