This year's Christmas Special trumps even last year's Christmas Special. It's a compilation of about tradition and Christmas stories. Tune in to get into the holiday spirit!

Even though this week we struggled with an audio glitch, it's still worth a listen since a spooky month calls for spooky stories and fun memories. Listen in to our group's candy favorites, past and present costumes, along with our favorite halloween memories. It's time to get our spook on. Happy Halloween!

Today you'll hear a few supernatural stories from our podcast crew. They go into in depth detail about each creature and their origins. We hope these stories give you a fright, for you may not sleep tonight.

This week we bring you a special episode, an episode we hope you find inspirational. We welcomed Anaheim’s own Poet Laureate, Grant Hier, into our studio. We learned about him through our own Anaheim Union district librarian, Mrs. Regina Powers, who also joins us this week. Mr. Hier shares his background, writing philosophies, and future plans for budding artists. Mrs. Powers presents her plans for a district-wide creative writing magazine for students. It’s an episode you don’t want to miss!

The podcast club loves October, and they ring in the month with a discussion of the Day of the Dead, a tradition celebrated in the Hispanic culture. The kids give an in-depth overview of the holiday and a brief overview of its comparisons to the American holiday of Halloween. Keep listening to the end when they cover folklore and ghost stories. You don’t want to miss this one.

October is the month of spirits, wandering souls, the Day of the Dead, and superstitions. Take a listen to this week’s episode wherein our podcast club talks about Witchcraft -- a perfect topic to start the month. They discuss the definition of witchcraft, the Salem Witch Trials, and much, much more. Make sure to listen in with an open mind and open heart, for not all witches are as bad as made out to be.

Ever wondered about school newspaper or video news? Then you’re listening to the right episode. Hear from our very own Copy Editor and Editor in Chief of The Shamrock Newspaper. They discuss the generation of ideas, journalism and free press, their favorite columns, the hard work that goes into our bi-weekly Shamrock News video, and the class potlucks they both love. Thank you, Faith and Mel, for sharing your stories.

For our second episode of the season, we invited our new principal and assistant principal into the studio for a meet-and-greet. We promise you will enjoy getting to know their personalities, their educational philosophies, and details about their family -- including pets. After listening, be sure to take us up on this week’s challenge. 

Welcome to Season 2 of the KennedyStrong Podcast. The podcast club launches the new season with an introduction to upcoming episodes and themes, requests for new episode ideas and participants, additional opportunities to engage with the podcast club, and small talk with members new and old. Be sure to listen until the very end when their discussions take a one-minute detour towards thoughts on witchcraft. We look forward to bringing you another fun season of what makes Kennedy strong!

This is the final episode of season 1 of the KennedyStrong Podcast. We would like to thank all students who played a role in making this season a big success. Enjoy your summer and see you next year!