Our local papers have been abuzz with news of local high school graduations. But one graduation wasn't mentioned...
On June 8th, 76 students got their high school diploma from the Alternative Education program of Sonoma County?s Office of Education, in the first year that students had to pass the High School Exit Exam, a special challenge for these teens, the majority of which had been expelled from, or unable to attend, regular district schools.
Graduates included teen mothers from the Adera school, Home Study students, even 18 young men who were bused in from the Probation Camp in Forestville and bussed right back to serve the rest of their time.
In the next eight minutes, you will be experiencing this important day with one of the graduates of the Clean and Sober school for kids who have substance abuse issues.
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Our local papers have been abuzz with news of local high school graduations. But one graduation wasn't mentioned... On June 8th, 76 students got their high school diploma from the Alternative Education program of Sonoma County?s Office of Education, in the first year that students had to pass the High School Exit Exam, a special challenge for these teens, the majority of which had been expelled from, or unable to attend, regular district schools. Graduates included teen mothers from the Adera school, Home Study students, even 18 young men who were bused in from the Probation Camp in Forestville and bussed right back to serve the rest of their time. In the next eight minutes, you will be experiencing this important day with one of the graduates of the Clean and Sober school for kids who have substance abuse issues.
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Review of The Kids Who Got Out - My Graduation DayMany of us would tend to write off the alternative-school kids, and a whole host of stereotypes came immediately to my mind when I read about this piece. However, I was soon proven wrong - although the piece takes place in the context of one single graduation day, we can see, through interviews with teachers and sound clips, how the narrator has changed for the better throughout her schooling.
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Review of The Kids Who Got Out - My Graduation DayThis piece, relevant to a number of current issues, including the new exit examinations and the issues surrounding immigration, makes excellent use of both sound and music. The producer skillfully weaves narration, pieces of interviews, and sound clips from her graduation and surrounding events into one coherent, moving story. The personal anecdotes which illustrate the enormity of the producer?s accomplishment make the story both engaging and powerful. |
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Review of The Kids Who Got Out - My Graduation Day
"The Kid Who Got Out" does well to explain the internal sturuggle and overall turmoil taking place inside of a young girl who is just trying to make it in life. This is someone who is very common in society. Someone many people could never get to know or understand. She has made some bad decisions, who hasn't, but she has paid it in full and is patching the hole that is leaking the future out of her life.