by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
We will describe the process we went through to establish a fruit Orchard at our high school and explain the reasons we decided to do so and how this helps improve food justice for us and our community. By: Layla Covington, Ruba Kouj Aoghlan, Mojtaba Mahmoud, Chase...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
First, we will describe our place-based activities from garden club this year and then we will show you how to make and your own mint tea and plant seeds harvested from our garden! By: Aiden Bodary, Lizzy Moore, Ephraim Kisia, Chris Greer, and Zeke Matthews, 9th-10th...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
This timeline looks at how population has changed from 1930 to present day in Ypsilanti Michigan, and the consequences of those changes, including how the physical environment and opportunities for the population have changed. By: Danasia Murphy-Roberts, Basile...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 25, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
Biology students will apply their Master Rain Gardener skills to assess and maintain the rain gardens on the Ypsilanti Community High School campus. As part of this hands-on environmental stewardship project, students will evaluate soil conditions and determine...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 24, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
During this presentation students from Renaissance High School will talk about their relationship with the outdoors and how it has been impactful to them. The students will highlight outdoor experiences that they’ve had, including skiing/ snowboarding, ice...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 24, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
A slideshow presentation of how to get the community involved in gardening and limiting food waste. By: Arianna Malloy, Alayla Walters, Victoria Gambles, Jayla Turner, 11th Grade Teacher: Emily Phillips, Renaissance High School, Detroit Type: Video...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 24, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
Students will display their proposed policy changes to the county’s sustainability plan based on what they have learned through an interdisciplinary unit on gentrification. By: Brailyn Hiemstra, Charles Harding, Jozef Jason, Harper Keelan, Bria Powell, Tamia...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 24, 2025 | Community Forum 2025
Students will present on their argument for a more sustainable method of world conflict resolution based on their findings about air toxins and the Willow Run Bomber Plant contributions to WWII. By: Arianna Inman, Samuel Bentley, Emma Berehendt, Riley Eilertson,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 20, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
Humans of Ypsilanti is a project started at ACCE High School in 2021, where we interview members of our community and amplify their stories through our writing, photography and videography. By: Lauren Fardig-Diop’s Classes, 9th-12th Teacher: Lauren Fardig-Diop...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 20, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
Interviewer, Preston Scherdt . Humans of Ypsilanti is a project started at ACCE High School in 2021, where we interview members of our community and amplify their stories through our writing, photography and videography. Interviewees, Mr. Pedro Betancourt (left) and...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 19, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
In this video, you will hear from students discussing their thoughts on learning about climate change. Community Partner, Audra Carson, Founder and Chief Beautification Strategist of Izzie LLC issued a challenge letter to students to express their creative stories...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 19, 2023 | Community Forum 2023, Student Gallery
In this video, you will hear from students discussing their thoughts on learning about climate change. Community Partner, Audra Carson, Founder and Chief Beautification Strategist of Izzie LLC issued a challenge letter to students to express their creative stories...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
By Stella Ruby Hughes, Age 14, Hamtramck High School Climate change has been a part of my reality for as long as I can remember, and for as long as I can remember I have been worried about climate change. So many other beings rely on this Earth to survive, and each...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Students share data collected from nearby Paint Creek including Google maps and photos of erosion from water. By: Ashton Alexander, Amin Campbell, Luiz Figueroa, Aawaiz Khan, Ali Mahmoud, Langston Singleton, Trenton Szymchack, Kevine Tengo, Furious Turner, and...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 16, 2022 | Community Forum 2022, Student Gallery
Students share knowledge about rain gardens. By: Robert Caddell, Kamren James, Damarko Jordan, Muneeb Tahir, 11th Grade Teacher: Paula Sizemore, Ypsilanti Community/ACTech HS, Ypsilanti Subject: Earth Science/Environmental Science Theme: Climate Change Resilience and...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 27, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Stefany Rios, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Edwin Quintana, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Ashley Covarrubia and Victoria Guttierrez, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Andrea Galvan, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Students in Mr. Duffy’s class created pieces of visual art or creative writing about issues of climate change in Southwest Detroit. By: Erandi Caroso, 10th Grade Teacher: Mark Duffy, Academy of the Americas High School, Detroit Subject: Biology Theme: Climate...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 18, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
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by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Rahma’s Eco-Project Hello! My name is Rahma, and I am a ninth grade science student. I created this site to organize the documentation of my field site (the backyard tree ecosystem) throughout the...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Sandra’s Eco-Project Hello Everyone! My name is Sandra Medrano, welcome to my Eco-Project! Here on this wondrous site, you will find in detailed description of the environment in nature that I...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Sangheethaa’s Eco-Project Throughout the whole year, we made observations of our field site and how it changed as the year went on. We also learned a lot of concepts relating to what might have...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Marcus’s Eco-Project Hi, I’m Marcus Gharbieh. This project is about the time I spent with my field site. I’m going to go over what I learned, show some pictures, create models, explain...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Eco-Project in the Garden Liviana Capatina is a 9th grader at WTMC, she’s currently taking Ms. TR’s 9th-grade science class, and loving it! This year in science class Liviana has been doing...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site. Click to view: Kasydy’s Eco-Project My name is Kasydy and I’m a 9th grade science student. Throughout both the fall and winter semester, I have spent time learning about and observing an eco-site of my...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Place-Based Education, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the Google Site portal to the students’ individual websites. Click to view: Eco-Projects Students completed the “Eco-Project” at a field site near their home; there, they made observations, journal entries, sketches,...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
If you see an error (“Unable to play video. Error: 5”) and cannot play the videos in the presentation below, try clicking this link to the presentation directly. If that doesn’t work, try disabling browser plugins (like Privacy Badger, ClearURLs) on...
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Civic Engagement, Community Forum 2021, EcoJustice, Student Gallery, Student Voice
We were given a class project on community mapping and sense of place. It was an opportunity to exercise student voice and learn how to map. When walking around my neighborhood, I learned a lot about the lack of effort that is put into keeping our area safe and clean....
by SEMIS Coalition | May 17, 2021 | Community Forum 2021, Student Gallery
Click on the button below to view the presentation on Google Slides. Click to view: Environmental Awareness By: Derek Mitter, 9th Grade Teacher: Ann Saunders, Ypsilanti Community High School, Ypsilanti Type: PowerPoint Click on the links above to see other gallery...
