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Monday, November 23, 2009

The Yearbook Chronicles | Show Cast, Episode Guides, Trailers, Aftershow & Previews | MTV Tr3s




Show Summary

In the United States, a student drops out of high school every 29 seconds. The chances of the student being Latino...very likely, considering that Latinos have the highest high school dropout rate among all racial or ethnic groups in the nation. In response to this disturbing reality, MTV Tr3s brings you Yearbook Chronicles, which tells the story of both, the Latino youth who have made it, and those who, caught in a web of personal life struggles and peer pressures, were forced to cut their high school journey short. In this special documentary, MTV Tr3s gives you an inside look into the lives of four Latino students who are members of their senior yearbook club at Bell High School, located in southeast LA. As they complete their senior year, the yearbook members reflect on their past struggles, share their hopes and dreams for the future and remember the friends who have dropped out of school along the way. Understanding the importance of an education, these students embark on a quest to find their former classmates to find out why they dropped out and encourage them to return to school. In this special documentary, MTV Tr3s gives you an inside look into the lives of four La This is a must-see para toda la familia, so be sure to get everyone together and tune in to Yearbook Chronicles, Saturday, September 26 at 2pm.