1 00:00:06,145 --> 00:00:07,565 - Hey everybody, I'm Connor. 2 00:00:07,905 --> 00:00:10,405 That's Doug and this is the Bethel 3 00:00:10,405 --> 00:00:11,645 School District Presents podcast. 4 00:00:12,145 --> 00:00:14,085 And we have another fantastic show 5 00:00:14,085 --> 00:00:15,725 for you this week in just a few minutes, 6 00:00:15,725 --> 00:00:17,685 Doug will be heading over to one of our middle schools 7 00:00:17,905 --> 00:00:20,485 to speak with some students about their honors program. 8 00:00:21,345 --> 00:00:24,645 But first, something's been driving me crazy, Doug. 9 00:00:24,825 --> 00:00:26,005 - Oh yeah, do tell. Oh, 10 00:00:26,115 --> 00:00:28,245 - It's really a provocative question. 11 00:00:28,725 --> 00:00:32,125 I just can't get it outta my head. I've been dwelling on it. 12 00:00:32,405 --> 00:00:34,045 I haven't done any work for weeks. . 13 00:00:34,045 --> 00:00:36,045 You may have noticed. I don't know. I'm sorry about that. 14 00:00:36,865 --> 00:00:39,685 The question is, if you could wake up tomorrow 15 00:00:39,955 --> 00:00:43,565 with $5 million in your bank account, love it. 16 00:00:43,745 --> 00:00:46,405 But you'd have to be 10 years older. 17 00:00:47,215 --> 00:00:49,245 Would you do it? 18 00:00:50,645 --> 00:00:52,645 - Interest? $5 million. 19 00:00:52,865 --> 00:00:54,605 But I am so the world has 20 00:00:55,315 --> 00:00:57,365 gone forward 10 years. That's what you're saying, 21 00:00:57,755 --> 00:00:58,755 - Doug. 22 00:00:58,755 --> 00:01:00,365 Pay attention. No, you have aged 10 years. 23 00:01:00,465 --> 00:01:03,685 The world is exactly as you left it when you went 24 00:01:03,685 --> 00:01:04,845 to bed at 7:30 PM 25 00:01:05,365 --> 00:01:06,365 - . 26 00:01:06,475 --> 00:01:09,125 Some nights I make it to 7 45. Thank you very much. 27 00:01:09,825 --> 00:01:14,125 Can I bargain with you? Can I parlay some numbers here? 28 00:01:14,395 --> 00:01:16,365 Like instead of maybe 5 million, 29 00:01:16,365 --> 00:01:18,565 could I do 2.5 in five years? 30 00:01:18,795 --> 00:01:20,165 - I'll give you 2.5 for five. 31 00:01:20,465 --> 00:01:23,285 - 2.5 for five. Could I do 1 million for one year? 32 00:01:24,905 --> 00:01:28,005 - No. Okay. Two years for 500,000. 33 00:01:28,665 --> 00:01:30,045 - Oh, that's a terrible deal. 34 00:01:30,045 --> 00:01:32,325 Okay, so you said I could do 2.5 for five 35 00:01:32,745 --> 00:01:34,445 - Tax free, I'll tell you - That. 36 00:01:34,445 --> 00:01:36,005 Oh, tax free. I do like that. Okay. 37 00:01:36,265 --> 00:01:37,965 How are you feeling about this? Would you do it? 38 00:01:38,745 --> 00:01:40,605 - No. No. Would not make that trade. 39 00:01:41,285 --> 00:01:43,205 I unlike you, I value my life. 40 00:01:43,725 --> 00:01:45,885 - . - You haven't even made 41 00:01:45,885 --> 00:01:47,085 a decision yet. So I can't say that 42 00:01:47,325 --> 00:01:48,325 - . 43 00:01:48,325 --> 00:01:51,085 I haven't, but I guess I, I feel like I do value that I, I 44 00:01:51,365 --> 00:01:55,645 - Wouldn't trade a day of my beautiful life 45 00:01:56,465 --> 00:01:57,605 for all the money in the world. 46 00:01:58,065 --> 00:01:59,725 10 years is ridiculous. 47 00:02:00,365 --> 00:02:03,445 - I, I'm more interested in the 2.5 for five, 48 00:02:03,785 --> 00:02:07,055 but I think I'd want to be a younger man making that trade 49 00:02:07,925 --> 00:02:11,655 than a middle aged man. 50 00:02:11,715 --> 00:02:13,135 But I guess that's where I'm at. Well 51 00:02:13,235 --> 00:02:16,295 - The, just to be fair, the average lifespan 52 00:02:16,295 --> 00:02:19,055 for an American man is not 98 years. 53 00:02:19,115 --> 00:02:20,975 So you are technically not middle aged. 54 00:02:21,435 --> 00:02:22,815 You're past middle aged. 55 00:02:22,915 --> 00:02:25,095 - Oh my gosh. So can we just start the interview now 56 00:02:25,095 --> 00:02:26,495 because now I'm depressed , 57 00:02:27,395 --> 00:02:29,615 I'm sitting here at Cedar Crest Middle School 58 00:02:29,615 --> 00:02:32,215 with principal Hans Nelson and students Jazzy 59 00:02:32,235 --> 00:02:33,895 and Violet, both eighth graders 60 00:02:33,895 --> 00:02:35,455 and both in the honors program. 61 00:02:35,565 --> 00:02:37,175 Welcome to the show everybody. 62 00:02:37,345 --> 00:02:39,815 Thank you Jazzy and Violet, you both are here 63 00:02:39,815 --> 00:02:42,135 because Principal Nelson's extremely proud 64 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:44,975 of the honors program here at Cedar Crest Middle School 65 00:02:44,995 --> 00:02:46,295 and extremely proud of both of you. 66 00:02:46,295 --> 00:02:48,375 You both competed in History Day recently 67 00:02:48,555 --> 00:02:50,375 and are doing amazing things in class. 68 00:02:50,995 --> 00:02:53,455 Can one of you tell me about the honors program? 69 00:02:53,685 --> 00:02:55,815 What is it for people that don't know? Violet? 70 00:02:56,195 --> 00:03:00,645 - I'd say that honors is a program for people 71 00:03:00,785 --> 00:03:03,085 who want to challenge themselves a little bit more. 72 00:03:03,175 --> 00:03:06,685 Maybe if they're taking regular humanities classes in the 73 00:03:06,685 --> 00:03:09,245 sixth or seventh grade and they feel like that's too easy 74 00:03:09,265 --> 00:03:12,605 for them and they wanna challenge themselves a little bit 75 00:03:12,605 --> 00:03:14,525 more, they can sign up for honors. 76 00:03:14,865 --> 00:03:16,685 - That's a great description. Jazzy. 77 00:03:16,965 --> 00:03:19,485 I was actually in an honors program when I was in middle 78 00:03:19,485 --> 00:03:21,405 school and we had to test into it. 79 00:03:21,595 --> 00:03:23,685 I've heard that that has changed in the, 80 00:03:24,095 --> 00:03:26,085 let's say 10 years since I was in middle school. 81 00:03:26,475 --> 00:03:28,525 It's been a little more than 10 years, but that's okay. 82 00:03:28,725 --> 00:03:29,685 , what is the change 83 00:03:29,685 --> 00:03:30,925 that's happened here at Cedar Crest? 84 00:03:31,035 --> 00:03:34,085 - Well, last year when I was in seventh grade, 85 00:03:34,885 --> 00:03:37,445 I actually asked, um, my humanities teacher 86 00:03:38,305 --> 00:03:42,365 if I was like able to be in honors for next year 87 00:03:42,365 --> 00:03:46,565 because in humanities I understand things a lot, 88 00:03:47,105 --> 00:03:50,325 but I really wanted to like push myself more to the point 89 00:03:50,325 --> 00:03:53,725 where like, I want things to be like challenging for me. 90 00:03:54,425 --> 00:03:58,805 So my humanities teacher talked to my counselor about it 91 00:03:58,805 --> 00:04:00,365 and that's how I was in honors. 92 00:04:00,725 --> 00:04:02,085 - I love it. That's a big step here at 93 00:04:02,085 --> 00:04:03,165 Cedar Crest, principal Nelson. 94 00:04:03,175 --> 00:04:04,285 We'll go a little more in depth 95 00:04:04,285 --> 00:04:05,565 after we finish chatting with the 96 00:04:05,645 --> 00:04:06,685 students and get them back to class. 97 00:04:07,065 --> 00:04:08,925 For both of you, who is your favorite honors 98 00:04:08,925 --> 00:04:10,965 teacher and class? Well, 99 00:04:11,265 --> 00:04:12,725 - My favorite teacher is Ms. 100 00:04:12,805 --> 00:04:15,525 Woolley. She's my honors history teacher. 101 00:04:16,465 --> 00:04:20,165 And during NHD for districts, 102 00:04:20,305 --> 00:04:22,605 she made it really like easy for us 103 00:04:22,705 --> 00:04:25,005 to like really get the resources 104 00:04:25,005 --> 00:04:26,285 that we needed and the help we need. 105 00:04:26,515 --> 00:04:28,445 Even though like everyone was like all scattered 106 00:04:28,445 --> 00:04:30,485 around the place, even though like 107 00:04:31,255 --> 00:04:34,245 everything was really complicated, she made it like easy 108 00:04:34,345 --> 00:04:38,525 for us to like comprehend and like our fixes and our changes 109 00:04:39,505 --> 00:04:41,645 and like she was like a really good teacher for that. 110 00:04:41,785 --> 00:04:43,605 - That's excellent. So Miss Woolery and 111 00:04:43,605 --> 00:04:45,045 because of National History Day, 112 00:04:45,045 --> 00:04:46,365 which you all just participated in, 113 00:04:46,465 --> 00:04:48,205 before we talk more about that, violet, 114 00:04:48,205 --> 00:04:49,445 who's your favorite teacher in class? 115 00:04:49,945 --> 00:04:51,925 - Um, I'd have to agree with jazz. Ms. 116 00:04:51,925 --> 00:04:55,005 Woolery honors history, she's my favorite teacher 117 00:04:55,005 --> 00:04:58,645 because she makes the learning like more enjoyable 118 00:04:58,785 --> 00:05:00,045 and easy to understand. 119 00:05:00,685 --> 00:05:01,765 - Excellent. Perfect transition. 120 00:05:01,775 --> 00:05:04,165 Let's talk about National History Day. 121 00:05:04,165 --> 00:05:05,565 For those that don't know what that is 122 00:05:05,705 --> 00:05:08,885 for is a middle school program where students, 123 00:05:09,085 --> 00:05:10,125 I don't know why I am telling it. 124 00:05:10,225 --> 00:05:11,405 You all are experts. . 125 00:05:11,625 --> 00:05:12,925 Let me have one of you tell our listeners 126 00:05:12,925 --> 00:05:14,525 what is National History Day? 127 00:05:15,005 --> 00:05:19,525 - National History Day is where you choose a topic, 128 00:05:20,225 --> 00:05:24,005 you basically research it for a very long time 129 00:05:24,705 --> 00:05:28,605 or what feels like forever and you 130 00:05:28,905 --> 00:05:30,045 create a project. 131 00:05:30,305 --> 00:05:34,245 You can do things like an exhibit, a performance, 132 00:05:34,805 --> 00:05:37,205 a documentary, a website or a paper. 133 00:05:38,585 --> 00:05:42,885 And you can basically compete if you want to, to go to 134 00:05:44,335 --> 00:05:47,765 state or nationals, which is in Washington DC 135 00:05:48,045 --> 00:05:49,045 - I think that's amazing. 136 00:05:49,045 --> 00:05:50,685 The pictures I've seen of National History Day, 137 00:05:50,745 --> 00:05:52,365 you always see the poster board thing, 138 00:05:52,365 --> 00:05:53,525 kind of like science fairs. 139 00:05:53,765 --> 00:05:55,365 I didn't know there were so many other options 140 00:05:55,365 --> 00:05:57,285 that you could do documentaries and things like that. 141 00:05:57,505 --> 00:05:59,605 So Violet, what was your subject and how did you present it? 142 00:05:59,905 --> 00:06:02,245 - Um, my topic was the Secret War. 143 00:06:02,345 --> 00:06:04,885 My title was The Secret War, the Change of Hmong Culture. 144 00:06:05,745 --> 00:06:09,965 And it's where back in 145 00:06:10,625 --> 00:06:15,485 the 1960s during the Vietnam War, the CIA saw that 146 00:06:16,715 --> 00:06:20,885 Laos was flooding with communists and they didn't like that. 147 00:06:20,885 --> 00:06:25,285 They saw it as like the new and like upcoming conflict. 148 00:06:25,825 --> 00:06:29,365 And so they decided to recruit Hmong people who they saw 149 00:06:29,425 --> 00:06:34,405 as strong warriors fighters, people who are very trustworthy 150 00:06:35,385 --> 00:06:37,965 and they recruited them to fight 151 00:06:38,025 --> 00:06:41,645 and basically bomb what is called the Ho Chi Minh Trail, 152 00:06:41,775 --> 00:06:43,645 where the communists were coming from. 153 00:06:44,265 --> 00:06:45,885 - Wow. And jazzy for you, 154 00:06:45,885 --> 00:06:47,885 what was your topic and how did you present it? Um, 155 00:06:48,025 --> 00:06:50,085 - My topic was the Camp Harmony, 156 00:06:50,765 --> 00:06:52,885 AKA like Japanese internment camps. 157 00:06:53,675 --> 00:06:58,085 It's like about how during the 1940s World War ii, 158 00:06:58,835 --> 00:07:02,085 when the French, um, took the Japanese oil system, 159 00:07:02,505 --> 00:07:04,805 the Japanese thought it was like a good idea to 160 00:07:05,315 --> 00:07:09,125 bomb Pearl Harbor, which led to President Roosevelt 161 00:07:09,585 --> 00:07:11,125 to make an executive order 162 00:07:11,425 --> 00:07:14,325 of putting the Japanese into the term camps, 163 00:07:15,165 --> 00:07:19,485 actually like in Puyallup fairgrounds, which um, led 164 00:07:19,545 --> 00:07:23,045 for like the Japanese Americans to like just go 165 00:07:23,045 --> 00:07:24,965 through like discrimination and all that. 166 00:07:25,785 --> 00:07:29,765 And like basically their rights being taken away 167 00:07:29,765 --> 00:07:34,245 because they're being prisoned in like a ground 168 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:36,925 where there was like guns pointing at their head 169 00:07:37,665 --> 00:07:40,485 and like they had a curfew, they couldn't go anywhere 170 00:07:41,385 --> 00:07:43,525 and it was like really unfair for them. 171 00:07:43,945 --> 00:07:45,205 - Wow. Yeah. Really dark time 172 00:07:45,225 --> 00:07:46,405 and a history that not a lot 173 00:07:46,405 --> 00:07:48,325 of people know about here in the area. 174 00:07:48,725 --> 00:07:50,485 - I want to jump in 'cause I think one 175 00:07:50,485 --> 00:07:52,125 of the cool pieces about this is 176 00:07:52,195 --> 00:07:53,965 that kids get to choose their own topic. 177 00:07:54,665 --> 00:07:56,165 And so could each 178 00:07:56,165 --> 00:07:59,085 of you just touch on why you chose your topic 179 00:07:59,145 --> 00:08:00,925 and why that was important to you? Mm-Hmm, 180 00:08:01,395 --> 00:08:02,685 - Well, I chose my topic 181 00:08:02,685 --> 00:08:04,685 because I wanted to 182 00:08:06,435 --> 00:08:08,445 tell people more about my culture 183 00:08:08,865 --> 00:08:11,485 and research more about my culture in the process. 184 00:08:12,305 --> 00:08:16,245 And so I asked around, I asked my mom 185 00:08:16,585 --> 00:08:21,125 and she said that the Secret War was a very harsh time 186 00:08:21,145 --> 00:08:23,525 for Hmong people back in the sixties. 187 00:08:24,345 --> 00:08:27,885 So I researched more and that was a topic I really liked. 188 00:08:28,025 --> 00:08:29,165 So that's what I went with. 189 00:08:30,005 --> 00:08:33,365 - I wanted to find a topic where it relates 190 00:08:33,585 --> 00:08:35,445 to Washington state 191 00:08:36,185 --> 00:08:40,805 and I, when I was researching, I found there's um, 192 00:08:40,935 --> 00:08:42,525 about the Japanese and Char camp 193 00:08:42,525 --> 00:08:45,005 that happened right at the pl fairgrounds. 194 00:08:45,665 --> 00:08:48,925 And so I thought it was really interesting that every year, 195 00:08:49,275 --> 00:08:51,845 like this spring fair that's coming up right now, 196 00:08:52,355 --> 00:08:55,485 that there were prisoners being held there. Yeah, 197 00:08:55,485 --> 00:08:56,485 - Something. 198 00:08:56,485 --> 00:08:57,645 It's definitely not advertised. 199 00:08:57,685 --> 00:08:59,565 I think there is a historical plaque there if I'm not 200 00:08:59,765 --> 00:09:01,725 mistaken, but you have to really look to find it. 201 00:09:01,725 --> 00:09:04,045 That is a definitely a dark time. Wow. 202 00:09:04,485 --> 00:09:06,685 A great opportunity for you, for you both to present 203 00:09:07,065 --> 00:09:08,325 and to take part in that. 204 00:09:08,505 --> 00:09:10,765 So you're in honors now, you're both eighth graders heading 205 00:09:10,785 --> 00:09:13,685 to, I presume, spany Lake High School next year. 206 00:09:14,505 --> 00:09:17,845 The thing I think is cool about this shift in honors 207 00:09:17,845 --> 00:09:20,525 where you can choose to be in honors is that 208 00:09:20,525 --> 00:09:23,685 that's the same way that they do AP classes in high school. 209 00:09:23,865 --> 00:09:26,605 You don't have to pass any tests to sign up for an AP class. 210 00:09:26,605 --> 00:09:27,805 Anybody can try an AP class. 211 00:09:28,545 --> 00:09:33,085 Has this shift in honors given you more confidence 212 00:09:33,085 --> 00:09:35,125 to try out AP classes when you get to high school? 213 00:09:35,515 --> 00:09:36,965 - Yeah, - Most definitely. 214 00:09:37,325 --> 00:09:42,165 I think that since honors here is challenging me a bit 215 00:09:42,165 --> 00:09:44,045 more, I could take that into high school 216 00:09:44,185 --> 00:09:45,645 and challenge myself even more 217 00:09:45,645 --> 00:09:46,765 than I'm challenging myself now. 218 00:09:46,905 --> 00:09:49,245 - That's excellent. And those AP classes then prep you 219 00:09:49,585 --> 00:09:52,165 for college classes if you're gonna go the college route. 220 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:54,125 And let's talk about that. I love when I'm talking 221 00:09:54,145 --> 00:09:55,925 to students, no matter if they're in kindergarten 222 00:09:56,065 --> 00:09:58,845 or seniors, I'd like to know what their dreams are 223 00:09:58,945 --> 00:10:00,525 for post-graduation. 224 00:10:00,835 --> 00:10:03,685 Have you thought about a career that you'd wanna step into 225 00:10:03,705 --> 00:10:05,405 or a college that you're dreaming about going 226 00:10:05,405 --> 00:10:06,605 to? We'll start with you jazzy. 227 00:10:07,155 --> 00:10:10,805 - Well, yeah, actually ever since like I was in second 228 00:10:10,805 --> 00:10:15,205 grade, I was really like inspired by one 229 00:10:15,205 --> 00:10:19,125 of my aunties that, um, she really wanted to be a teacher 230 00:10:20,265 --> 00:10:22,165 and I was really into history. 231 00:10:22,425 --> 00:10:25,605 So I always wanted to be a history teacher just 232 00:10:25,605 --> 00:10:29,845 because like I'm really into like knowing like the deep 233 00:10:30,345 --> 00:10:32,405 things about like past and everything. 234 00:10:33,185 --> 00:10:37,085 And like teaching has always been like one of my dreams 235 00:10:37,785 --> 00:10:39,725 and I really like helping people 236 00:10:40,065 --> 00:10:43,205 and like helping kids to understand that like 237 00:10:43,795 --> 00:10:45,405 history's really important just 238 00:10:45,465 --> 00:10:48,725 so like in the future we don't repeat it. 239 00:10:49,565 --> 00:10:51,485 - Absolutely. And wow, that's so amazing. 240 00:10:51,645 --> 00:10:54,045 I love hearing stories about people that find a passion 241 00:10:54,345 --> 00:10:57,125 and then work towards doing that passion for a living. 242 00:10:57,365 --> 00:10:59,285 I they say if you do what you love, 243 00:10:59,345 --> 00:11:01,965 you never work a day in your life, which is very cool. 244 00:11:02,265 --> 00:11:04,165 How about you Violet? What are your dreams post 245 00:11:04,475 --> 00:11:05,605 high school graduation? 246 00:11:06,165 --> 00:11:08,405 - I haven't really thought about it too deep, 247 00:11:08,625 --> 00:11:13,535 but since like elementary to sixth, seventh grade, 248 00:11:13,845 --> 00:11:17,695 I've thought of going down like nursing or doctor. 249 00:11:18,395 --> 00:11:23,215 But then I did a project in sixth grade where we kind 250 00:11:23,295 --> 00:11:25,015 of like researched about like 251 00:11:25,015 --> 00:11:26,495 what we would wanna be when we grew up 252 00:11:26,495 --> 00:11:28,055 and like what college we would wanna go to. 253 00:11:28,835 --> 00:11:33,775 And I kinda looked into physical therapy for sports 254 00:11:34,595 --> 00:11:36,135 and I really liked that. 255 00:11:36,955 --> 00:11:39,055 So that's what I think I would do after high school. 256 00:11:39,515 --> 00:11:42,495 - That's fantastic. And Spinna Lake has great programs 257 00:11:42,495 --> 00:11:44,735 and the Pierce County Skill Center also has sports medicine, 258 00:11:44,735 --> 00:11:46,455 pre-physical therapy programs you can do 259 00:11:46,455 --> 00:11:47,575 when you're a junior or senior. 260 00:11:47,675 --> 00:11:49,415 So a lot of amazing opportunities 261 00:11:49,475 --> 00:11:51,815 before you even graduate to test the waters there 262 00:11:51,815 --> 00:11:53,180 and see if that's something you want to to do. 263 00:11:53,395 --> 00:11:56,125 Love that class. Really great meeting both of you. 264 00:11:56,175 --> 00:11:58,205 Thank you for joining us on the show here today 265 00:11:58,265 --> 00:12:00,085 and best of luck as you head off 266 00:12:00,085 --> 00:12:02,005 to high school in the fall. Thank you. 267 00:12:02,055 --> 00:12:04,205 - Thank you. - Well, 268 00:12:04,205 --> 00:12:06,765 principal Hans Nelson's the only one left in the room here. 269 00:12:06,765 --> 00:12:09,405 We've sent the students back to class, they were amazing. 270 00:12:09,955 --> 00:12:12,965 - Were they not - Just incredible scholars. 271 00:12:13,145 --> 00:12:15,685 And for you, let's talk a little bit about honors. 272 00:12:15,725 --> 00:12:18,485 I know it's a passion for you. Talk about this change. 273 00:12:18,535 --> 00:12:19,885 Cedar Crest is a little bit ahead 274 00:12:19,885 --> 00:12:22,445 of the curve here on moving away from testing. 275 00:12:22,985 --> 00:12:25,525 - Yes. So I'm coming from Spanaway Lake High School 276 00:12:25,525 --> 00:12:27,125 where I was an assistant principal 277 00:12:27,585 --> 00:12:30,365 and while I was at Spanaway Lake, um, one 278 00:12:30,365 --> 00:12:34,085 of the pieces we really focused on was opening up enrollment 279 00:12:34,145 --> 00:12:35,405 for our AP classes 280 00:12:35,785 --> 00:12:37,965 and making sure that our AP classes 281 00:12:38,105 --> 00:12:39,405 looked like our hallways. 282 00:12:39,505 --> 00:12:41,805 We want, you know, the same kids 283 00:12:41,805 --> 00:12:43,925 that are in our hallways in our AP classes, which, 284 00:12:43,925 --> 00:12:45,445 which sounds simple, but um, 285 00:12:45,785 --> 00:12:47,405 really is a little bit more complex. 286 00:12:47,585 --> 00:12:51,165 And so as I came to Cedar Crest, I started thinking about 287 00:12:51,345 --> 00:12:53,885 how we can support the AP classes 288 00:12:54,035 --> 00:12:55,685 that are going on up at the high school. 289 00:12:56,265 --> 00:12:58,965 And one of the things that I noticed right away is 290 00:12:58,965 --> 00:13:01,765 that in order to get into an honors class, you had 291 00:13:01,765 --> 00:13:03,525 to be identified as gifted or talented. 292 00:13:04,185 --> 00:13:07,245 And so we, every year we would get our list of kids 293 00:13:07,245 --> 00:13:08,405 that were gifted and talented 294 00:13:08,505 --> 00:13:10,045 and they would get placed into an honors 295 00:13:10,045 --> 00:13:14,805 and you would end up with maybe 10 to 15 seats left in 296 00:13:14,805 --> 00:13:16,445 that class that you needed to go fill 297 00:13:16,475 --> 00:13:17,645 just to have a full class. 298 00:13:18,225 --> 00:13:20,205 And so we would pull 10 to 15 kids, 299 00:13:20,225 --> 00:13:21,445 but for me that wasn't enough. 300 00:13:21,545 --> 00:13:24,845 And so last year I told my team, 301 00:13:25,535 --> 00:13:27,885 we're gonna add a class at every grade level. 302 00:13:27,885 --> 00:13:29,685 We're gonna add an honors class at every grade level, 303 00:13:29,705 --> 00:13:31,845 so we're gonna run two honors classes in sixth grade, 304 00:13:31,845 --> 00:13:33,125 seventh grade, and eighth grade. 305 00:13:33,665 --> 00:13:36,045 And we are not gonna have enough gifted 306 00:13:36,045 --> 00:13:37,885 and talented kids to fill those two classes. 307 00:13:38,145 --> 00:13:40,845 So teachers tell me who needs to be in an honors class, 308 00:13:41,385 --> 00:13:43,205 go find me kids that you can fill. 309 00:13:43,245 --> 00:13:44,605 I need 66 kids 310 00:13:44,605 --> 00:13:47,165 that you can put at every grade level in an honors class. 311 00:13:47,345 --> 00:13:48,845 And and our teachers were great. 312 00:13:49,075 --> 00:13:50,565 They said, yep, you need this kid, 313 00:13:50,565 --> 00:13:51,925 you need this kid, you need this kid. 314 00:13:52,145 --> 00:13:53,765 And I had a couple teachers push back 315 00:13:53,765 --> 00:13:56,645 and say, well, what types of things are you looking for? 316 00:13:56,665 --> 00:13:58,045 Are you just looking for test scores? 317 00:13:58,065 --> 00:14:01,405 And I said, no, I I don't care if you tell me the kids 318 00:14:01,465 --> 00:14:02,685 smiles at you every day. 319 00:14:02,905 --> 00:14:04,205 And you think that's the criteria 320 00:14:04,265 --> 00:14:05,765 for being in an honors class . 321 00:14:05,865 --> 00:14:08,045 You know, I I I want kids that you see 322 00:14:08,725 --> 00:14:09,925 thriving in an honors space. 323 00:14:10,065 --> 00:14:14,205 And so what that resulted in is we had a wide variety 324 00:14:14,225 --> 00:14:16,405 of students that were placed into these honors classes. 325 00:14:16,995 --> 00:14:19,565 Some were scoring test scores at the three 326 00:14:19,625 --> 00:14:21,885 and four, which is meeting proficiency and, 327 00:14:22,185 --> 00:14:23,325 and others really not. 328 00:14:23,785 --> 00:14:25,245 Um, you know, we had some students 329 00:14:25,245 --> 00:14:26,845 that were scoring levels one 330 00:14:26,845 --> 00:14:28,805 and two, which is well below proficiency. 331 00:14:29,105 --> 00:14:33,165 And, and what we've seen from those kids is, as a part 332 00:14:33,165 --> 00:14:35,245 of the honors process, they've been able 333 00:14:35,245 --> 00:14:36,285 to develop some skills 334 00:14:36,865 --> 00:14:40,725 and, um, are now earning test scores that are in that three 335 00:14:40,725 --> 00:14:44,045 and four range, um, which is really exciting for us to see. 336 00:14:44,805 --> 00:14:46,445 - Absolutely. And so we're talking about those state test 337 00:14:46,445 --> 00:14:49,165 scores, seeing scores from one and two, move up to three 338 00:14:49,225 --> 00:14:51,765 and four just by being in these programs 339 00:14:51,865 --> 00:14:53,205 and being challenged 340 00:14:53,205 --> 00:14:55,085 or being open to being challenged a little bit. 341 00:14:55,315 --> 00:14:57,125 - Yeah. And and it's, it's tricky. 342 00:14:57,225 --> 00:14:59,125 You know, we talk about challenge in schools 343 00:14:59,585 --> 00:15:00,885 and sometimes people think, well, 344 00:15:00,885 --> 00:15:03,165 that just means more homework or that means more reading. 345 00:15:03,345 --> 00:15:05,485 And, and, and it's way more complex than that. 346 00:15:05,585 --> 00:15:07,685 As we think about designing these honors classes, 347 00:15:07,945 --> 00:15:10,885 I'm lucky I have an amazing group of teachers, group 348 00:15:10,885 --> 00:15:15,005 of educators that have designed these classes to focus on 349 00:15:15,515 --> 00:15:17,445 teaming and student collaboration. 350 00:15:17,825 --> 00:15:21,485 So kids are not just developing the proficiency skills 351 00:15:21,485 --> 00:15:23,325 that they need to meeting the standards 352 00:15:23,425 --> 00:15:24,565 for the state requirements, 353 00:15:24,585 --> 00:15:27,165 but they're developing this set of skills 354 00:15:27,165 --> 00:15:29,765 that's gonna really benefit them in the workforce. 355 00:15:30,055 --> 00:15:32,525 Being able to team with people, collaborate with people, 356 00:15:32,755 --> 00:15:35,805 lead projects, and do some project management type pieces 357 00:15:35,875 --> 00:15:37,445 like you hear about with History Day. 358 00:15:37,575 --> 00:15:39,285 - Right. Yeah. Super cool. 359 00:15:39,325 --> 00:15:41,565 I think we talked about it before, that honors program, 360 00:15:41,565 --> 00:15:45,045 then setting them up to try AP courses, AP setting them up 361 00:15:45,345 --> 00:15:46,405 to try college courses, 362 00:15:46,745 --> 00:15:49,285 really a great pathway for students to follow. 363 00:15:49,595 --> 00:15:53,125 - Yeah, I think at the middle level, I, I truly believe one 364 00:15:53,125 --> 00:15:56,045 of the best things we can do to prepare kids for, uh, 365 00:15:56,045 --> 00:15:58,005 either a career or or college 366 00:15:58,015 --> 00:16:01,965 after high school is to develop this sense of scholarly 367 00:16:02,485 --> 00:16:04,085 identity at the middle school age. 368 00:16:04,545 --> 00:16:07,205 And if we can develop that at the middle school age, 369 00:16:07,495 --> 00:16:10,245 those kids are much more likely to go up into high school 370 00:16:10,345 --> 00:16:12,445 and pursue these advanced courses. 371 00:16:13,225 --> 00:16:15,325 And what we know about being college 372 00:16:15,345 --> 00:16:18,725 and career ready is there's a huge correlation 373 00:16:18,725 --> 00:16:22,565 between having a rigorous high school transcript 374 00:16:23,145 --> 00:16:24,525 and finding success 375 00:16:24,525 --> 00:16:26,925 after high school, whether that success is in college 376 00:16:27,225 --> 00:16:28,725 or in a job somewhere. 377 00:16:29,125 --> 00:16:30,565 - Absolutely. And that's getting more and more important 378 00:16:30,565 --> 00:16:34,605 with colleges, not looking at SATs, not even requiring SATs. 379 00:16:34,755 --> 00:16:37,605 That rigor in high school is more and more important. 380 00:16:37,925 --> 00:16:40,845 I love that. So you're in your second year here at Cedar 381 00:16:40,975 --> 00:16:42,965 Crest Middle School as principal, 382 00:16:43,425 --> 00:16:45,645 you've walked these hallways many, many times. 383 00:16:46,545 --> 00:16:49,485 What's one thing that you see here that you smile 384 00:16:49,745 --> 00:16:52,325 to yourself and just say, only at Cedar Crest 385 00:16:52,965 --> 00:16:53,965 - ? 386 00:16:54,025 --> 00:16:57,405 Um, the thing I love about Cedar Crest and, 387 00:16:57,405 --> 00:16:59,405 and specifically our Cedar Crest kids, 388 00:17:00,185 --> 00:17:04,005 is they can size you up in three to five seconds. 389 00:17:05,075 --> 00:17:08,765 They can read you so well, even if they've known you 390 00:17:08,765 --> 00:17:10,965 for a while, they can tell you if you're having a good day 391 00:17:11,105 --> 00:17:12,165 in three to five seconds, 392 00:17:12,305 --> 00:17:13,805 and they will tell you, Hey, 393 00:17:13,935 --> 00:17:15,325 looks like you're having a rough day. 394 00:17:15,765 --> 00:17:16,925 Anything I can do for you? And, 395 00:17:16,945 --> 00:17:18,365 and those are the kids we have. 396 00:17:18,365 --> 00:17:21,205 They're amazing human beings that are gonna grow to be 397 00:17:21,755 --> 00:17:23,325 fantastic adults one day. 398 00:17:23,345 --> 00:17:26,445 And, um, that's, that's what truly makes it a privilege is, 399 00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:29,925 is we're, we're this community that, that sees each other 400 00:17:30,505 --> 00:17:31,565 for good and bad 401 00:17:32,065 --> 00:17:34,445 and um, works to take care of each other on a, 402 00:17:34,445 --> 00:17:36,365 on a daily basis within these halls. 403 00:17:36,885 --> 00:17:38,805 - Absolutely. That's a great social skill to have 404 00:17:38,805 --> 00:17:40,085 to really size people up. 405 00:17:40,245 --> 00:17:41,365 . Now I'm really nervous 406 00:17:41,685 --> 00:17:44,285 'cause the students that were in here earlier, um, we, 407 00:17:44,545 --> 00:17:45,965 I'm just curious what they think of me now, 408 00:17:46,025 --> 00:17:47,765 but that's my insecurity talking. 409 00:17:48,055 --> 00:17:49,085 Let's not dive into that. 410 00:17:49,315 --> 00:17:51,645 - Nope. They'd have told you if something was off , 411 00:17:51,795 --> 00:17:53,765 they they wouldn't have talked, honestly. 412 00:17:54,065 --> 00:17:55,245 - Oh, well, very good then. Yeah. 413 00:17:55,515 --> 00:17:57,285 Well then that's the best compliment I can get. 414 00:17:57,965 --> 00:18:00,565 Hans, I'm legally obligated to ask you this next question. 415 00:18:00,825 --> 00:18:02,285 We were told by one of your colleagues 416 00:18:02,345 --> 00:18:05,205 who actually put your name forward to be on the show. 417 00:18:05,465 --> 00:18:07,045 Um, I'm not gonna name any names, 418 00:18:07,345 --> 00:18:09,125 but her name's Julie Schultz, Bartlett . 419 00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:11,205 She's an amazing principal at Challenger 420 00:18:11,205 --> 00:18:12,285 High School and Middle School. 421 00:18:12,545 --> 00:18:14,285 And we had her on the show earlier this year. 422 00:18:14,665 --> 00:18:16,525 She told us that you play in a band 423 00:18:16,525 --> 00:18:18,525 and we're not talking about just a garage band. 424 00:18:18,525 --> 00:18:21,645 You all are actually playing the Spanish Steps Ballroom in 425 00:18:21,745 --> 00:18:22,765 Tacoma on May 1st. 426 00:18:22,765 --> 00:18:25,085 It's a fantastic venue. I've seen some bands there. 427 00:18:25,955 --> 00:18:29,805 Talk to us first about the role music played in your life 428 00:18:30,265 --> 00:18:31,405 and then we'll talk about the band. 429 00:18:31,555 --> 00:18:34,325 - Yeah. Um, I started playing music as a part 430 00:18:34,325 --> 00:18:35,685 of my own public school program 431 00:18:35,785 --> 00:18:37,085 and public school experience. 432 00:18:37,185 --> 00:18:38,565 Um, I was about nine years old 433 00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:41,765 and, um, started playing cello 434 00:18:41,905 --> 00:18:44,045 and, you know, picked up some trombone here and there. 435 00:18:44,285 --> 00:18:45,445 Taught myself guitar. 436 00:18:45,945 --> 00:18:48,005 At one point my high school teacher said, Hey, 437 00:18:48,005 --> 00:18:49,885 we need a bass player for jazz band. 438 00:18:49,885 --> 00:18:51,885 And I said, well sir, I don't, I don't play bass. 439 00:18:51,985 --> 00:18:53,365 He goes, you're perfect . 440 00:18:53,625 --> 00:18:56,525 And so, uh, so I started playing jazz bass 441 00:18:56,665 --> 00:18:59,565 and um, you know, fell in love with playing jazz bass. 442 00:18:59,865 --> 00:19:01,565 Um, fell in love with playing cello. 443 00:19:01,565 --> 00:19:03,285 And for me playing music 444 00:19:03,445 --> 00:19:04,965 through school was really this escape. 445 00:19:05,585 --> 00:19:09,005 It, it gave me opportunities to go places 446 00:19:09,185 --> 00:19:11,885 and do things that I was not able to do 447 00:19:11,885 --> 00:19:13,165 as part of my school experience. 448 00:19:13,225 --> 00:19:16,285 So in high school I was, you know, leading our church choir. 449 00:19:16,445 --> 00:19:18,165 I was playing in the Tacoma Youth Symphony. 450 00:19:18,565 --> 00:19:21,245 I sang in the Seattle Opera, you know, the end 451 00:19:21,245 --> 00:19:22,325 of high school came around 452 00:19:22,385 --> 00:19:24,085 and people were going, well, what, what do you want 453 00:19:24,085 --> 00:19:25,245 to go do with your life? 454 00:19:25,305 --> 00:19:26,485 And I'm like, well, I'm gonna be a 455 00:19:26,485 --> 00:19:28,485 chiropractor naturally, 456 00:19:29,155 --> 00:19:30,155 - Obviously. 457 00:19:30,185 --> 00:19:31,605 - And my parents said, well, 458 00:19:32,105 --> 00:19:34,125 you're probably not gonna play music every day. 459 00:19:34,125 --> 00:19:35,085 Are you okay with that? And 460 00:19:35,085 --> 00:19:36,045 I said, well, that's not gonna work. 461 00:19:36,345 --> 00:19:39,005 So we, I guess I need to go be a music teacher. 462 00:19:39,465 --> 00:19:41,765 And, you know, education had always been in our family 463 00:19:41,945 --> 00:19:44,205 and has set out to be a music teacher. 464 00:19:44,265 --> 00:19:46,405 And, and it just found my niche. 465 00:19:46,465 --> 00:19:49,165 And so, um, got to continue playing music through college. 466 00:19:49,325 --> 00:19:50,965 I played in our jazz band through college, 467 00:19:50,995 --> 00:19:52,445 both guitar and bass. 468 00:19:52,665 --> 00:19:53,965 Um, toured in China. 469 00:19:54,385 --> 00:19:56,085 We got to do a performance on the Great Wall. 470 00:19:56,345 --> 00:19:58,205 - Oh my gosh. - Which was just kind 471 00:19:58,205 --> 00:19:59,645 of out of this world. Cool. 472 00:19:59,955 --> 00:20:02,325 - Very cool. So from China, then you came back 473 00:20:02,425 --> 00:20:03,845 and did you teach music in the States? 474 00:20:04,245 --> 00:20:07,085 - I started teaching orchestra over at, I was, 475 00:20:07,245 --> 00:20:08,965 I was in five buildings my first year. 476 00:20:09,485 --> 00:20:11,285 I taught at Graham Kassin High School 477 00:20:11,505 --> 00:20:13,845 and Frontier Middle School, Nelson Elementary, 478 00:20:14,145 --> 00:20:16,365 Kassin Elementary and Frederickson Elementary. 479 00:20:16,505 --> 00:20:18,685 My first year. Wow. Five buildings. 480 00:20:18,705 --> 00:20:20,965 My first year, the next year we had too many kids 481 00:20:20,985 --> 00:20:22,645 and so I had to move to four buildings 482 00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:24,725 'cause we added an orchestra class at the middle school. 483 00:20:25,265 --> 00:20:28,205 And the year after that I moved to three buildings 484 00:20:28,205 --> 00:20:30,525 because we added an extra class at 485 00:20:31,105 --> 00:20:32,765 the high school and the middle school. 486 00:20:33,385 --> 00:20:34,645 Oh my gosh. Um, you know, 487 00:20:34,645 --> 00:20:37,245 when I left we were looking at three classes, 488 00:20:37,335 --> 00:20:39,125 three orchestra classes at the high school. 489 00:20:39,345 --> 00:20:41,805 And having a high school orchestra program 490 00:20:41,875 --> 00:20:44,125 with three classes is not common. 491 00:20:44,345 --> 00:20:47,925 That's a, a rarity in, in the state. Interesting. 492 00:20:47,925 --> 00:20:49,085 Um, and really across the country 493 00:20:49,145 --> 00:20:52,045 to have an orchestra program that, that, that full. 494 00:20:52,295 --> 00:20:54,565 Right. So that was exciting. 495 00:20:54,825 --> 00:20:56,485 And that was about the time 496 00:20:56,485 --> 00:20:58,485 that I started shifting my thinking over 497 00:20:58,485 --> 00:21:02,205 to administration thinking, well, I can impact, you know, 498 00:21:02,225 --> 00:21:05,765 250 or so kids a year, um, building a culture 499 00:21:05,865 --> 00:21:07,765 and building a community around this program. 500 00:21:08,625 --> 00:21:11,605 Or I can go make this impact on a 501 00:21:11,725 --> 00:21:12,845 building and, you know, right. 502 00:21:12,845 --> 00:21:15,365 What, what would a building look like if we could have this 503 00:21:15,365 --> 00:21:17,325 type of culture, this type of community 504 00:21:17,425 --> 00:21:18,525 for an entire school, 505 00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:21,005 and what, what could that do for a community that's, 506 00:21:21,005 --> 00:21:23,365 - It's done amazing things here at Cedar Crest, 507 00:21:23,365 --> 00:21:24,925 judging from the students we chatted with 508 00:21:24,925 --> 00:21:26,485 and the stories we hear coming out of here. 509 00:21:27,145 --> 00:21:29,005 Congratulations. Amazing career 510 00:21:29,425 --> 00:21:31,405 and really great chatting with you today. 511 00:21:31,825 --> 00:21:34,485 You do have a recording of your band that, uh, 512 00:21:34,575 --> 00:21:36,485 we're gonna play for everybody here at the end. 513 00:21:36,705 --> 00:21:37,845 Uh, what's the name of your band 514 00:21:37,945 --> 00:21:40,165 and any upcoming gigs besides Spanish? 515 00:21:40,505 --> 00:21:43,165 Uh, besides the Spanish Ballroom, people can look forward to 516 00:21:43,385 --> 00:21:45,045 - The, the recording I'm gonna give you guys. 517 00:21:45,075 --> 00:21:48,925 This is from, uh, uh, the Top Tankers where a group 518 00:21:48,925 --> 00:21:51,605 of friends that we were watching Seahawks games together 519 00:21:51,665 --> 00:21:53,125 and said, Hey, let's go, you know, 520 00:21:53,125 --> 00:21:54,685 let's play some music after one of the games. 521 00:21:54,745 --> 00:21:56,045 And we had put a song together 522 00:21:56,185 --> 00:21:58,325 and we're like, yeah, we, we should record this. 523 00:21:58,545 --> 00:22:00,885 And so we're sitting in one of my friends' houses 524 00:22:01,105 --> 00:22:03,125 and say, trying to decide, well, where, 525 00:22:03,125 --> 00:22:04,525 where are we gonna record this in the house? 526 00:22:04,585 --> 00:22:05,685 And someone just goes, well, 527 00:22:06,155 --> 00:22:08,125 best acoustics in the house are in the bathroom. 528 00:22:08,605 --> 00:22:10,845 , you have all, all this tile on the walls. 529 00:22:10,845 --> 00:22:12,965 Right, right. So the sound just resonates everywhere. 530 00:22:12,995 --> 00:22:14,965 It's you have, that's why people sing in the showers 531 00:22:15,085 --> 00:22:16,365 'cause you get to hear yourself so well. 532 00:22:17,065 --> 00:22:20,445 And, um, so we recorded this song in the bathroom and, 533 00:22:20,465 --> 00:22:22,365 and started recording a series of, 534 00:22:22,825 --> 00:22:26,245 of videos from the bathroom of, 535 00:22:26,265 --> 00:22:27,485 of us doing these songs. 536 00:22:27,545 --> 00:22:30,885 And so it's the, it was just this joke, this comical kind 537 00:22:30,885 --> 00:22:33,805 of thing that turned into, you know, people saying, Hey, 538 00:22:33,955 --> 00:22:35,205 when do you have a show coming up? 539 00:22:35,205 --> 00:22:36,205 We want to hear this live. 540 00:22:36,265 --> 00:22:39,325 And interesting, really interesting configuration on that. 541 00:22:39,585 --> 00:22:41,125 I'm playing cello Okay. 542 00:22:41,175 --> 00:22:42,765 Which is what I studied in college, 543 00:22:43,305 --> 00:22:45,005 but I'm not playing classical cello. 544 00:22:45,105 --> 00:22:48,805 I'm doing the jazz bass lines that I had learned on bass, 545 00:22:48,945 --> 00:22:50,565 but I'm putting them on a cello, 546 00:22:50,565 --> 00:22:52,005 which makes a really interesting sound. 547 00:22:52,145 --> 00:22:55,285 Wow. Um, and so we've got cello and acoustic guitar 548 00:22:55,285 --> 00:22:57,205 and three vocalists, which 549 00:22:57,835 --> 00:22:59,245 does not sound like it should work. 550 00:22:59,385 --> 00:23:00,565 And it absolutely does. 551 00:23:01,065 --> 00:23:03,805 So this is a recording of walking on Broken Glass. 552 00:23:03,975 --> 00:23:04,645 - Let's take a listen. 553 00:23:30,745 --> 00:23:32,925 - The group that we're playing the Spanish Ballroom with 554 00:23:33,585 --> 00:23:36,725 is a college band that I've played with, um, cover band. 555 00:23:36,745 --> 00:23:37,845 We do covers of songs. 556 00:23:38,065 --> 00:23:40,965 Um, our band name is under the Covers . 557 00:23:41,025 --> 00:23:42,965 Not sure how public we want that to be. 558 00:23:43,835 --> 00:23:45,725 - Well, it's public now. - It's public now. 559 00:23:45,865 --> 00:23:49,005 But, uh, that group I've played with since college. 560 00:23:49,225 --> 00:23:52,405 Um, our, our height of moments, we got to open 561 00:23:52,425 --> 00:23:55,445 for Macklemore right before, um, thrift shop dropped. 562 00:23:55,665 --> 00:23:56,845 - Oh - My God. So right 563 00:23:56,845 --> 00:24:00,565 before he had his, had his, his career take off, we got 564 00:24:00,565 --> 00:24:04,205 to open for him as a part of Lollapalooza at PLU plu. 565 00:24:04,465 --> 00:24:05,565 - Oh my goodness. - Um, 566 00:24:05,945 --> 00:24:08,685 and then now, you know, we did a bunch of weddings 567 00:24:08,705 --> 00:24:10,325 and just fun dance music. 568 00:24:10,465 --> 00:24:12,165 So it's, it's, it's a good time. 569 00:24:12,215 --> 00:24:13,605 We're nothing special , 570 00:24:13,605 --> 00:24:14,685 but, um, we're nothing special, 571 00:24:14,705 --> 00:24:15,885 but we have a good time. We open for 572 00:24:16,005 --> 00:24:17,125 - Macklemore, but we're nothing special. 573 00:24:17,175 --> 00:24:19,805 - We're nothing special, but we have a good time doing it. 574 00:24:20,405 --> 00:24:21,525 - I love it. That's fantastic. 575 00:24:21,655 --> 00:24:23,725 Thank you for sharing your music with us today. 576 00:24:23,725 --> 00:24:25,965 Thanks for bringing some students in that we can chat with 577 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:27,645 and for telling us more about what's going on 578 00:24:27,645 --> 00:24:28,725 here at Cedar Crest. 579 00:24:28,815 --> 00:24:30,325 We're gonna close out our conversation 580 00:24:30,325 --> 00:24:31,765 with our question of the day. 581 00:24:32,345 --> 00:24:34,045 If you could wake up tomorrow 582 00:24:34,515 --> 00:24:36,485 with $5 million in your bank account, 583 00:24:37,025 --> 00:24:39,045 but you'd be 10 years older, just you, 584 00:24:39,475 --> 00:24:42,005 everybody else stays the same age, would 585 00:24:42,005 --> 00:24:43,005 - You do it? 586 00:24:43,245 --> 00:24:45,085 Absolutely not. You know, it's funny, 587 00:24:45,095 --> 00:24:47,005 these lessons you pick up from music. 588 00:24:47,625 --> 00:24:49,725 One of my conductors, one of my conductors 589 00:24:49,725 --> 00:24:51,045 of my youth symphony, uh, 590 00:24:51,315 --> 00:24:55,045 just taught us Time is the most valuable resource you can 591 00:24:55,045 --> 00:24:57,925 ever have and that someone can ever give you. 592 00:24:58,265 --> 00:25:01,845 And so you need to be intentional about 593 00:25:01,905 --> 00:25:03,285 how you use people's time 594 00:25:03,515 --> 00:25:05,765 because it's something they're never gonna get back. 595 00:25:06,605 --> 00:25:09,165 - I love that. That's, you always hear time is money. 596 00:25:09,545 --> 00:25:11,685 It actually should be, time is greater than money, I think. 597 00:25:12,125 --> 00:25:13,685 - Absolutely. - Hans Nelson, principal 598 00:25:13,705 --> 00:25:17,005 of Cedar Crest Middle School, thanks for joining us today. 599 00:25:17,025 --> 00:25:17,965 - Thanks for having me. 600 00:25:37,475 --> 00:25:39,525 - Love that interview. Love hearing from our students. 601 00:25:39,665 --> 00:25:42,005 And what a cover of Annie Lennox, 602 00:25:42,225 --> 00:25:44,685 who knew Hans had it in him. 603 00:25:44,745 --> 00:25:46,565 - You've gotta see the YouTube video of it too. 604 00:25:46,635 --> 00:25:48,165 He's sitting dead center playing 605 00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:49,605 cello like a madman. It's awesome. 606 00:25:49,755 --> 00:25:51,685 - Well, and if you would like to see Hans 607 00:25:51,685 --> 00:25:53,645 and his band under the covers, 608 00:25:53,795 --> 00:25:56,885 they'll be playing live at the Spanish ballroom on May 1st. 609 00:25:57,225 --> 00:25:58,725 - And while you're marking your calendars, 610 00:25:58,725 --> 00:26:00,645 we have another upcoming event we want everybody 611 00:26:00,665 --> 00:26:04,725 to know about in the Bethel community on May 3rd at Spanaway 612 00:26:04,725 --> 00:26:08,205 Lake High School is gonna be our annual family fun night. 613 00:26:08,205 --> 00:26:10,565 Come join our multilingual education department 614 00:26:10,825 --> 00:26:12,765 for a night celebrating bethel's cultural 615 00:26:12,765 --> 00:26:15,565 and linguistic diversity with entertainment, food, 616 00:26:15,665 --> 00:26:16,685 and information. 617 00:26:17,105 --> 00:26:19,725 And they would love to see everybody show up in cultural 618 00:26:19,735 --> 00:26:21,085 dress and attire. 619 00:26:21,145 --> 00:26:22,285 So bring your family down 620 00:26:22,285 --> 00:26:24,805 to Spanaway Lake High School on May 3rd. 621 00:26:25,115 --> 00:26:27,925 That event will be from five 30 to 7:30 PM 622 00:26:28,305 --> 00:26:29,645 - And that'll do it for us this week. 623 00:26:29,665 --> 00:26:31,685 We will see you next time.