Nonfiction and Advanced Journalism at Redwood High School

Public Community Schools and Classrooms

Interviews

02:13
Carlos Fassler and The Fall of The Berlin Wall

Carlos Fassler talks about how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected his life growing up in Switzerland and the impact it's fall had on him.

01:15
03:21
Sailing Native Americans to Alcatraz

My Grandpa recalls sailing Native Americans to Alcatraz. They lived on Alcatraz for 18 months.

08:47
An Educator’s Journey

This is a timeline of my dad's journey from a science teacher to an assistant head at MCDS

03:23
Barbra Lavinsky talks about meeting her husband.

Barbra meets her husband less than a month after her marriage with her first husband ended.

02:45
Bruce Kemp talks about experiences from growing up in San Fransisco

Bruce Kemp talks about experiences from growing up in San Fransisco in the 60's during his teen years and the transition from living in the city to moving to the suburbs

03:20
Ralph’s Chipmunk and the Stupid Green Dress

In this interview, Katheryn Baldwin is asked by her daughter, Lily, to tell her a story about the dumbest thing Katheryn ever did. Tracing around a barely visible scar on her hand, Katheryn describes chasing after her cat Ralph, a...

03:14
“We had a shuffle board tournament party and we invited John Lennon”

Scott Sklar grew up in Manhattan as the son of Rick Sklar, who ran ABC Radio in New York. His childhood was something special, as he was constantly in the presence of popular culture icons and attended some of the...

03:54
The story of how my dad almost got attacked by a shark.

When my dad was in his younger years he was playing volleyball in South Florida. Because he had been playing for hours he had bloody feet from the sand. In this interview he shares with me how the current of...

01:49
Mom explains to daughter the family history of bad spelling

Mother tells story about how many generations ago in the 1800s, her grandfather would steal horses and sell them. He thought he was the best at this business, so he wanted last name to show that, but in the process...

14:28
Reading his Mind?

Lawrence Snyder explains a strange story from his first trip to India as an 18 year old.

04:49
My Private Army

My 91 year old grandpa, Joe Jedeikin, was a young Jewish boy growing up in Switzerland during the Nazi Era. He tells a story about a fearful incident with the Nazis during his travels to his aunt's wedding in Latvia.

03:12
“He taught me all of the morals that I still live by today.”

David Lloyd speaks to his daughter about how his uncle influenced his life and how he acted as a father figure for him.

02:06
02:47
Overcoming Adversity

Kelly Perry talks about her childhood and the difficult challenges she faced.

01:10
Grandma gives marriage advice to her granddaughter.

Julia Merron recieves marriage advice from her maternal grandmother, Pauline Johnson, while Julia's parents are going through a divorce. Even though she herself has been in a successful marriage for 58 years, Pauline's three daughters have now all been married...