Rather than attending their regular high school classes on Wednesday, October 23, an eclectic group of students gathered at the Menlo School campus for the 1Bay youth action summit. Joined by teachers and parent volunteers, the event focused on inspiring change and making “real plans for real action for real impacts on whatever issue matters to you.” This included a plethora of social justice issues, from gun violence to the achievement gap in education systems to prison reform and many more.

Organized by Chris Young, Menlo’s Director of Community Engagement, the summit attracted about 125 people from high schools from the Peninsula, East Bay, and San Jose. Menlo-Atherton had about 12 students, as well as Andy Stuart and Garrett Jensen, representing the Service Learning Center and other social justice clubs. (Top photo: Young and Stuart with Menlo and M-A students)

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