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Hey, everybody. I'm Doug. That's Connor, and this

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is season 3 of your favorite school district

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podcast. That's right. The Bethel school district presents

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podcast is better back for another year of

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great shows and we have a special guest

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to help us kick things off. We absolutely

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do friend of the pod, Melissa Mu and

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Merritt. She's talk about her new role as

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executive director of special service. So Melissa, last

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time you're on the pod, we talk to

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you about drag racing.

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Specifically, you mentioned that you've built up a

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19 69 chevy over that you actually race

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and that you've done the quarter mile in

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just 11 seconds.

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Impressive stuff. That was a couple years ago.

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So the question is, you're working on any

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new vehicles. Have an old rust bucket 19

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vid bus. I'm fixing up. So... Wow. I

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think that goes like 40 miles an hour

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So I'm taking it as I get a

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little older, Maybe I'm taking her down a

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little. That's my speed. I like that.

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So not drag racing as much, but once

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sounds like maybe your dad got you into

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dry racing in the first place. Yeah. So

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my dad has a couple of cars. A

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rail car and then what you call a

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little roadster.

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But the Nova is kind of the car

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we fixed up together and just raced it.

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Put a big engine and a big block

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in it and erased it up and down

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the track. Nothing too fancy. Just pretty bare

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bones, but a lot of fun. It sounds

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like The... I just wanna follow up on

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that Vw bus that you're fixing up? Are

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you fixing up with, like, original Vw parts

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or because I always thought a bus would

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be awesome,

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except they're known for breaking down a lot,

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so I would put, like, a Tesla engine

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in it Do you do anything like that?

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No. We're on a budget.

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So I wish we were. But now I

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think it's gonna be cool just to roll

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around. It's got original paint on it. It

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was found in some old fellas garage, and

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he just didn't get around to fixing it

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up. We got it for a steel, and

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it's in great condition. It's it's a little

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beat up on the outside, but the interiors

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fantastic and so we're just gonna start rolling

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around in it. And I don't know if

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you noticed on your way over to the

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studio today, but there is a dirty white

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Honda Cr and beat up old 19 96

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camry in the park. Lot. Those bad boys

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belong to me and Doug. So let's say

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we're all lined up on the track. My

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honda against your 69 Nova and Doug old

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cl. Question is who wins, who comes in

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second and who finish this last. And don't

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don't be afraid to say it's gonna be

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dug in the last just because it's you.

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So what you kinda know about dry racing

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is it's all about your time off the

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line. So here's the thing. I I could

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easily lose against those cars if I go

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red. It's called going red where you jump

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the gun a little bit. So you watch

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the tree as the lights go down. And

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once it, you you get up to the

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line, it has a sensor and once it

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hits green, you go. So it's... It's quite

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possible that that camry could beat us all

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because it could be that we're... Tell us

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there's a chance. Yeah. There's a chance. There's

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always hope.

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You're that doug. Hope springs a turn just

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swear. I love it. Well, as much as

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we'd like to talk about cars for the

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entire podcast. I though I think Connor and

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I would run out of material pretty quickly.

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You're here today to talk a little bit

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about your exciting new role in the district.

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After 7 years at Cam Prairie 6 as

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principal. Recently decided to switch gears and, hey,

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that's a car pun. Just toss it in.

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That one's free.

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And you applied for the position of executive

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direct... Factor of special services for people that

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don't know out there. That role actually covers

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a lot of ground. You're overseeing our preschool

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programs,

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special education, multilingual ling education, as well as

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transition lab, possibly more. Given the scope of

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this job, I'm sure there's countless areas where

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you see opportunities for the district to excel,

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what are some of the areas you're particularly

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excited about this year? Well, I mean, I

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am always super proud to be a bethel

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employee and an educator here in Bethel. I

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can't sing the praises enough about the good

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work. All of us are doing here to

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support students.

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And so what's most exciting to me is

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to really

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imagine how we can support all of our

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learners in inclusive welcoming environments

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that give them the academic skills as well

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as those soft skills.

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To be successful in life and really supporting

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our our Bethel school district strategic plan to

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ensure that all of our students exit our

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school district ready to enter the work force

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or go to college

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and really be as successful as possible.

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Being preschool through 22,

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gives us a a huge opportunity to align

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our systems and support our students all the

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way from the very first time they enter

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a school system to the time that they

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leave the school system. And so I think

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there's a lot of really exciting work that

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we can do around aligning instruction and aligning

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the,

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academic supports that we give to students so

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that they can be those successful community members

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as they leave the Bethel school district. That's

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awesome. You mentioned soft. Skills for folks that

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aren't in the know what, what does that

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actually entail in a school system? So things

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like perseverance,

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things like grit, confidence,

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competence that social Iq, if you will, so

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being able to interact with others in social

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environments and being able to connect with other

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people in,

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academic, professional or even just

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informal environment. So that's what I mean by

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soft skills, all of those things that allow

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us to build professional relationships, but also personal

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relationships that

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support our overall well being as a human,

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So, Melissa, while your were principal Cam Perry,

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you, and your are incredible staff, 1, just

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about every award possible at the elementary school

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level. Including being recognized as a national Es

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distinguished school, 1 of only 2 in our

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state I might add,

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what made you want to give all that

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up and step into this new role? Honestly,

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okay. First and foremost, I can't. Say enough

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wonderful things about the educators at Chemistry Perry.

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And the school as a whole. And so,

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you know, leaving there is very bitter sweet.

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I kind of think of that iron sharpen

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iron, and I really like a challenge.

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And while, I could have stayed at Campus

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Perry and ben happy for the rest of

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my life.

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I knew I needed something a little bit

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more. And I I really like to take

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on a challenge, and I really believe in

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supporting all of our students.

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And I saw that there was an opportunity

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to make a difference in the way that

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we have served our chemistry

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students.

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In a way that is flexible and,

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open minded so that they can be very

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successful. But what's most important is that we

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have to have adults that feel supported and,

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like, they make a difference and what they're

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doing matters because if we have happy, healthy

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staff members will have happy, healthy students. And

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so it's really too pronged. Of course, it's

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always at the heart of every decision we

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make are the best interest of students,

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and the adults are close second. And so

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I I think that this job still allows

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me to do

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make a difference in that way. I love

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that. Well well said, and you've been in

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education for quite some time. You're a payer...

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Cater in both Texas and Washington.

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You've taught middle school El in social studies

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here in Bethel, you are digital learning To.

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And as we mentioned, you're an elementary school

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principal,

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What are some of the things you've learned

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along the way and all of these positions

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that you're bringing with you to your new

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job as executive director of specials. Services, maybe

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some of the soft skills that you picked

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up along the way. The that every person

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in this organization matters, mh and that every

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1 of us has a role in making

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a dip friends in our students lives. And

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in our community.

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We are such a hub for our community

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here in the Bethel School District. We're kind

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of unique in that sense that friends everything

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that we are all doing from a bus

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driver to a para educator to a child

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nutrition worker to communications, to teachers to administrators

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are making a difference in students lives. And

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so I think, having done many different jobs

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this organization and others, it gives me some

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perspective to what it feels like to walk

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down the hall as App para as a

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teacher. As,

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I mean, they all have their unique, challenges,

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but they all have their unique

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things that are wonderful about them. So, it

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gives me that

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perspective

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and helps me see that

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every single person makes a difference for students

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or has the potential to make a difference

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difference for students every single day. And so

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through this role, I really wanna make sure

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that people feel heard, people feel valued. They...

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We take perspectives into account as we make

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plans to move forward to support our students

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of that process. So we wanna keep students

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at heart, but we also wanna make sure

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that it's possible for the adults and they

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can see themselves in those roles and successful

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in those roles. Absolutely. It's so important to

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feel seen whether you're a student or an

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adult, I really love that. Yeah. And, you

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know, as anyone who knows you spend any

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time with you or even just heard you

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right now on this podcast,

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you're always really quick to credit your team

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for helping create the amazing environment at Canvas

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or anywhere else that you are You're not

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leading a whole new team at special services.

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What's gonna be the key to building cam

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with this new team and making sure that

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everyone is happy and feeling like their voice

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is being heard. Mh.

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So 1 of my favorite teachers that I've

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worked with. He always said, and I adopted

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it early on and he said you have

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2 ears in 1 mouth for a reason.

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Listen more than you speak. 1 of my

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biggest priorities

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is to ensure that we hear from a

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diverse audience,

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just like I talked earlier about the different

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roles that I've held in the different roles

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within this organization. It's going to be reaching

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out to different...

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People to find out what makes their day

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more possible? What makes them tick? What are

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the challenges in their day and figure out

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how we can problem solve those things. There

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isn't always a magic solution, and we can't

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fix everything right now. But in time through

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that constant

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recur a process of listening

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and and taking in feedback and and making

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decisions with keeping students at heart, but staff

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a close second, we will be able to

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do great things for our staff and through

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this department that will ripple throughout the entire

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school district.

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This is a very exciting time for the

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Bethel School District. There is a lot of

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change. Not the only 1 with the new

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position this year. In fact, we have a

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new interim super superintendent in ind Brian Lia,

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interestingly enough, doctor Lia actually had your job

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executive director of special services, not that long

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ago, is he someone you'll lean on in

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his new role as you're in your new

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role as you begin this journey?

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Absolutely. I'd be crazy not to.

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He's got such great on the job knowledge

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and doctor Lan is so

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easily relatable, and I feel very comfortable going

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to him and asking him. Crush and getting

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just kind of those nitty gritty details ironed

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out whenever I have

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something that's unique or situation that arises that

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I don't have prior experience with. So We've

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already connected multiple times already, and we're we're

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rocking and rolling and heading down that road

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where he can continue to be a great

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mentor for me. We've I think as I

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really think about both,

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doctor Lan and Doctor Hammond, what's wonderful about

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both of them and what I've appreciated about

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their leadership is their vision and their real

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connection to student learning and keeping that vision

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in front of all of us as administrators

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so that we can support our staff to

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support our students in the very best way

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possible. But also the 2 of them have

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a knack for kinda getting out of our

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way and letting us do our job with

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those guard rails in place so that we

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we have something to kind of bump up

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against, But then we also can use our

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own unique talents and abilities, to ensure that

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we have successful programs under our belt. And

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and while we're talking about school leaders, our

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former superintendent, Tom Siegel recently retired after serving

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this district. For more than 2 decades, you

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served under him for a long time, what

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did you learn from his leadership that you're

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gonna use in your new role.

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Mister... For

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resolve was 1... He was a forced to

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be reckon with and he is still a

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force to be reckon with. I think that

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that is is super inspiring because when he

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identified a need in our community or for

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our school district, he was like a dog

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with a bones so to speak. And

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you know, maintaining that unwavering commitment has has

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changed this area that we are in here

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where the Bethel school district resides, and it's

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been through his advocacy that we've seen increased

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funding and other legislative

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updates that have impacted us in a positive

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way in Bethel. And that was because of

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his ad advocacy. And so I think that

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what I take away from mister Siegel leadership

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is that when you identify a need and

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you identify something that's gonna benefit the people

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you serve, keep at it. Even if roadblocks

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get put in your way, find a way

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around them and continue to seek out the

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supports that your community needs.

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Absolutely. Yeah. I couldn't agree more his 10

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was something to be

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admired and feared if you were in its

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way for sure. I know that some legislators

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have probably. Felt that way. Well, Connor, I

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have a little surprise for you and for

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you too, Melissa. I have prepared a little

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trivia contest for both of you. Spelled gonna

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cover a little bit of drag racing, a

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little bit of summertime fun, and we'll see

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who comes out on top. And I will

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say that... Doug did not share me. Give

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save. I can see a little. So when

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I leave every single 1, know that that's

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legitimately lose. Well, be that as it may,

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We have this new state of the art

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buzzer system that we are going to implement

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right now. So... Test it out, doug. Make

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sure it's working. Okay. Connor hit your buzzer.

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Melissa try yours out. Buzzer Okay. I think

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we are ready to go. So question number

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1, and we'll start with the summer to

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give everybody even footing

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what

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state?

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In the United States has the hottest average

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summer temperatures.

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Melissa.

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Arizona.

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I'm gonna have to say no.

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Because it's not the right answer.

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Come Connor. Thanks for buzzing in. I'm going

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to say

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Texas.

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Sorry but you're wrong.

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Flow rider. Let's see is the hottest. Okay.

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We're alright. Start straw. Starting very strong. Alright.

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Let's jump over to a drag racing question,

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And Melissa, I feel like you're gonna do

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pretty well on these. So I'll start with

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a tough 1. A according to the N

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and I rule books at what age can

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a child start racing a junior

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drags.

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Connor first in. 2 years old.

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It's a great guess.

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Yes. Melissa.

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8 years old. 8. I'm both of you

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wrong. I'm sorry. But both of you 3

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points away 5 years old. Oh, great. Seems

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awfully young, I was it's still older than

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2.

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5 to drive a car now race wouldn't

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trust 5 year old, but thanks And I

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don't know the difference between a drags in

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a junior drags I no I like but

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it's still driving a car. I would guess

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was your. Source on insane.

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Listen John Internet is never wrong.

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Okay. Where were the hottest temperature church ever

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recorded on earth.

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Connor.

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Flo.

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Church You have to be more specific. Given

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your revamp a band. No.

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I like that you're using your new resources

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there with that new fact wrong. I'm sorry.

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Melissa.

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The death valley desert area. Yes. Yay. That's

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1 point for you. I will give you

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a second point if you can be within

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3 degrees of how hot it was.

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Of that recorded temperature. So hottest temp ever

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record on Earth was in death valley, it

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was how hot. 126

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degree

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to the math. You are 8 off 01:34.1.

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Yeah. That hud. On Saturday here.

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So

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Back to drag racing,

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Melissa get your hand on the buzzer what

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is the name of the starting equipment that

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starts a race?

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Look, might know. The tree?

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It is. It has a formal name.

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It just has a word that goes in

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front of tree. If you want white tree.

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Numb I'm half a point Christmas.

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It really is called a Christmas trip. I

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really wish I'd written out my story. Own

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that. That's that used to be funny. You

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feel like we should get Ducks show. Sorry

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out this. I feel like it's asked jeep

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for back in the day.

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I don't know that jeep is accurate.

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I don't I don't know either and this

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one's even more questionable. The eiffel tower

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grows Paris.

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Las Vegas. Sorry. You have to buzz it

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in, sorry. So

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The eiffel tower grows every summer due to

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thermal

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expansion.

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How much does it grow?

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Melissa 6 feet. 6 feet, so close.

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5 centimeters.

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We didn't buzz in 1.

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6

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inches.

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5 feet, 6 inches. No posted. 06:60.

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You said 6 You said 6 feet. 5

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6 Yeah. You were she made And the

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chicks was. Did you mean inches? I did.

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Oh, then you I told. Totally. Oh, yeah.

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Okay. That's cool. I I trust you. I'm

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not went in this. I didn't.

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I didn't mean that. But We can pre

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pretend. It'll be great. I need to get

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on the board here. That's my goal now.

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You do. And we only have 2 questions

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left and unfortunately for you. They are both.

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Good Drag race. My wheelhouse. Okay. Well, what

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does the r

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in Hr stand? Melissa? Ra.

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I'm sorry. No.

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Oh, Connor.

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Ricky Bobby.

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Like Rod. Yes. It's rod. National hot rod

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associates. There you go. I don't know why

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I said. Racing.

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Ricky Bop.

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Don't explain that. I'll be Ricky Bobby.

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My icon. It's 1 question left. I need

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you on the board. And and I know

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you live your life.

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A quarter mile at a

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listen to my words.

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How long was the

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Sanctioned drag race before it was changed to

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a thousand feet in 2008.

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Connor. Half a mile.

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I kid. I kid. I... Quarter miles. Of

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course, whenever we go. I need that point.

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We need a ding sound effect right here.

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Fantastic. I don't remember what the score was,

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but I think we all had fun and

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that was the point of the whole thing.

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Yeah. Bliss months and merit. Thank you for

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being on the podcast test again. I think

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now you're an official friend of the par.

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Prospect, expect your pin in the mail. Thank

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you. And I appreciate that. Thank you for

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inviting.

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Well, thank you again to Melissa Months and

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merit our new executive director of special sir

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services. Thank you to Connor. Second runner up

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in the beauty contest. We called this trivia

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contest. I'll take it. Well, this is very

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smart. No shame in losing that. There you

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go.

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I'm Doug. That's Connor, and we will see

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you again next week.