Myasia Madkins, a junior at Holy Trinity High School, is your average teen, navigating COVID, racial unrest and remote learning. Challenges overcome by the youth, through the Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids, a tuition and mentoring program, spotlights hindrances faced by so many youth this past year.
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Myasia Madkins is your average teen navigating COVID-19 life, racial unrest and remote learning, challenges faced by many youth this past year.
Separated from school last March by the pandemic, Myasia, 17, and other Catholic high-schoolers, returned to a hybrid learning system last fall.
She and half the student body at Holy Trinity High School attend classes in person Tuesdays and Fridays; the other half, Mondays and Thursdays. Students attend virtual classes the other two days. Wednesdays are reserved for teacher meetings, catching up on work, etc.