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High School Drop Out Prevention- Boost 08 - Montage


Each day, more than 1,200 young men and women give up on their high school education, and, in many cases, on themselves. Once students make the decision to drop out, they lack the tools to compete in today's society and diminish their chances for greater success in the future. But the decision to drop out of school does not happen overnight; it comes after years of frustration and failure. Often, those that drop out have run out of motivation and have no source of support or encouragement in school or at home.The Boost campaign follows the stories of 10 at-risk seniors from across the country that are struggling to finish high school. Directing audiences to visit a redesigned BoostUp.org, the campaign has created a virtual community of support for any teen struggling to make it to graduation. Utilizing mobile messaging in addition to the most popular social networking sites - MySpace, YouTube and Facebook - visitors to the Boost Website have multiple opportunities to give a virtual "boost" to the profiled teens, and the teens in their own lives. BoostUp.org serves as a hub, facilitating conversations and aggregating support, in addition to serving as a resource to parents and teens. All of these elements are designed to work together to encourage peer discussion about the importance of graduating from high school.

Channel: People & Blogs
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: adcouncil

Length: 00:30
Rating: 4.5
Views: 12543

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omfgNstfu (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why aren't there any Asians in these commercials? They do drop out too!
Nico6688 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@visionimagify Yeah, but those guys are rare. It's still good to have something to fall back on.
Funsizeish (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if you drop out. at least you can try and get a GED ppl. there's always some type of hope. that is if you at least TRY. :)
visionimagify (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
@hacker4637 @hacker4637 Einstein wasn't the best in school, but became a pioneer in astrology and mathematics. He had a load of LDs, and said he'll be a dummy all his life. Look now, we're using a,"dumb," man's ideas and always improving on them. Go to college? Bill Gates dropped out of college and began his empire in Computer Programming. Most of the people who have gone to college, or stayed in HS are looking for the same jobs that some of their teachers said are for losers.
hacker4637 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Stay in school
hacker4637 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm about to drop out
stephaniewazhere (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
White, Spanish and black. good. just making sure.
Aazura87 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
quitters always lose
nozzzil (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i failed freshman year twice and i really don't feel like being 21 when i'm a senior.
awatson2012 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
or is it like this, Winners never quit, but quitters never lose.

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