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May 29, 2020

Season 2, Episode 30: Coronavirus Week 11 - 9th Grade Assistant Principal Jordan Fortier

There is no way that 9th Grade Assistant Principal Jordan Fortier could have envisioned his first year as the freshmen-level principal finishing the way that it has. But it has created a moment that our students will not soon forget and will impact their remaining years here at Emmaus High…

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May 29, 2020

Season 2, Episode 30: Coronavirus Week 11 - 9th Grade Assistant Principal Jordan Fortier

There is no way that 9th Grade Assistant Principal Jordan Fortier could have envisioned his first year as the freshmen-level principal finishing the way that it has. But it has created a moment that our students will not soon forget and will impact their remaining years here at Emmaus High…

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May 22, 2020

Season 2, Episode 29: Coronavirus Week 10 - Welcome Class of 2023

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…

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May 17, 2020

1st Anniversary Special Episode with EPSD Superintendent Kristen Campbell

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…

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May 17, 2020

Season 2, Episode 28: 1st Anniversary Special Episode with EPSD Superintendent Kristen Campbell

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…

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May 7, 2020

Coronavirus Week 8 - Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week

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…

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May 7, 2020

Season 2, Episode 27: Coronavirus Update Week 8 - Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week

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…

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April 30, 2020

Season 2, Episode 26: Coronavirus Update Week 7 - A Read into the Library

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…

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April 30, 2020

Coronavirus Week 7 Full Episode

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…

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April 30, 2020

Coronavirus Week 7 Book Fair Promo

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…

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April 30, 2020

Coronavirus Week 7 Promo Video1

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…

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April 24, 2020

Coronavirus Week 6 Update From Mr. McInerney

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

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April 24, 2020

Coronavirus Week 6 Update from Mrs. Demchak

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.

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April 21, 2020

Season 2, Episode 25: Coronavirus Update Week 6 - School Counselor Update

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…

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April 20, 2020

9th Grade Experience - Coronavirus Week 6 - School Counselor Update

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…

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April 17, 2020

Season 2, Episode 24: Coronavirus Update Week 5

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…

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April 9, 2020

Season 2, Episode 23: Coronavirus Update Week 4

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…

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April 2, 2020

Season 2, Episode 22: Coronavirus Update Week 3

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…

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March 27, 2020

Season 2, Episode 21: Coronavirus Update Week 2

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…

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March 24, 2020

Season 2, Episode 20: Career Readiness with Brian Koppelman

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…

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March 19, 2020

Season 2, Episode 19: Coronavirus Update Week 1

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…

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March 13, 2020

Season 2, Episode 18: Hello, Freshman! Inside the Emmaus Theater Department, Volume 4

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…

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Feb. 26, 2020

Season 2, Episode 17: March Career Readiness Month with Mrs. Grim, Mrs. Demchak & Mr. McInerney

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…

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Feb. 20, 2020

Freshman Boys Basketball - Coming Together

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

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