In today's episode of "Who's got aux?," Gianna Galante and Mithra Cama discuss their music taste and choose one song for the other to listen to and review. Today's songs were "Best Friends" by 5 Seconds...
By Inaaya Omer, Carlmont High School
• January 20, 2023
Welcome to Beyond the Surface, hosted by Inaaya Omer. During the course of this series she’ll be joined by a new guest in each episode to talk about their experiences and their perspective on being a...
This is the first installment of Midterms Mayhem, a podcast where Aquila staff members discuss the 2022 midterm elections with upper school community members. In this episode, Aquila reporters Ella, Emma...
By Ingrid Smith, McCallum High School
• October 6, 2022
macshieldonline · Real Talk, Episode 4 -- Cassidy Levin
In this episode of Real Talk, junior and abortion rights activist Cassidy Levin shares why they think teens have the ability to change the world....
By Abigail Evers, Pattonville High School
• May 20, 2022
In this episode of “The Pirate Spiel,” Abby Evers talked about ways to better your mental health and sat down with sophomore Cole Lorino, senior Ace Mansdoerfer, and counselor Christy Wills to hear...
macshieldonline · Feedback Loop, Episode 8, Part 1: Red River Trucking Co.
Sophomores Joaquín Frazier and King Perez Cude had been pals since the dawn of time, but it didn’t dawn on them to start...
In their 15th episode of "Over The Popcorn Bowl," seniors Amanda Hare, Alyssa Clark, Gabriella Winans and Christi Norris discuss Marvel's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness." The movie premiered...
For the final episode of History's Forgotten, seniors Christi Norris, Caleb Audia and Amanda Hare are joined by genealogist Kathleen Norris. Kathleen shared some forgotten stories of Audia and Hare's...
Mikaylah Du · Subconscious communication
“As human beings we’re social animals, right? We, for the most part, crave connection and being with others,” Seyer said. “And part of that, of reading...
In this episode of the Northwood Howler podcast, staff writer Annie Lee interviews senior Zeynep Karatas, a first-generation college student in the US, about her college application experience as well...
On April 8, 2016, Nicole Fitts was found dead in McLauren park in San Francisco. Her daughter Arianna Fitts had been missing since January or February of that same year. Since then, very little...
Hello and welcome back to the Complex Mindz podcast! Hosts Lucy Lopshire and Catherine Eikelbarner discuss with guest Ellen Crupi how she lived with trichotillomania and its influence on her profession....
By Arielle Kouyoumdjian, The Potomac School
• April 26, 2022
An eye opening interview with Milad Yaqouby, Potomac's newest sophomore, and a refugee from Afghanistan. A soccer whiz, video-game collector, anime buff, and computer coder. Learn what it's like to attend...
Chris Mack, a Baldwin graduate who now co-hosts the morning sports talk radio show on 93.7 The Fan, joins the Purb Take sports podcast to talk about about Penguins trades and Steeler free agent signings.
This...
San Francisco in the 1970s was a very dangerous place. In the same few months in 1970, there were three murderers at large: The Zodiac, The Zebra Killer, and The Doodler. In this short podcast...
By Gabrielle Jadotte, Wiregrass Ranch High School
• March 14, 2022
Welcome back to Hidden History, the educational podcast that delves into history’s hidden files and pulls out the stories that are often omitted from our history books. Hosted by history nerd, Gabrielle...
By Gabrielle Jadotte, Wiregrass Ranch High School
• February 24, 2022
Welcome back to Hidden History, the educational podcast that delves into history’s hidden files and pulls out the stories that are often omitted from our history books. Hosted by history nerd, Gabrielle...
In this episode:
For Black History Month, seniors Christi Norris, Caleb Audia and Amanda Hare discuss important contributions of African Americans throughout history in this episode of “History’s...
Welcome to the pilot episode of Action Heroes, a podcast centered around individuals leaving a positive impact by the change they create in our society. Come along as host Carolina Cuadros discuss numerous...
The Purb Take sports podcast team returns for a fourth and final week of coverage of the NFL playoffs.
This week the focus is on Super Bowl LVI, which features the Bengals vs. the Rams.
Listen...
By Amber Kaur Toor, Carlmont High School
• February 9, 2022
Welcome to the first episode of SheWorks!
SheWorks discusses the societal biases and sexism within the workplace. Each episode is an interview with either a female entrepreneur or a female in a male-dominated...
Welcome to the very first episode of the Complex Mindz podcast! This series will discuss different mental illnesses and health conditions that people may not know that much about or have a stereotypical...
By Chesney Evert, Carlmont High School
• January 19, 2022
Welcome back to the sixth episode of Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. Join host Chesney Evert and Edith Salvatore, president of the Sequoia...
The final episode of Talkupation follows the journey of young entrepreneur Evan Ajura. This educational podcast provides information about various occupations for listeners who may be interested in pursuing...
By Mia Lucas, Linganore High School
• December 21, 2021
In this podcast, Hannah McFadden will speak about her career, the importance of fun in sports, her future, and the best part about being an athlete.
McFadden's life has figuratively (and literally)...
In their sixth episode of their podcast, "Over the Popcorn Bowl," seniors Christi Norris, Alyssa Clark, Gabriella Winans and Amanda Hare discuss their favorite holiday movies and plenty of others. This...
Egg was a 65-year-old bartender who worked at a gay bar in San Francisco called The Stud. Neighbors claim that he was nice and caring. Egg often let homeless people into his own home to help them out.
In...
By Chels Chang, Carlmont High School
• December 17, 2021
As more and more genderqueer communities come into the national spotlight, many remain overshadowed by the misconceptions about them.
Often, the portrayals of genderqueer communities are limited to...
By Chesney Evert, Carlmont High School
• December 16, 2021
Welcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate America's polarized, partisan politics. In the second episode of a series on liberalism and conservatism in the United States, host...
Spoiler Warning: This review does contain big spoilers for the movie "Red Notice."
In their fifth episode, seniors Gabriella Winans, Alyssa Clark, Christi Norris and Amanda Hare discuss the...
By Izaan Masud and Isabel Wright
• December 14, 2021
"Last Night in Soho" is directed by Edgar Wright and stars Anya Taylor Joy, Thomasin Mackenzie, Matt Smith, Diana Rigg, Oliver Phelps, and Michael Ajao.
"Last Night in Soho" follows Ellie (Thomasin...
Welcome back to Dear Dumb Diary, a podcast that encourages teen conversations and aims to create a platform for young people to speak about topics they are passionate about. Guest Ava Litvak, a junior,...
On the anniversary of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor which brought the U.S. into World War II, seniors Christi Norris, Amanda Hare and Caleb Audia discuss the World War II Colonel Lieutenant Matt Urban...
In their fourth episode, seniors Alyssa Clark, Christi Norris, Amanda Hare and Gabby Winans discuss the 2008-2012 teen-drama movie saga "Twilight." The saga features a love story between vampire...
By Emma Siebold, Smithson Valley High School
• December 2, 2021
Managing editor Emma Siebold sits down with S.U.R.E. club adviser Jimmy Wilson to talk about recent efforts to censor books in Texas public schools.
Here is a link to information and the list of books...
By Izaan Masud and Isabel Wright
• November 22, 2021
In this episode of The Reel Ramble, hosts Izaan Masud and Isabel Wright give their thoughts on the new Marvel film "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings." The movie follows the title character on...
What is adulthood? At what time in life does one transition to adulthood? What does it mean to be an adult? Join hosts Su Ertekin-Taner, Aisha Hasan, and Sarah Scherkenbach for a discussion on this pivotal...
Click the play button above to listen to episode three of the "Over the Popcorn Bowl" podcast by seniors Gabriella Winans, Amanda Hare, Alyssa Clark and Christi Norris as they review the new...
By Emma Siebold, Smithson Valley High School
• November 18, 2021
Managing editor Emma Siebold takes national and international issues and localizes them for the school community. In this episode, she talks with a local student who lives with diabetes.
This story was...
By Emily Thomason, DSST - Montview High School
• November 17, 2021
Starting off Career Week we have our first interview with Ashley Riley. She is a soccer coach and executive director of a club. She gives us the perspective of any athlete that doesn’t know what they...
By Izaan Masud and Isabel Wright
• November 16, 2021
"Dune" is directed by Denis Villeneuve and stars Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Rebecca Ferguson as Lady Jessica, Oscar Isaac as Leto Atreides, Josh Brolin as Gurney Halleck, Jason Momoa as Duncan...
After California's passing of Assembly Bill 245, which prohibits public California universities from deadnaming transgender or non-binary students, we gaged student and teacher opinions in the Staples...
The Atlanta Braves won their first World Series in 26 years after defeating the Houston Astros in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. The Braves were welcomed home with a victory parade that stretched...
macshieldonline · Feedback Loop, Episode 5 -- Elena Villalon
Elena Villalón realized early that she wanted to pursue her passion for singing as a career. A class of 2015 alumna, she sang in the McCallum...
Managing editor Emma Siebold talks with local veterans about Veterans Day.
This story was originally published on Valley Ventana on November 9, 2021.
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![SENIOR SEASON: Decked out in their jerseys, senior Parker Mitchell takes a photo of senior Sophia Kramer and friends before the first day of school in the senior parking lot. The night before, the class of ‘23 decorated their cars to show their senior pride going into their last year of high school. “It’s tradition for seniors to come and take [pictures] the morning before the first day of school,” Kramer said. “Being able to share that memory together is definitely bittersweet. I’m super excited for this year but I am anticipating all the lasts.” Reporting by Alice Scott.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/52288662181_5a1d0b7ef8_o-900x438.jpg)
![The cardiovascular system is painted on the wall outside the biology classrooms. The nicotine in vape and e-cigarette products have been proven to negatively impact the lungs, contributing to the concern the vaping epidemic will affect the health of youth for years to come. “There is an epidemic in our school of under-aged nicotine consumption… I think that this year that they did a really great job by bringing in Breathe NH… it was much more effective: there was a lot of data, statistics, infographics and [comparisons] especially to cigarettes, said Mary Martin 20, student council president.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/vapingphoto.jpg)
![BALLADS AND BLUES: Sophomores King Perez-Cude and Joaquín Frazier, from the student band Red River Trucking Company, play a set of country-rock tunes, including traditional bluegrass tunes, Chris Stapleton’s “Midnight Train to Memphis” and an original song called “Ballad of an Outlaw Fugitive” at the Mr. Myers send-off concert. “We’re a rock band usually, but we have a lot of old school country and blues elements, so we decided to go acoustic,” Frazier said. He describes their style as complicated. “We’re kind of all over the place, but I would say blues or southern rock with some serious country and psychedelic influences,” Frazier said. Although he never met Mr. Myers, Frazier wanted to perform in honor of him. “[I] never got to know Mr. Myers, but I’ve heard great things he had done for our friends, and we wanted to play in honor of him,” he said. “We put together a short set together the night before and decided to go for it.” Reporting by Lucy Marco.](https://bestofsno.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/51931221575_ee6e3fd1a4_c_51954485537_o.jpg)
