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Podcast: The Bay
Episode: High School in the Shadows of Silicon Valley
Description: At elite high schools in Silicon Valley, the pressure to succeed is intense. And according to Sophia Shao, a senior at Los Altos High School, her proximity to California’s tech capital is a big reason why.In this special collaboration with KQED’s Youth Takeover, a yearlong project to highlight compelling stories written and produced by local teens, Shao talks with us about growing up in a place where everyone is expected to succeed.Guest: Sophia Shao, senior at Los Altos High SchoolRead the transcriptThis episode was produced by M...