The Vox Box

Mon., Oct. 13, 2008

It’s Columbus Day!!!

To some, Columbus Day signifies a day off of school or a long weekend. However, it's significance goes far past an extra day to sleep in. Columbus Day celebrates Christopher Columbus's exploration of the New World, setting off a chain of events that eventually led to the colonization of America.

Here's a quiz all about Columbus Day. IF you need to study beforehand, here's a fairly in depth but easy to read article about Columbus and Columbus Day.

My score was embarassingly low. Let's just say it would have been an F.

How did you do on the quiz? How did you spend your 3-day weekend, if you had one?

Posted Oct. 13, 2008, 8:33 p.m.

In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.