VOX ATL staff writer and Westlake High School student Isabella Cavienss highlights the successes of her classmates after a local news station did the opposite. Read on
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GRL TLK: The Future. And College, Too. One Year Later.
One year ago teens Amariyah, Jasmine, Aaliyah, Lyric, Rin, Christina, Emma, and Jaya recorded a podcast reflecting on their years in high school and what they believed the future would hold. Now during quarantine, they virtually connected once more (along with new participants Haley Henderson and Sophie James) to talk college expectations vs reality, gap years, the college application process, and senior year.
Background music: Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Edited by Emma Mac
For many high school students, the Bernie Sanders campaign meant a vision of the future with no college debt. Now, amid a pandemic, that future is cloudier. Read on
"Research says that students from low-income families tend to be less motivated in school, and less likely to graduate high school," says Ila Prabhuram. "Through College Pathway, I hope to change that." Read on
"After I figured out that college life was going to throw at me what it wanted...I shook the urge to overthink and quickly returned to my risk-taking, adventurous spirit that left me open to more experiences." Read on
"Being that I’m a dual enrollment student, it has truly helped me tremendously by decreasing the load as far as college goes," says VOX ATL staff writer Jaire R. "So, I definitely disagree with the bill because it will put harsher limitations on dual enrollment." Read on