Graduation Countdown

Through the VOX Graduation Countdown program, teens are given support for life after high school. They attend  workshops (focusing on topics such as applying for college and how to live on a budget) and interact with mentors in the newsroom. Teens are also given individual support for setting and achieving goals for after graduation. They then often pass that new knowledge along to VOX readers through the newspaper and the VOX blog.

One component of Graduation Countdown is the Take a Teen to Work job-shadowing project, matching VOX teens with professionals in their fields of interest during breaks from school (usually Spring Break). Mentors host students at work for day and generally treat them to lunch to answer questions about their work. Teens get to experience the workplace and get insights into potential careers.

Graduation Countdown Photo Albums

Recent photos from Graduation Countdown events

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On the Blog

In the Newspaper

Recent Graduation Countdown stories in the newspaper

Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone!
Dear Teachers, I am one of many hard-working students with a GPA of 2.9 in your classes. I come to school daily, I take notes and my grades are average. I know sometimes I don’t turn in all of my homework, projects, book reports or PowerPoint presentations, and there ... Read the rest

VOX Fact

More than 90 percent of VOX teen staff graduate from high school (compared to 50 percent for Atlanta Public Schools) and most go on to college. Recent VOX alums have enrolled at schools including:
Duke
Georgia State
Morehouse
Spelman
University of Georgia
University of Southern California
Bard
Wooster
Claflin
SCAD
Clark Atlanta
Boston University
Kennesaw State