The Accident that Changed a Life

This interview is about a very close friend of mine who went through a horrible accident. It completely changed her, and her families life.

Reflections and Gratitude with Grandma

I have had many wonderful conversations with my grandma in the past and I thought I'd take this Thanksgiving to record one of those special moments. As she has said herself, it isn't often she is vulnerable, but today I...

Mr. Green

Mr. Green is my former 7th grade science teacher and is now my advising counselor for a college prep program called Upward Bound. Growing up he faced challenges and preserved to get to where he is today. He has been...

The Economic Divide

The economic divide is widening. Students who live in high poverty live 20 minutes away from students with high wealth and it’s not fair.

Lizbeth & Alicia

Today me and my mom, Alicia, are talking about her childhood and education in which leads to when she came to the USA.

HCHS student, Grace Kennedy, talks with her former science teacher, Melissa Zinnecker, about her reading life and book recommendations.

During this interview, Melissa Zinnecker explains how her reading life has changed from her childhood until now. Through her family influences, schooling, and career, Melissa has found reading as a very valuable thing in her life to maintain. Reading has...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen – Michael Boutros & Father

I talked to my father about his experiences living in a foreign country and serving for a foreign army. Talk to my father also about his experiences with immigration, his education, his childhood and his marriage.

Interview with Bernice Spier for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2015

We discussed Bernice's childhood as a Methodist minister's daughter, her professional challenges, ancestors, places lived, problems moving around, and family.

Interview with dad

We talked about my fathers experience on education on his view on the world.

Sandy reflects on a teacher that influenced her.

Sandy and Mark have been professional colleagues for many years and share stories of our powerful experiences as teachers in the rules we’ve played in development of young peoples lives. This was a chance for us to think about how...

Interview With Anthony Bruce

Anthony is a music student who is passionate about his family and his future career.

Learning stories from Mrs. Schmidt

Mrs. Schmidt had a husband who sadly died. But she said that before he died of a sickness she was in the senior choir. She dropped out to take care of her husband. But she had said that he had...

The Book of Unknown Titans

Gavan Ilhan, an immigrant from Italy describes why his parents moved from Italy to Glenview.

First day of school

Talked about the first day of school

Building Relationships Through Your Career Path

Mia Kiemele talks with her daughter Ava about her career path. She tells stories about how her degree and social work background helped her throughout life.

Soc110- Haley Childress

Brief discussion with Haley regarding the most influential person in her life - her grandmother.

An interview with Madeline Graddy about her mixed schooling experience.

Within this interview, my roommate Madeline Graddy describes her schooling experience, and how it differs from others because her father was in the airforce. She explains how moving to new places frequently made her schooling life more difficult, and how...

The Difference in News from Nepal to America: Anjoo Pokharel’s Take as a Former Journalist in Both Countries

Aayam Bastola interviews his mother Anjoo Pokharel, a former journalist, about the differences in news from Nepal to that in America. She delves into topics like revolts, western culture, and thirst for knowledge as she describes her point of view...