BY BETTY BASTIDAS //  More than 200 students from Civicorps Elementary School toured the polling site at St. Columba’s Catholic church to learn about the voting process.

Check out the video to hear their reactions and learn from their questions.

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Max Rubin and Michael Wu.

BY ALBA MORA // Early Saturday morning, the AMC Theater at Bay Street was packed with excited high school students, parents, grandparents and friends. They didn’t come to watch a Hollywood feature. Instead, the students’ own animation films would soon appear on the screen as part of the 2nd Annual Bay Street Animation Film Festival. Read the full story

BY BETTY BASTIDAS // Election day is now less than a month away. Six Emeryville high school seniors share their perspective on the upcoming 2008 elections. Read the full story