Keepin’ it Arcadia

What does the First Amendment’s right to peaceably assemble, civic education, the mahjong-playing mayor of Arcadia, and a passionate group of Arcadia citizens all have in common? They all came together a couple of months ago to successfully protest the removal of the basketball courts at Eisenhower Park.

This is the story of how they did it, told to you in the Podcast Team's first documentary-esque episode of the school year! Enjoy!

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In the spirit of the recent Staff Appreciation football game, we have a few words from staff and students alike! Next, podcast member Jarett Yip takes a look at President Trump’s potential impeachment timeline and his opinion on its potential ramifications. Last but not least, podcast team manager Jeffrey Lee interviews highly requested student Youtuber and our very own Apache, Andrew Liu!

Staff and student interviews: 0:50

Potential Impeachment Timeline: 7:09

Interview with Andrew: 9:06

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Howdy! This episode features podcast member Claire Li, who interviews our new principal, Ms. Dillman, to get to know her better. Last but not least, Daniel Ogura meets with recently crowned Rose Court princess Rukan Saif and talks to her about the process it took for her to become a princess. Enjoy!

Interview with Ms. Dillman: 0:42

Interview with Rukan: 17:56

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Double teacher feature! Learn about two of your favorite teachers (Ms. DeSurra and Mr. Wang), specifically what Ms. DeSurra does outside of the classroom and her favorite and least favorite books, as well as Mr. Wang's teaching philosophy and interesting classroom memorabilia!

Interview with Ms. Desurra: 00:36

Interview with Mr. Wang: 12:56

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Feast your ears on the first episode of the 2019-2020 school year! Reminisce about how far we've come, listen in to our plans for the year, and get to meet everyone in the Podcast Team!

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School has been over for a while now, but once an Apache, always an Apache! This episode contains interviews with some of the seniors in the Class of 2019, along with a special segment honoring Olympic bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu!

Timestamps:

Senior Interviews: 0:48

Story of Mirai Nagasu: 13:43

In this episode, Becky Chen interviews Young Democrats officer Conner Hua and Lawrence Sung interviews Young Republicans President-elect Holden Nash about why it’s difficult to achieve bipartisanship, and what their respective parties can do to help achieve it. We also have a discussion between four students on the podcast team with a variety of beliefs, expanding on topics such why elected representatives usually stick so close to party lines. Last but not least, for a more overarching, objective view, we have Christina Yao’s interview with Constitution Team member Francesca Yao on what changes can be made to the government to encourage bipartisanship!

Timestamps:

Young Democrats officer Conner Hua: 1:07

Young Republicans President-elect Holden Nash: 3:39

Bipartisanship Discussion: 9:52

Constitution Team member Francesca Yao: 13:54

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This episode starts with Jeffrey Lee's interview with Mr. Matthew Ormseth, an Arcadia High School and Cornell University graduate who now works at the LA Times, on his experiences in journalism. Next, Jeffrey talks to Kevin Tan, (our Harvard-bound valedictorian) and also the captain of Arcadia High School’s Science Olympiad, on what the team is all about. Last but not least, we have an interview with Chief Chen Suen, a Battalion Chief at the Arcadia Fire Department, on the upcoming Hands-Only CPR training sessions for the freshmen of Arcadia High School!

Timestamps:

Journalism Advice with Matthew Ormseth: 1:03

Science Olympiad with Kevin Tan: 16:06

Hands-Only CPR Training with Chief Chen Suen: 25:23

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Find last year's episode on Science Olympiad here on Podbean or here for Spotify!

This episode is about teachers! Podcast member Grace Lee interviews our beloved retiring Digital Photography teacher, Mr. Fujiwara. After that, podcast member Becky Chen interviews Ms. Hong, who used to teach at Foothills Middle School but is now in her first year at Arcadia High School, about her new experiences! Last but not least, podcast member (and varsity tennis player), Christina Yao, talks about why it's so difficult to eat healthy in today's society!

Timestamps:

Interview With Mr. Fujiwara: 0:53

New Experiences with Ms. Hong: 4:39

Healthy Eating: 7:06

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To wrap up this year's Spring Preview showcasing Arcadia High School's clubs, podcast member Kathy Liu interviews two middle schoolers and AHS's drum major, Carolyne Kim, about this experience at the event! Also, take a listen as podcast member Leila Nunez interviews Girl Scout Delaney Prater, who earned the Gold Award with her project Commit 2 Happy. Last but not least, Jeffrey Lee gives you the scoop on the new AHS Mobile app update coming soon!

Timestamps:

Spring Preview Reflection: 0:40

Commit 2 Happy: 4:07

AHS Mobile App Update: 7:36

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This week, podcast discussion anchor Lawrence Sung contacted our new mayor of Arcadia, Mayor April Verlato, who gives a personal statement addressed to all Arcadians! Next, podcast resident tech member 2.0 Joyce Pang interviews a couple of her friends for opinions on Airpods. Last but not least, we have a fun little segment where host Jeffrey Lee interviews Amazon Alexa.

Timestamps:

Personal Statement from Mayor April Verlato: 1:57

Airpods: 6:36

Interview with Amazon Alexa: 9:15

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Today, we have an interview with star athlete Emilie Sung about the annual Arcadia Invitational track meet. Next, podcast team member Christina Yao will discuss college rejections and how to deal with them in an interview with Aditya Bhawal. Last but not least, stay tuned as Becky Chen talks about the amazing Holocaust survivor Trudie Strobel, who visited our very own Arcadia High School! Enjoy!

Timestamps:

Arcadia Invitational Recap with Emilie: 0:46

How to Deal with College Rejections with Aditya: 1:47

Holocaust Survivor Guest Speakership Experience: 8:15

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Let’s begin with an interview with the absolutely brilliant Aditee Prabhutendolkar and her Math Circles tutoring program, as well as how you can get the help you need to clutch that grade! Next, we have our history guy Lawrence Sung dramatically going over the interesting history of Hawaii, and last but not least, we have a recap of one of the most mysterious events to happen to juniors during junior year: Gatsby Day.

Timestamps:

Math Circles with Aditee: 0:34

History of Hawaii: 3:57

Gatsby Day Recap with Elisha and Sage: 9:32

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Words of wisdom from Aditee: “Don’t be afraid of the potential challenges. Get to solving the problem; no one else will solve it for you.”

Today host Jeffrey Lee has an interview with Brady Stubbs, who played Jean Valjean in the most recent Arcadia High School Advanced Theater production: Les Miserables, on his take of his role, and of theatre in general. Next, we’ll be getting a bit political with Jarett Yip, our local political analyst, who will be giving us a rundown of the Democratic candidates running for President so far. Last but not least, podcast team member Christina Yao will be giving her take on the hype around metal straws!

Timestamps:

Interview with Brady: 0:51

Presidential Candidates with Jarett: 10:17

Metal Straws with Christina: 13:05

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In this episode, we have interviews with 3 very exceptional Arcadia High School students, the first being guitarist Julia Noji, who was recently noticed by Nick Jonas on social media! Next up, we have ASB Junior class president Braden Wong dramatically telling his tips on time management. And last but not least, we have next year’s Apache Pow Wow newspaper editor in chief Brandon Chen and everything you need to know about Pow Wow!

Timestamps:

Guitar Playing with Julia Noji: 0:55

Time Management with Braden Wong: 5:00

Pow Wow with Brandon Chen: 19:12

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Today, we have a preview of Mental Health Awareness Week with Voices of Ability President Kanchan Kaur and podcast member Becky Chen. Becky and podcast member Kathy Liu then interview a unique talent of AHS, fencer Mickey Zhang, and last but not least, podcast member Lawrence Sung and his partner Justin Wang shows us an overview of CRISPR, a revolutionary gene editing tool!

Timestamps:

Mental Health Awareness Week: 0:37

Unique Talent of AHS: 4:52

CRISPR Overview: 8:49

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We all know some high school stereotypes, such as the jock or the nerd. In this episode, podcast member Christina Yao investigates how stereotypes affect AHS students and how they have learned to overcome them. Podcast member Becky Chen also interviews Filbert Aung, the co-founder of Undefined, the incredible speech monologue event about identity, on why he created the event, while podcast member Anya Yang interviews one of the event's speakers, Manasvi Chandra! Last but not least, resident tech guy/game boy Jarett Yip reports his top 3 games of the year so far!

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Have you ever considered joining Speech and Debate, but worry about what competition is like? Fear no longer! In this episode, hosts Lawrence Sung and Jeffrey Lee take you through one of the biggest speech tournaments of the year, round by round, complete with three thorough interviews to present our most in-depth episode of the year. Enjoy!

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New podcast name, new discussion format, and new episode? Not a problem. In light of the e. coli and lettuce crisis a while back, host Jeffrey Lee and podcast member Lawrence Sung discuss a variety of topics, including the crisis, flu season, and how to keep yourself safe from viruses!

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Get to know the newest members of the podcast team in this new podcast! Also, discover a new perspective on community college as podcast team member Leila Nunez interviews Pasadena City College student Sebastian Arguetta! Enjoy!

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This episode consists of two exciting interviews. First, podcast team member Grace Lee interviews AHS senior Nancy Xu about her book and her experience of it being chosen as a Project We Love from Kickstarter! Next, host Jeffrey Lee interviews Andrew Phu, another senior from AHS, who, along with his uncle, is working to create a search engine for educational institutes.

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Host Jeffrey Lee seeks a more in-depth view on what the 2018 California PTA Legislation Conference is all about, why California in general needs more funding for education, and how more funding will affect the students of Arcadia Unified. This episode features Principal Acker, the principal of Foothills Middle School, Ms. Kinsler, a school board member, Dr. Wilson, AUSD’s assistant superintendent, and Ms. Verlato, Arcadia’s mayor pro tem!

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Host Jeffrey Lee interviews co-creater and co-host of popular Youtube TV series Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime, and AHS alum, Ryan Bergara! Enjoy!

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Host Jeffrey Lee will be interviewing two athletes who already signed their letters of intent to colleges on how to balance extracurriculars and schoolwork and more! Podcast Team member Grace Lee will be interviewing Jacob Munoz and Patrick Gao, both members of band, about their experiences at the Arcadia Festival of Bands. Last but not least, Jeffrey will be doing a quick update on how the AHS Girls Varsity Tennis Team did at CIF-Southern Section State competition.

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In this episode, host Jeffrey Lee will be interviewing UC Irvine student, and also his brother from another mother, Jeffrey Huang, on how he would improve on his college applications if he were able to redo them again as well as his experiences thus far at his school.

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In this episode, I will be interviewing UC San Diego student Karen Thai on how she would improve on her college applications if she had the power to travel back in time as well as her experiences thus far at her school.

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In this episode, host Jeffrey Lee will be interviewing UC Santa Barbara student Zoe Imansjah on how she would improve on her college applications if given the chance as well as her experiences thus far at her school.

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In this episode, host Jeffrey Lee will be interviewing UC Davis student Simon Sam and UC Berkeley student Nicholas Figueira on how they would improve on their college applications if given the chance to redo them as well as their experiences thus far at their respective schools.

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This episode marks the beginning of a series of college talks in which host Jeffrey Lee interviews former alumni currently attending UC colleges on their UC experience. Enjoy this episode on how UCLA freshman Conner Ching would improve on his college applications if given the chance as well as his experiences thus far at his school!

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In this episode, we have podcast member Jarett Yip interviewing Sarah Wang, the president and founder of one of Arcadia High School’s newest clubs, Unity Through Poetry, on the journey to forming a new club. Then, new podcast team member Quinn Hettich will be interviewing Jacob Hsu, a varsity cross country runner, recapping what happened at the cross country CIF Southern Section prelims. Last but not least, podcast team member Leila Nunez interviews Kendall Power on what it's like to perform in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Play.

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