Hammond Creek Middle School Broadcasting

What happens when a routine morning drive turns into a life-altering ordeal? Ms. Sanchez shares her story of being detained by ICE during a routine drive, the reality inside a detention facility, and her journey to freedom through a 42B Cancellation of Removal. A candid conversation on family separation, mental health, and the human cost of deportation.

Darian RIvera talks with educator Mrs. Meleia Bridenstein about why she quit social media. She shares how dropping the endless scroll helped her protect her peace and build real-life connections. Tune in to learn why stepping offline can change your relationships!

SEC football superfan, Ella Gray Pennington breaks down the basics of football so that other girls, especially teen girls can understand the game that dominates Saturdays in the south, feel more confident in conversations about the game and... maybe actually learn to love the game. Ella Gray can be heard yelling "GO DAWGS" any Saturday in the fall. 

 7th grader Amelia Porter looks at the future of girls softball, a sport she pours herself into 365 days a year. She talks to High School softball players as they prepare to look at the next chapter of their lives. She also interviewed two former softball players about their experiences playing softball and their perspectives on the future of softball for young women who dream of playing softball beyond college.

“The tortoise that eats dead animals? Exploring the Red-Foot Tortoise

 In the (story/episode) of Tort-Talk, hosts Dev Kiran Saiyaju and Jovanny Nava uncover the colorful world and cheerful personality of the red-foot tortoise.

Voices of Dalton is a student-produced podcast exploring what makes Dalton, Georgia, a community to be proud of. Seventh-grade student journalists interview residents, educators, and Dalton State College voices to uncover how culture, creativity, education, service, teamwork, and unity shape Dalton’s identity beyond its title as the “Carpet Capital of the World

An estimated 11 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 2020 and 2025. While numbers capture the massive scale of migration, they often overlook the deeply personal human experiences behind them.

In this student-produced episode, we move past the statistics to share the story of one family’s resilience, adaptation, and hope. Through three distinct generations and perspectives.

6th graders Catherine Thompson and Aubrey Patino look deeper into the shelter animal crisis. Why are so many pets in Shelters? What do their days look like? Why are so many pets killed? What can we do about it? 

In this episode, our hosts explore the chilling legend of La Llorona, the Weeping Woman, who wanders the night in search of her lost children. From the banks of rivers to the dark corners of forests, her mournful cries echo through the ages, sending shivers down the spines of all who hear her tale.

Join us as we journey into the depths of darkness, where myth and reality blur, and the legend of La Llorona comes to life.

A middle schooler examines tropophobia and what life is like with this "fear of small clusters of holes, bumps or patterns."