Youth Notes

Vol. 01 · Side A + Side B

Voices and songs from students across the XQ network.

Vol 012026Side A // In their words

high school remix

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Side A — In their words

13 graduates, one take each

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Emry — For the Ones Who Come Next
“I believe my high school experience fostered a quite confident lifelong learner.”
Hannah — It Comes Down to the People
“This is only because a teacher uplifted my strengths.”
Nyliah — They're Our Future
“These young people are the foundation for our success. They're our future.”
Raina — Keep the Door to Learning Open
“But there's no higher education without high school.”
Yordani — A Seat at the Table
“but to grab that space and to be able to open doors for others behind me”
Jada — Be That Person for Someone
“It just makes me want to be that person for someone because my teachers were always there for me.”
Kijera — I Made It Through
“I was homeless in high school, but you know it's okay because I made it through.”
Lydia — Where My Passions Are
“I grew up being really shy, really timid.”
Najid — Opening Up Doors
“My high school experience changed how I was able to see what's possible for myself by opening up doors.”
Ray — A Person with a Voice
“That class has shaped, honestly, probably the rest of my life.”
Sadia — You Must Try
“in order for you to make change, whatever ideas and thoughts that you do have, you must act upon it.”
Tristan — How I Work Now
“It helped me shape my entrepreneurial mindset early on while still in high school”
Veronica — A Sense of Agency
“My high school experience helped change the way I see myself and what's possible for me”