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Santiago Ochoa
Santiago Ochoa is a freelance reporter and communications student at UM-Flint. He is the project editor for Brownell-Holmes' On The Ground community reporting series and currently serves as The Michigan Times' (the university's newspaper) Editor-in-Chief. Santiago has worked with publications and organizations like The New York Times, the Interamerican Press Association and Flint Beat. You can reach him @santi8a98 on Twitter and Instagram and email him at santi8arueda98@gmail.com
Santiago Ochoa's Latest Articles
Partner Partner Content CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home
As Flint kids begin online-only schooling, opportunities for physical exercise and nutrition education will be scarce. But a team of Crim Fitness Foundation staffers is working to address that by bringing the Crim’s Nutrition Program (CrimFit) out of the classroom and into families' homes.
Brownell and Holmes schools welcomed back 7th- and 8th-grade students this fall
Two Flint schools had to prepare to safely reopen during a pandemic -- and also to accommodate more students.
‘Live Literacy’ combined learning, literacy and entertainment during the worst days of the pandemic
One Holmes STEM Academy employee saw the series as an opportunity to continue with Holmes' effort to provide deliberate and tailor-made programs to the Brownell-Holmes community, a centerpoint of the school’s methodology since transitioning from Brownell-Holmes Elementary to Holmes in 2013.
Brownell-Holmes’ CrimFit Training Program is making sure residents get a chance to run the Crim
Despite the HAP Crim Festival of Races’ cancellation this year, members of the Brownell-Holmes CrimFit Adult Training Program Team are still committed to crossing the marathon’s finish line, even if they have to do it virtually.
“The reality is, there are safeguards put in place.” Hasselbring Food Drive seeks to feed, educate
Neighborhood residents have worked to stay safe and make sure others do the same in the midst of the pandemic.
How Brownell-Holmes residents defined their Flint neighborhood on their own terms
Brownell-Holmes and its residents are one and the same. Thanks to their sense of community and dedication to their home, these residents have been able to prosper while much of the northside of Flint struggles.









