The Vox Box

Sat., Jan. 24, 2009

Foreign Languages

I made this video for my Japanese class to help students learn Japanese easier, although I'm not sure if I was successful in making it "easier". Nevertheless, making this video made me wonder about what other language programs students were involved in and what was the most "popular" language to take nowadays. Most of my friends took Spanish as their elective but I'm not sure if this is the trend for every high school.

What foreign languages are you taking? Are there any languages you want to learn that aren't available at your school?

Posted Jan. 24, 2009, 10:29 a.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.