Team Arizona: Jeanelle Hernandez – Student Reflection Grade 11 Photo: Jeanelle poses for a photo while conducting a service project “The service trip to Arizona impacted me in more ways than one, in too many ways to simply focus on one area. The scenery impacted me the most. I recall what it felt like to […]

Team Romania: Georgina Guyton Grade 11 Photo: Georgina poses for a photo at the school board with Mayor Walsh and other members of Team Romania. Georgina Guyton stood apart as a mature, capable leader during the service trip to Romania with the Burke.  While on the trip, Georgina rose to every challenge, trying new things […]

Team New Orleans 2016 Jose Marquez Grade 11 Jose (left) and teacher Tim Likosky (right) pose for a photo with Pastor Jack, an influential community leader in New Orleans. Connection and cooperation are big concepts that during the day to day life in a high school, students don’t often get to contextualize. When these students are put […]

Team Spain 2016 Kion Millsap Grade 11 Kion (right) sits with teacher leader Matthew Johnson in a woody area of Salamanca.   Kion Millsap is a 12th Grader at Boston Green Academy. Having never traveled outside the country before, his first time on a plane headed for Spain was the start of a new adventure! He […]

  Alumni board member, Ely Depina, represented team New Orleans at the International Youth Summit at Boston Greenfest last weekend! He shared his experience regarding the environment and service with visiting students all the way from India who also shared their environmental projects.    The group also had the opportunity to hear from Karen Weber, the […]

  Thank you for your support for our Quest 5K Walk/Run! More Boston Public high school teams have received $6,000 Quest grants because of your generous participation !  

  Flavia Freitas of Team Ecuador from Jeremiah E. Burke High School   Flavia is an extremely bright and outgoing 11th grade student at the Jeremiah E. Burke High School. Not only does she do well academically, but she also dedicates a considerable amount of time to community service projects. Throughout middle school, Flavia volunteered […]

  Jessenia Pineda from Team Peru  Margarita Muniz Academy You wouldn’t expect it by looking at her, but Jessenia Pineda, a junior at the Margarita Muniz Academy in Jamaica Plain, is a powerhouse.  She gets it from her mom, a busy woman raising four children, who still finds time to check that homework is done […]

Rosbelly Martinez from Team South Dakota Another Course to College     Rosbelly Martinez is not your typical high school junior.  In her soft-spoken ways she tells the story of how she has matured into the responsible, driven student that she is today.  In middle school you would have met a different girl, one who […]