1 00:00:05,865 --> 00:00:07,165 - Hey everybody, I'm Connor. 2 00:00:07,425 --> 00:00:10,845 That's Doug and this is the Bethel School District Presents 3 00:00:10,845 --> 00:00:13,205 podcast and we've got a fantastic show for you. 4 00:00:13,205 --> 00:00:15,285 Today we're heading over to Spanaway Lake High School 5 00:00:15,285 --> 00:00:16,365 to talk leadership 6 00:00:16,365 --> 00:00:18,485 with teacher Karina Smurfit and some of her students. 7 00:00:18,825 --> 00:00:19,925 But before all that, 8 00:00:19,935 --> 00:00:22,165 we've actually got an interesting hypothetical 9 00:00:22,225 --> 00:00:24,485 and duck, duck pay attention. 10 00:00:24,555 --> 00:00:27,325 This is for you. If you could buy a vacation home 11 00:00:28,045 --> 00:00:31,565 anywhere in the world, where would it be and why? 12 00:00:32,245 --> 00:00:34,045 - Connor, I love this question 13 00:00:34,145 --> 00:00:38,885 and my mind is a whir with many different trains of thought. 14 00:00:38,905 --> 00:00:41,325 And speaking of trains, do you wanna live somewhere 15 00:00:41,325 --> 00:00:43,925 where you can train to a bunch of different cool locations, 16 00:00:44,015 --> 00:00:45,125 maybe somewhere in Europe? 17 00:00:45,465 --> 00:00:47,845 Do I wanna be a snow bunny? Do I wanna be a beach bum? 18 00:00:48,025 --> 00:00:51,725 You're picking one spot so that spot better be pretty great. 19 00:00:51,865 --> 00:00:54,525 Or it needs to be near places that are pretty great. 20 00:00:54,685 --> 00:00:55,845 I think I'm gonna go with the ladder. 21 00:00:56,005 --> 00:00:58,125 I actually lived in Belgium for three years 22 00:00:58,425 --> 00:01:00,205 and that was a great jumping off point. 23 00:01:00,235 --> 00:01:02,685 Kind of two hours to anywhere is what we used to say. 24 00:01:02,825 --> 00:01:05,405 And looking at Google Maps right now, that is still true. 25 00:01:05,465 --> 00:01:09,125 So I'm gonna pick Brussels, I'll get a flat in Brussels. 26 00:01:09,235 --> 00:01:11,885 It's two hour train, ride to Amsterdam, two hour train, ride 27 00:01:11,885 --> 00:01:14,045 to London, two hour train ride to Paris 28 00:01:14,225 --> 00:01:16,405 and two hour train ride into Germany. 29 00:01:16,645 --> 00:01:17,765 I picked cologne at random 30 00:01:17,865 --> 00:01:19,125 but Germany's a pretty big country. 31 00:01:19,285 --> 00:01:20,605 A lot of cool places to go there. 32 00:01:20,785 --> 00:01:22,685 So I think that's gonna be my answer. 33 00:01:22,885 --> 00:01:25,205 I wanna be somewhere that's a great city 34 00:01:25,595 --> 00:01:27,365 that is really close to other great cities, 35 00:01:27,635 --> 00:01:28,635 - Doug. 36 00:01:28,635 --> 00:01:29,685 I like that answer. And that's actually one of the questions 37 00:01:29,685 --> 00:01:31,925 that I posed to Karina smut when I spoke 38 00:01:31,925 --> 00:01:33,685 with her at Spanaway Lake High School. 39 00:01:35,115 --> 00:01:37,605 Joining us today is Carina smt. 40 00:01:37,665 --> 00:01:38,725 She is an ELA 41 00:01:38,725 --> 00:01:40,525 and leadership teacher at Spanaway Lake High School. 42 00:01:40,625 --> 00:01:41,685 And I don't know about you, 43 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:42,685 but when I was in high school, 44 00:01:42,795 --> 00:01:44,405 they didn't have leadership class. 45 00:01:44,405 --> 00:01:46,685 At least I don't remember it. What is leadership class? 46 00:01:47,025 --> 00:01:48,525 - Uh, leadership gives the opportunity to students 47 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:50,005 to express their voice, um, 48 00:01:50,025 --> 00:01:52,205 and then put their ideas in perspective to 49 00:01:52,285 --> 00:01:54,365 where they build a community and the culture of a school 50 00:01:54,945 --> 00:01:57,325 and implement all these fun things 51 00:01:57,325 --> 00:01:59,045 that they wanna see happening at school. 52 00:01:59,045 --> 00:02:01,325 Maybe people envision it as more like poster making 53 00:02:01,385 --> 00:02:03,405 and event planning, but it's so much more than that. 54 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:07,365 - You're really kind of helping to grow adults. 55 00:02:07,685 --> 00:02:10,165 I guess they're, they're learning a lot of things 56 00:02:10,165 --> 00:02:11,685 that they have to be responsible about 57 00:02:11,825 --> 00:02:13,645 and kind of being empathetic and caring. 58 00:02:14,225 --> 00:02:17,045 Uh, is that, how, how do you line that up as a class? 59 00:02:17,405 --> 00:02:18,525 'cause I mean I feel like some of those 60 00:02:18,525 --> 00:02:19,725 are intuitive things. 61 00:02:20,145 --> 00:02:22,205 How, how do you teach someone to be empathetic? 62 00:02:22,625 --> 00:02:24,765 - It is definitely a different type class 63 00:02:25,005 --> 00:02:26,645 'cause we don't have necessarily things 64 00:02:26,645 --> 00:02:28,925 to look at when we grade in things. 65 00:02:29,035 --> 00:02:31,765 It's more about indeed growing those, um, 66 00:02:31,765 --> 00:02:33,205 leadership mindsets 67 00:02:33,265 --> 00:02:37,045 and um, being able to teach them how to take initiative, um, 68 00:02:37,185 --> 00:02:39,285 and grow as very strong leaders. 69 00:02:39,985 --> 00:02:42,765 So time management is a definitely a cool thing 70 00:02:42,765 --> 00:02:43,925 to address at this age 71 00:02:44,125 --> 00:02:46,405 'cause it helps them put in perspective anything 72 00:02:46,405 --> 00:02:48,005 that they wanna accomplish. You're 73 00:02:48,165 --> 00:02:51,285 - Also teaching how to give back and show gratitude. 74 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:56,085 Recently your class made coffee and snacks for staff members 75 00:02:56,105 --> 00:02:58,245 and for bus drivers and then went out and gave it to 'em. 76 00:02:58,465 --> 00:02:59,845 I'm sure that made the bus drivers 77 00:02:59,905 --> 00:03:02,365 and staff members feel really special and really loved. 78 00:03:02,585 --> 00:03:03,685 So where does that come from? 79 00:03:03,755 --> 00:03:05,925 - This summer we got a cool opportunity to go 80 00:03:05,925 --> 00:03:08,965 to a convention, a Justin's Renaissance convention. 81 00:03:09,145 --> 00:03:11,405 Um, and that opened up 82 00:03:11,585 --> 00:03:13,605 to a different new level of leadership for us. 83 00:03:14,115 --> 00:03:17,085 It's based on recognizing and rewarding everyone 84 00:03:17,225 --> 00:03:19,445 and everybody for every little thing that's done 85 00:03:19,445 --> 00:03:22,565 around the school, it's teaching them that in order 86 00:03:22,565 --> 00:03:25,525 to be successful you have to be appreciated, right? 87 00:03:25,625 --> 00:03:27,645 So this month we had the goal 88 00:03:27,645 --> 00:03:29,285 of appreciating our bus drivers 89 00:03:29,685 --> 00:03:32,125 'cause I know they work really hard every day. 90 00:03:32,545 --> 00:03:35,205 So it was a very successful event. 91 00:03:35,505 --> 00:03:37,845 We got a lot of good feedback from the bus drivers, 92 00:03:38,145 --> 00:03:40,845 but also the students really enjoyed to um, to do that. 93 00:03:41,195 --> 00:03:42,325 Besides the bus drivers, 94 00:03:42,465 --> 00:03:44,645 we also appreciated our staff members. 95 00:03:44,785 --> 00:03:46,565 So we created a gratitude card that we went 96 00:03:46,565 --> 00:03:48,565 around the school and shared snacks 97 00:03:48,565 --> 00:03:50,485 and treats for the staff members, again, 98 00:03:50,485 --> 00:03:52,445 with the same purpose of making them feel appreciated 99 00:03:52,445 --> 00:03:55,165 and loved and seen here around the school. 100 00:03:55,165 --> 00:03:57,325 - That's awesome. And I I I know that they love that. 101 00:03:57,465 --> 00:04:00,405 So in addition to teaching leadership, you also teach ELA. 102 00:04:00,425 --> 00:04:02,725 And this is interesting because you are moldovan, 103 00:04:02,985 --> 00:04:05,325 you grew up, your first language was Romanian 104 00:04:05,705 --> 00:04:07,445 and now you are teaching English in 105 00:04:07,445 --> 00:04:08,565 what is your second language, 106 00:04:08,565 --> 00:04:10,885 which I can barely speak my first language, 107 00:04:10,945 --> 00:04:13,005 so I'm especially impressed by this. 108 00:04:13,505 --> 00:04:14,845 So how did it come to be 109 00:04:14,845 --> 00:04:17,245 that you became a high school English teacher? 110 00:04:17,905 --> 00:04:20,205 - That's, uh, I guess the, the fate 111 00:04:20,205 --> 00:04:21,805 that you never know that you're gonna embrace. 112 00:04:21,945 --> 00:04:24,925 Um, I've studied English back in my country, the university 113 00:04:24,925 --> 00:04:26,045 to be able to go and teach it 114 00:04:26,045 --> 00:04:27,725 as a foreign language in my village. 115 00:04:28,265 --> 00:04:30,405 And because there was not too many um, 116 00:04:30,405 --> 00:04:32,485 English speakers in my country, they send me here 117 00:04:32,485 --> 00:04:34,725 to practice it so I become better at it. 118 00:04:34,755 --> 00:04:38,325 There's such a thing for in mulian for mulian students, um, 119 00:04:39,165 --> 00:04:40,605 a program that is called Work and Travel. 120 00:04:40,945 --> 00:04:43,805 So they send me here for the summer at an RV company working 121 00:04:43,805 --> 00:04:45,485 with customer serv in in customer service 122 00:04:45,675 --> 00:04:48,525 with people from across the United States to be able 123 00:04:48,525 --> 00:04:49,765 to practice that English skills. 124 00:04:50,305 --> 00:04:53,125 But then I met my husband, he is uh, he was working 125 00:04:53,125 --> 00:04:56,325 with me at the same company and I never returned back. 126 00:04:56,515 --> 00:04:57,645 - What are some of the benefits 127 00:04:57,645 --> 00:04:59,885 and drawbacks of teaching English 128 00:04:59,885 --> 00:05:01,005 when it's your second language? 129 00:05:01,265 --> 00:05:03,405 - The benefits of teaching English as a, 130 00:05:03,745 --> 00:05:05,645 as a second language for me it's great 131 00:05:05,645 --> 00:05:07,245 because we do have a rich diversity 132 00:05:07,265 --> 00:05:08,565 of students here at Spin Away Lake 133 00:05:08,725 --> 00:05:09,805 that come from different countries. 134 00:05:10,105 --> 00:05:11,765 So for me, understanding how the process 135 00:05:11,865 --> 00:05:13,845 of assimilating English works, 136 00:05:14,065 --> 00:05:16,005 it helps me support them better in learning 137 00:05:16,005 --> 00:05:17,125 their English skills. 138 00:05:17,465 --> 00:05:19,885 - And I noticed in your leadership class we spoke 139 00:05:19,885 --> 00:05:21,725 with Anastasia who's from Ukraine 140 00:05:21,745 --> 00:05:23,285 and this is her first year here. 141 00:05:23,675 --> 00:05:25,445 Have you been able to offer her any help? 142 00:05:25,525 --> 00:05:28,125 I know you know Moldova and Ukraine are separate countries 143 00:05:28,125 --> 00:05:29,565 but they're neighbors or have you been able 144 00:05:29,565 --> 00:05:31,205 to give her any advice or help her at all? 145 00:05:31,425 --> 00:05:32,805 - She is my success story 146 00:05:32,825 --> 00:05:35,565 and when it comes to a student, um, it's definitely, 147 00:05:35,585 --> 00:05:37,085 she inspires me every day. 148 00:05:37,195 --> 00:05:38,765 This girl came in last year 149 00:05:38,835 --> 00:05:40,965 with having absolute zero English skills. 150 00:05:41,165 --> 00:05:42,565 I still remember her coming in my classroom, 151 00:05:42,725 --> 00:05:44,365 speaking Russian, being very emotional 152 00:05:44,585 --> 00:05:46,485 and to the point of almost crying 153 00:05:46,725 --> 00:05:48,485 'cause she didn't understand one thing that's going on here 154 00:05:48,825 --> 00:05:51,405 to where at the end of the year she actually was my 155 00:05:52,325 --> 00:05:55,085 valedictorian or my advisory finishing up the whole, um, 156 00:05:55,225 --> 00:05:56,645 all her classes with straight A's. 157 00:05:56,645 --> 00:05:58,445 And she continues to amaze me every day 158 00:05:58,445 --> 00:05:59,885 by doing the same thing this this year. 159 00:06:00,025 --> 00:06:02,005 So she's definitely my my success story. 160 00:06:02,195 --> 00:06:04,325 - What an awesome success story. We love to hear that. 161 00:06:04,585 --> 00:06:06,205 And we're gonna take a hard left turn here. 162 00:06:06,275 --> 00:06:09,685 Doug and I had a heated debate about if we could get a 163 00:06:09,885 --> 00:06:12,165 vacation house anywhere in the world where we would go. 164 00:06:12,185 --> 00:06:13,925 So I'm gonna, I wanna give you the same question. 165 00:06:13,985 --> 00:06:16,445 If you could have a home, anywhere in the world, 166 00:06:16,525 --> 00:06:18,365 a vacation home, where would you pick? 167 00:06:18,705 --> 00:06:21,005 - I'm a hardcore traveler so this question is super, 168 00:06:21,005 --> 00:06:24,445 super hard for me 'cause I, my mind instantly send me, 169 00:06:24,455 --> 00:06:27,845 sends me to like Bahamas and Bora Bora at the same time 170 00:06:27,985 --> 00:06:30,485 and having this nice hat on the water and, 171 00:06:30,905 --> 00:06:33,205 but at the same time my mind sends me back 172 00:06:33,205 --> 00:06:35,365 to Dubai when we went there a couple of years back 173 00:06:35,385 --> 00:06:37,125 and we experienced the rural life 174 00:06:37,125 --> 00:06:39,485 of Dubai actually having these beautiful nice houses 175 00:06:39,515 --> 00:06:42,645 that have like courtyards and just very cultural stuff. 176 00:06:42,705 --> 00:06:44,845 So it's a tough question for me. I don't know. 177 00:06:45,165 --> 00:06:47,365 I don't know, maybe, um, let me travel for 178 00:06:47,365 --> 00:06:49,165 to a couple more countries and then come back 179 00:06:49,165 --> 00:06:51,285 and I'll, I'll, I'll think about that one. Oh that's 180 00:06:51,485 --> 00:06:53,205 - Cheating but we'll, we'll allow it . 181 00:06:53,415 --> 00:06:54,845 We'll we'll get back to you in a couple years 182 00:06:54,845 --> 00:06:56,285 and you can give us your answer but okay 183 00:06:56,305 --> 00:06:57,205 Corina, thank you so much for 184 00:06:57,205 --> 00:06:58,285 joining us. Really appreciate it. 185 00:06:58,285 --> 00:06:59,845 - Thank you guys so much. I appreciate you. 186 00:07:01,745 --> 00:07:04,925 - And also joining us today are Spanaway Lake High School 187 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:09,165 leadership students, Sophia, Anastasia, Umai, Owen Mars, 188 00:07:09,335 --> 00:07:10,365 Jonah J and Emily. 189 00:07:10,385 --> 00:07:12,165 You guys do all kinds of cool stuff. 190 00:07:12,185 --> 00:07:13,885 One of the coolest things is you went 191 00:07:13,885 --> 00:07:14,925 to Texas over the summer. 192 00:07:15,105 --> 00:07:17,005 Sophia, tell us a little bit about that Texas trip. 193 00:07:17,075 --> 00:07:19,165 What was, why'd you go to Texas? What was going on there? 194 00:07:19,425 --> 00:07:22,005 - We went to Texas because we were selected 195 00:07:22,505 --> 00:07:24,205 by our leadership teacher, Ms. 196 00:07:24,465 --> 00:07:27,005 mfe, to kind of represent Spin Away Lake High School. 197 00:07:27,265 --> 00:07:31,485 And we went to the convention in Texas to learn more about 198 00:07:31,485 --> 00:07:34,245 how we can improve our school, um, academically 199 00:07:34,745 --> 00:07:36,245 and just the environment in general. 200 00:07:36,985 --> 00:07:39,725 And we all kinda had the idea that we wanted 201 00:07:39,725 --> 00:07:41,845 to improve the school and we wanted to be more involved. 202 00:07:42,105 --> 00:07:43,405 - That's awesome. What was the 203 00:07:43,405 --> 00:07:44,685 conference like in general? For 204 00:07:44,685 --> 00:07:46,045 - The most part there was a lot of uh, 205 00:07:46,045 --> 00:07:48,925 interactive activities involving like other people, 206 00:07:49,465 --> 00:07:53,765 but most of all we were interacting with the advisors 207 00:07:54,745 --> 00:07:56,085 and we learned so much. 208 00:07:56,145 --> 00:07:57,925 We learned how to communicate with others 209 00:07:58,265 --> 00:08:00,125 and we learned that 210 00:08:00,905 --> 00:08:05,245 no one is left out like should be left out in an um, 211 00:08:05,515 --> 00:08:08,045 environment such as a school especially. 212 00:08:08,905 --> 00:08:12,565 So yeah, that experience just like improved our 213 00:08:13,285 --> 00:08:14,405 communication with other people. 214 00:08:15,035 --> 00:08:17,805 - Nice. And Anastasia did, was there like a favorite part 215 00:08:17,805 --> 00:08:18,805 of the Texas trip for you? 216 00:08:19,345 --> 00:08:20,965 - My favorite part was when we went 217 00:08:20,965 --> 00:08:22,805 to the rally it was really fun 218 00:08:23,265 --> 00:08:25,725 and all people were participating 219 00:08:26,185 --> 00:08:30,805 and like we all communicated and just had fun. 220 00:08:30,905 --> 00:08:32,525 - So I understand you guys didn't really know each other 221 00:08:32,525 --> 00:08:33,925 before you went on this Texas trip. 222 00:08:34,235 --> 00:08:37,325 What was it like in terms of a bonding experience? 223 00:08:37,905 --> 00:08:39,525 - So none of us knew each other. 224 00:08:39,525 --> 00:08:42,685 There's four of us and we were selected by Ms. Marfa. 225 00:08:42,945 --> 00:08:46,245 Um, and we went on this trip 226 00:08:46,305 --> 00:08:48,445 and the day that the trip came, we were all kind of nervous. 227 00:08:48,945 --> 00:08:50,205 We arrived at the airport 228 00:08:50,265 --> 00:08:51,805 and we all kind of just met each other. 229 00:08:52,535 --> 00:08:54,045 Maybe it was like the first time, 230 00:08:54,055 --> 00:08:57,485 maybe it was the second time, but we didn't know each other. 231 00:08:57,625 --> 00:09:00,805 And then as soon as the Texas trip just like slowly went on, 232 00:09:01,225 --> 00:09:05,005 we all got to know each other and our bonds grew very close 233 00:09:05,005 --> 00:09:06,525 because we were like, oh, we all kind 234 00:09:06,525 --> 00:09:07,725 of have the similar thinking 235 00:09:08,025 --> 00:09:09,685 and we kind of wanna all improve our school. 236 00:09:10,305 --> 00:09:14,285 So once we had that bond growing, uh, we 237 00:09:14,915 --> 00:09:17,805 just had so much learning to do with each other 238 00:09:17,945 --> 00:09:21,645 and we got to help each other, um, decide 239 00:09:21,905 --> 00:09:24,165 how were we gonna bring these aspects to the school 240 00:09:24,505 --> 00:09:26,845 and how could we share them 241 00:09:26,845 --> 00:09:29,605 with our leadership team that upcoming year. So 242 00:09:29,675 --> 00:09:31,165 - Umai, for those who don't know, 243 00:09:31,505 --> 00:09:33,685 how would you describe leadership class? 244 00:09:34,045 --> 00:09:38,605 - I would describe leadership as a group of people who want 245 00:09:38,605 --> 00:09:40,125 to make the school environment 246 00:09:40,185 --> 00:09:41,645 so much better than it already is. 247 00:09:42,225 --> 00:09:44,605 And I feel like there's so much to be improved. 248 00:09:44,825 --> 00:09:47,685 So our leadership team is some, it's a group of people 249 00:09:47,745 --> 00:09:51,045 who are trying to eventually make the school a better 250 00:09:51,075 --> 00:09:52,485 environment for everyone else. 251 00:09:52,985 --> 00:09:54,805 - So Sophia, what has Ms. 252 00:09:55,065 --> 00:09:56,605 MFE meant to this leadership 253 00:09:56,605 --> 00:09:57,725 program since you've been involved? 254 00:09:58,245 --> 00:10:02,885 - I think Ms. Mfe has done a lot of just organization 255 00:10:03,145 --> 00:10:05,485 and she's got everything prepped 256 00:10:05,485 --> 00:10:07,325 and she's willing to try anything 257 00:10:08,035 --> 00:10:10,085 that people really recommend. 258 00:10:10,865 --> 00:10:14,525 She loves to bring in other people 259 00:10:14,945 --> 00:10:17,085 and make sure everyone feels included. 260 00:10:17,265 --> 00:10:20,965 And we do a lot of group work so we have our sections 261 00:10:21,345 --> 00:10:22,805 and she splits us up 262 00:10:22,805 --> 00:10:24,925 to do different activities with the school. 263 00:10:25,545 --> 00:10:30,045 And um, overall I think she's just a very organized 264 00:10:31,305 --> 00:10:32,845 person for leadership 265 00:10:32,905 --> 00:10:35,005 and she's been doing a very good job this year. 266 00:10:35,145 --> 00:10:37,765 - So Umai, if someone was thinking about joining leadership, 267 00:10:37,765 --> 00:10:40,165 what would be kind of your sales pitch to get them involved? 268 00:10:40,755 --> 00:10:42,005 What will they get out of it? I 269 00:10:42,005 --> 00:10:46,445 - Would say that it's a really difficult job at times, 270 00:10:46,665 --> 00:10:49,885 but I feel like if you wanna experience to see 271 00:10:49,985 --> 00:10:52,325 how we do things around the school 272 00:10:52,345 --> 00:10:54,645 and how we are committed, especially 273 00:10:55,285 --> 00:10:56,485 I feel like you should join just 274 00:10:56,485 --> 00:10:59,525 because you wanna gain that experience with other people. 275 00:10:59,785 --> 00:11:02,565 And then, and it's also like a good experience in general, 276 00:11:02,795 --> 00:11:04,365 like you wanna be involved. 277 00:11:04,865 --> 00:11:05,925 - Uh, Anastasia are, 278 00:11:05,925 --> 00:11:08,045 do you feel like you're learning some things in this class 279 00:11:08,075 --> 00:11:10,205 that you'll be able to kind of take with you maybe 280 00:11:10,205 --> 00:11:11,445 to college or beyond college? 281 00:11:12,065 --> 00:11:16,325 - Uh, yeah, I think, uh, what I learned is, uh, to how 282 00:11:16,325 --> 00:11:21,205 to communicate and how to make an impact 283 00:11:21,385 --> 00:11:26,045 and don't stay quiet when you wanna like say them 284 00:11:26,225 --> 00:11:27,365 or you have some ideas. 285 00:11:28,025 --> 00:11:29,485 So yeah, it helped me a lot 286 00:11:29,625 --> 00:11:33,845 and I think it will be really useful for my life. 287 00:11:34,345 --> 00:11:36,405 - So Owen, what has this leadership class 288 00:11:36,405 --> 00:11:37,565 been like for you? What are you getting out of it? 289 00:11:38,265 --> 00:11:41,285 - I'm learning a lot of like leadership responsibilities. 290 00:11:41,585 --> 00:11:43,605 Um, I'm in a lot of leadership positions 291 00:11:43,825 --> 00:11:46,685 as our sophomore class vice president, um, our 292 00:11:47,315 --> 00:11:49,525 lead bassoon player in our win ensemble 293 00:11:49,525 --> 00:11:51,605 and our lead saxophone player in our jazz band. 294 00:11:52,145 --> 00:11:54,485 So it's helping out with the responsibility 295 00:11:54,545 --> 00:11:56,845 of the different leadership qualities. 296 00:11:57,595 --> 00:12:00,165 - Mars for people who may not be aware of 297 00:12:00,165 --> 00:12:02,365 what a leadership class is, can you just give us a breakdown 298 00:12:02,365 --> 00:12:03,565 of what leadership is? 299 00:12:03,755 --> 00:12:07,645 - From my opinion, I just say leadership is teamwork, 300 00:12:07,785 --> 00:12:11,605 you know, community, us learning how to really take charge 301 00:12:12,265 --> 00:12:13,965 of what the school needs 302 00:12:14,465 --> 00:12:17,205 and what we need as students in this school. 303 00:12:17,265 --> 00:12:19,085 - And, and Jonah, do you think this is a class that 304 00:12:19,645 --> 00:12:20,885 everyone could benefit from 305 00:12:20,885 --> 00:12:23,125 or do you think there's certain kind of specific traits 306 00:12:23,125 --> 00:12:25,605 that some people would be good in it, some people wouldn't? 307 00:12:25,625 --> 00:12:26,725 - Um, I feel like a lot 308 00:12:26,725 --> 00:12:28,125 of people could benefit from this class. 309 00:12:28,745 --> 00:12:31,045 If you join leadership, I feel like you get 310 00:12:31,045 --> 00:12:33,285 to have your ideas heard, you get to um, 311 00:12:33,285 --> 00:12:35,885 incorporate your ideas on what you think the school needs 312 00:12:35,885 --> 00:12:36,885 and what you think it doesn't need. 313 00:12:36,885 --> 00:12:39,605 You get your ideas heard, you get to hear um, 314 00:12:39,605 --> 00:12:42,045 different people's perspectives and like what they think 315 00:12:42,385 --> 00:12:43,385 - Jay are. 316 00:12:43,385 --> 00:12:45,005 Are you learning things that you could see yourself taking 317 00:12:45,005 --> 00:12:47,165 with you either to college or somewhere beyond that? 318 00:12:47,465 --> 00:12:48,925 - Um, yes I do only 319 00:12:48,925 --> 00:12:51,205 because like in leadership I've learned 320 00:12:51,275 --> 00:12:53,685 that time management is something 321 00:12:53,685 --> 00:12:55,285 that I can benefit from myself 322 00:12:55,285 --> 00:12:56,965 because I love to procrastinate. 323 00:12:57,425 --> 00:13:01,325 So I guess I take, I can take time management to college, 324 00:13:01,545 --> 00:13:02,765 you know, get, get on top 325 00:13:02,765 --> 00:13:04,405 of those assignments, you know. Emily, 326 00:13:04,405 --> 00:13:05,405 - What about you? 327 00:13:05,405 --> 00:13:06,485 What are you learning in leadership 328 00:13:06,485 --> 00:13:08,605 that you feel like you might be able to take with you 329 00:13:08,605 --> 00:13:10,565 for the rest of your scholastic career 330 00:13:10,745 --> 00:13:11,805 and beyond that? Well, 331 00:13:11,905 --> 00:13:14,885 - For being a senior this year, I've realized 332 00:13:14,885 --> 00:13:16,845 that I'm taking a lot of communication 333 00:13:17,225 --> 00:13:19,445 and taking on that leading role 334 00:13:19,555 --> 00:13:23,285 that I could take on into college and portray 335 00:13:23,745 --> 00:13:26,165 and other stuff like as if I were 336 00:13:26,165 --> 00:13:27,205 to join leadership in college. 337 00:13:27,505 --> 00:13:29,165 - You guys recently had a cool event 338 00:13:29,165 --> 00:13:31,965 where you were giving out coffee and snacks to bus drivers 339 00:13:32,025 --> 00:13:34,365 and other staff members and I know those are really tough 340 00:13:34,365 --> 00:13:36,445 jobs and I'm sure it means the world 341 00:13:36,445 --> 00:13:37,525 to them to hear from students. 342 00:13:37,755 --> 00:13:39,245 What did it mean to you to be 343 00:13:39,245 --> 00:13:40,165 able to show them how much you 344 00:13:40,165 --> 00:13:40,925 care? Mars? I'll start with you. 345 00:13:41,705 --> 00:13:46,045 - Um, it meant to me that these drivers, 346 00:13:46,155 --> 00:13:47,445 they were underappreciated, 347 00:13:47,505 --> 00:13:50,565 but it was good to like really show them, hey, I'm glad 348 00:13:50,565 --> 00:13:52,165 that you picked me up every morning, 349 00:13:52,235 --> 00:13:54,045 even when I have an attitude, even though 350 00:13:54,565 --> 00:13:58,045 I don't wanna speak to you sometimes you deserve it, 351 00:13:58,185 --> 00:14:00,245 you know, you don't have to deal with me, but you choose to. 352 00:14:00,595 --> 00:14:01,845 - Well - Said. Jonah, what do you think? 353 00:14:01,865 --> 00:14:04,205 I'm piggyback on that. What was that day like being able 354 00:14:04,205 --> 00:14:05,805 to show these men and women who work so hard 355 00:14:05,805 --> 00:14:07,245 for you every day that you care? 356 00:14:07,585 --> 00:14:10,045 - Uh, kind of what Mark said, I feel like it, it was a day 357 00:14:10,045 --> 00:14:12,325 where we could really, um, appreciate what they do. 358 00:14:12,325 --> 00:14:13,685 Like not just for us, 359 00:14:13,705 --> 00:14:16,125 but just for like everyone at the school. 360 00:14:16,165 --> 00:14:17,765 I feel like they're really underappreciated 361 00:14:17,945 --> 00:14:19,525 and the stuff that they do for us, 362 00:14:19,605 --> 00:14:21,805 I feel like they deserve like all the credit that they get. 363 00:14:24,975 --> 00:14:26,085 - Great interview Connor. 364 00:14:26,195 --> 00:14:28,525 That has to be the most students we've 365 00:14:28,525 --> 00:14:29,765 ever had on the podcast. 366 00:14:29,945 --> 00:14:31,485 Thanks for sitting down with all of them 367 00:14:31,485 --> 00:14:33,285 and letting us get to know them a little bit better. 368 00:14:33,345 --> 00:14:35,965 Now we started the show with that question of 369 00:14:35,975 --> 00:14:38,445 where would you buy your dream vacation home. 370 00:14:38,645 --> 00:14:41,485 I answered Karina answered Connor, that leaves you, 371 00:14:41,855 --> 00:14:43,605 where are you gonna buy your dream vacation house? 372 00:14:43,865 --> 00:14:46,245 - You know, I think I'm going to Scotland. 373 00:14:46,485 --> 00:14:47,885 I don't know where somewhere in Scotland. 374 00:14:48,665 --> 00:14:51,685 Key reason is I need to work on my Scottish accent. 375 00:14:51,905 --> 00:14:54,525 Our buddy friend of the show, Gary, who happens 376 00:14:54,545 --> 00:14:57,005 to be a Glaswegian, says we need a little work 377 00:14:57,405 --> 00:14:58,405 - . 378 00:14:58,405 --> 00:14:59,565 They're not called Glaswegians. 379 00:14:59,905 --> 00:15:02,405 - Oh, but it's true. Dougie, shut the Google. 380 00:15:02,985 --> 00:15:04,685 I'm a wee bit tled. You ask me that 381 00:15:05,365 --> 00:15:06,365 - . 382 00:15:06,365 --> 00:15:08,965 Okay, hang on. I 383 00:15:09,515 --> 00:15:11,565 I'll be tled myself. It is true. 384 00:15:11,875 --> 00:15:14,085 - Well that does it for us then , 385 00:15:16,025 --> 00:15:18,645 - But it sounds like Scotland is a great choice for you. 386 00:15:19,075 --> 00:15:20,765 Good luck on your accent work Mr. 387 00:15:20,955 --> 00:15:23,805 Connery, and we will see you all next week everybody. 388 00:15:23,825 --> 00:15:24,685 Thanks for listening.