Student Voices
2020 Summer Internship
2020 Student Interns
Jazzy Eubanks
SHE/HER
ST. PAUL
CONSERVATORY
FOR PERFORMING
ARTISTS
Nick Bogan
HE/HIM
COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Emily
Hawari-Grieder
SHE/HER
GRADUATE OF
HOPKINS
HIGH SCHOOL
Peyton Thao
HE/HIM
COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Sol Schindler
HE/HIM/THEY/THEM
COLUMBIA
HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Shaina Anders
SHE/HER
GRADUATE OF
HOPKINS
HIGH SCHOOL
Ava Shirley
SHE/HER
WASHBURN
HIGH SCHOOL
Aniya Bailey
SHE/HER
TWIN CITIES
ACADEMY
Antonio Perez
HE/HIM
HOPKINS
HIGH SCHOOL
Aidan Schaefer
HE/HIM
WASHBURN
HIGH SCHOOL
Teontay Bryson
HE/HIM
MINNETONKA
HIGH SCHOOL
Nathaniel
Genene
HE/HIM
WASHBURN
HIGH SCHOOL
La’Mya Menifee
She/Her
Highland High School
2020 Engagement Guides
Using a Co-Design process, Engagement Guides engage with scholars to create two workshops on Co-Design and Restorative Practices to help students and educators develop skills and expertise in these areas.
Shannon Finnegan
SHE/HER
2020 MN TEACHER OF THE
YEAR FINALIST
Shannon Finnegan is an alternative educator, teacher leader, and activist who teaches social studies within the Hopkins Alternative Program (HAP) at Hopkins High School. Shannon has facilitated professional development for teachers around authentic assessment and Restorative Justice, and currently teaches a Restorative Justice course which trains youth leaders. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Celebrate Me Week, a non-profit summer camp for youth that focuses on building healthy self-esteem and positive peer relationships.
Qorsho Hassan
SHE/HER
2020 MN TEACHER
OF THE YEAR
Qorsho Hassan is a bilingual educator, researcher, and community organizer. She is a fourth grade teacher for ISD 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan). She is also the artist and co-author behind the exhibit and book “Urur Dhex-Dhexaad Ah: Community In-Between,” which presents color portraits, first-person video stories, and written narratives of Somali-Americans from Columbus, Ohio.