See Me After Class 453

Carson and Joseph drop in for a podcast while home for Winter Break. They reflect on their first semester college experiences and future plans.

Faith and Jake visit with Leavenworth High School's JROTC Ultimate Raiders (and national champions) Konya Halle and Joseph Purvis.

Faith & Jake visit with Leavenworth High School's Mr. Tom Resovich about his 8-year teaching and coaching history with the district, and his philosophy on transparency and positive relationship building with students.

Jake and Faith visit with Chance Dobson, Naomi Avery, and Kelli Boyd representing Leavenworth High School's distinguished POC step team. They take you behind the scenes from auditions to making the routines and performing at a high level throughout the school year.

Faith and Jake visit with senior class president, Dalton White, about Homecoming, goals for the year, and his unique experience serving as Governor of Kansas Boys State.

Carson Fowler (Class of 2019) signs-off for one last podcast, and passes the torch to Faith Lopez (Class of 2020). Carson discusses his upcoming move to the Ivy League for his first year of college, and Faith shares her plans for high school senior year, and some updates from throughout the Leavenworth Unified School District as the 2019-20 school year gets under way.

Jake, Carson and Joseph reconnect and overview second semester, discuss summer bucket lists and plans following high school graduation.

Jake, Joseph, and Carson visit with two international students (Kim and Megan), about the planning of this year's DECA International Festival (Saturday, February 2), and their thoughts on attending high school in the United States and how it compares to their lives in Germany.

Alise Boal returns from her first semester away at college to discuss her level of preparedness for success after high school, and what she most looks forward to when coming back to Leavenworth from the East Coast.

Jake, Joseph, and Carson discuss preparation for Finals Week, and then visit with the district's Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Ryan Bodensteiner.

Carson, Joseph, and Jake preview the start of the Winter Sports season, then visit with one of Leavenworth High School's most highly involved, and socially aware, student leaders - Faith Lopez.

Carson, Joseph, and Jake catch up on the summary of Newsies, debate, Fall Sports, etc.

Carson and Jake visit with the lead of the fall musical (Newsies), LHS senior Jack Schilling. Jack talks about making his theatrical debut this November, swim season, and his reflections on his senior year.

Carson, Joseph, and Jake discuss 2018 Homecoming Week; the Education Foundation's Pride Patrol; and miscellaneous fall updates.

Joseph, Carson, and Jake discuss the hot start to the Pioneer Boys Soccer season with seniors Nate Moore and Nick Hawley.

Jake asks Carson and Joseph if they completed their summer homework before the start of the school year (0:00 - 7:40) and they are then joined by Leavenworth High School sophomores Sadie Dipman and Abby Martin, and freshman Brooke Collins, to discuss their summer playing international Futsal, and preparing for the Girls Soccer season (7:40 - 30:12).

Jake, Carson, and Joseph discuss the 'extreme sport' of summer homework procrastination, and the last few days of relaxation before the start of school. They are then joined by LHS senior (9:00), Gracie Mefford, to talk about goals for their upcoming senior year and their remaining to-do's for the college application and selection process. They also talk about New Student Orientation and the mentoring program at Leavenworth High School.

Kato Fischer shares his thoughts on his upcoming senior year, his goals for athletics, activities, and academics, and how one lesson steered his chosen path for post-secondary success.

Jake catches up with Carson and Joseph on their Summer "Breaks," including Debate Nationals, leadership conferences, and setting goals and expectations for senior year and beyond.

Carson and Jake discuss the meaning of "YERD," graduation event planning, and the stress of finals (0:00 - 6:15); and are then joined by Leavenworth High School math teacher/coach and Class 0f 2010 graduate, Brenden Olesen. Mr. Olesen gets deep on his philosophy on teaching today's students, with the acceptance that today's learners are constantly evolving --- and thus too must our educational spaces to meet their demands. Mr. Olesen also previews the "Pete's Seats" flexible seating model...