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841: My Senior Year

58 minutes Posted Sep 22, 2024 at 10:00 pm.
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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)