As we head into the Memorial Day Weekend, the podcast is trying a new format - a shorter episode without a guest. I wanted to share a personal reflection that I had after visiting school for the first time since late March. Every member of the Emmaus High School community…
This week, we will take a slight break from the weekly Coronavirus updates to reflect back and look forward as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of the podcast. It is a time of great thanks and recognition for the many students and staff that have participated in…
This week, we will take a slight break from the weekly Coronavirus updates to reflect back and look forward as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of the podcast. It is a time of great thanks and recognition for the many students and staff that have participated in…
As we encounter the eighth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with students Joshua Jones and Reid Scharer, as well as over 20 additional students who contributed written tokens of gratitude, to celebrate Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week. In this episode, we…
As we encounter the eighth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with students Joshua Jones and Reid Scharer, as well as over 20 additional students who contributed written tokens of gratitude, to celebrate Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week. This week's episode uses…
As we encounter the seventh week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with school librarian Kelly Bower and student Joshua Jones to see how they are continuing to adapt to our new normal. This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet…
On this week's 9th Grade Experience watch EHS Librarian Kelly Bower talk about her unique 9th grade memories, her career move from the classroom to the library, how she is currently helping students, and some good book recommendations. She also highlights the upcoming online book fair to be held in…
In this clip from our most recent episode of the 9th Grade Experience podcast, available in full video on YouTube and audio on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, listen to EHS school librarian Kelly Bower talk about the upcoming online book fair to be held in conjunction with Let's Play Books…
On this week's episode hear from EHS Librarian Kelly Bower as she discusses what she is offering to students during this time of Covid-19 shutdown without that face to face interaction of over 200 students per day coming into the library. Be sure to check out the full episode on…
As you go into the weekend, listen to the words of Mr. McInerney to establish a routine for learning during these chaotic times in this clip taken from this week's full episode. Listen to the whole episode on Spotify or Apple Podcast or watch the entire video on YouTube
Listen to Mrs. Demchak remind us that it is OK to not be OK in this clip from this week's full 9th Grade Experience Podcast video.
As we encounter the sixth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with our 9th grade school counselors at Emmaus High School to see how they have adjusted to their new reality. This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet session…
To celebrate their third appearance on the 9th Grade Experience Podcast, we are attempting a first with our school counselors Mrs. Demchak and Mr. McInerney - a full-length video! On this episode, we discuss what school counselors are doing without physically being in front of students, scheduling for next school…
As we approach the end of our fifth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with 9th graders and a few guests at Emmaus High School to see how they have adjusted to their new reality. This week's episode uses the audio from…
As we approach the end of our fourth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with 9th graders at Emmaus High School to see how they have adjusted to their new reality. This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet session…
As we approach the end of our third week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with 9th graders at Emmaus High School to see how they are feeling about our new reality. This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet session…
As we approach the end of our second week of our Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with 9th graders to see how they are feeling about our new reality. Some of the topics we asked about this week included understanding social distancing, how much…
You never know what the answer to a question will be until you ask it. When Brian Koppelman, co-creator of the Showtime show Billions and co-writer of movies Rounders and Ocean’s Thirteen, put out a tweet and said he would appear on podcasts during the Coronavirus shutdown, I sent him…
As we approach the end of our first week of our Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with 9th graders to see how they are adjusting the new reality we are all living in. Via Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/9thgradeexperience and Google Classroom, we asked students to…
It's now less than one week to the opening curtain for the freshman and all those involved in the production of the theater department's spring musical Hello, Dolly! In Volume 4 of this behind-the-scenes look at the preparation before the show's Wednesday, March 18 debut, we check back in with…
While March is usually a time reserved for college basketball madness, this year at Emmaus High School, the third month of the year will be devoted to an even crazier topic: What to do with your future? It may seem like just yesterday (or now 7 months ago!) that this…
Trying something new for the podcast with a little video preview! New episode dropping tomorrow with the championship 25-1 Freshmen Boys Basketball team. More clips and possibly full video to follow 😮🏀🏀 #emmausbasketball #freshmenbasketball
In the world of high school athletics, and even on previous episodes of this podcast, most of the attention is placed on the results of the varsity teams. But before the Friday Night Lights, local television, newspaper and radio coverage, and league and district championships, many athletes improve their skills…
It's getting closer to the opening curtain for the freshman involved in the production of the theater department's spring musical Hello, Dolly! In Volume 3 of this behind-the-scenes look at the preparation before the show's Wednesday, March 18 debut, we check back in with Mason Steltz, Dom Zientara, and Jacob…
