cover of episode 841: My Senior Year

841: My Senior Year

2024/9/22
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High school seniors in Salt Lake City discuss their plans and traditions for their final year, emphasizing the importance of making the most of their senior year.
  • Seniors wear kid backpacks as a tradition.
  • They have a list of iconic experiences they want to have during their senior year.
  • The school is the same one featured in High School Musical.

Shownotes Transcript

One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience.

  • Prologue: We talk to high school seniors in Salt Lake City who are trying to have the perfect year. (5 minutes)
  • Act One: Every year, thousands of teenagers come from all over the world to experience American high school. Last year, thirteen students from Palestine came to the US on a program sponsored by the US State Department. We tell the story of a girl named Majd, from Gaza, and her extraordinary year in America. (50 minutes)

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