Ashlyn Hicks & Sydney Sennett join the podcast as co-hosts to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (0:00 - 5:21). Next, Ian Jirk and Mr. Brady Piepenbrink are joined by Officer Charles Cowley to discuss his time as a resource officer at Normal West (5:33 - 20:03). Mr. Matthews & Mr. Franz are then joined by Marnie Howard & Coach Maggie Root to discuss her upcoming state meet as well as her swimming/diving career (20:15 - 34:55). The crew finishes up by discussing youth sports and the transition to high school/college athletics and Ashlyn & Sydney give some advice to younger athletes (35:05 - 47:59).  Lastly, they all list some things which they hate that most people love (48:10 - 59:40) Enjoy!

Corinna Thomas and Sofi Benitez join the podcast to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (0:00 - 4:09). Mr. Burgess and Mr. Franz are then joined by Coach Kelsey Mueller and Natalie Nenne to talk about their big regional championship and how the season has gone (4:23 - 24:25). We are then joined by Mr. Ryan Budzinski, Braden Pool and Ava Eames to discuss the marching band’s STATE CHAMPIONSHIP and whether or not Mr. B can identify mistakes with all of those people performing at once (24:34 - 46:15). The crew finishes up by giving their review on Taylor Swift’s new album, “Midnights” and having a draft on their favorite Disney/Pixar characters of all time (46:29 - 1:09:15). Enjoy!

Ian Jirik and Mallory Witzemann join the podcast to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (0:00 -  7:16). Mr. Matthews & Mr. Franz are then joined by Sky Riddle and Ashleigh Horton to discuss Cross Country and their running careers at West (7:30 -  20:17). Then, Mr. Burgess and Mr. Franz are joined by Nicki Grant, the long-time assistant to the Associate Principal to discuss her time at West and say goodbye (20:31 - 31:44). The crew finishes up by discussing time management techniques and giving each other some tricky “Would you rather?” questions (32:02 - 55:35). Enjoy!

Sydney Sennett and Ashlyn Hicks join the podcast to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (0:00 - 7:29). Mr. Burgess, Mr. Franz and Ashlyn Hicks are joined by Principal Dave Johnson to discuss a number of topics such as how he got to where he is and why the french fries disappeared from lunch (7:43 - 27:21). Then, Mr. Burgess is joined by Ms. Boehm, Noah Jett & Raphael Bruce to discuss the upcoming “Hauntcert” (27:36 - 36:14). The crew finishes up by discussing all things Halloween such as their favorite costumes and tradition and end by having a “Halloween Candy Draft” (36:24 - 1:00:31). Enjoy!

Mallory Witzmann and Corinna Thomas join the podcast to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (10:40). Then, Mr. Burgess and Mallory Thomas are joined by our foreign exchange students Maria Silveria and Nathalie Lein to discuss their experiences at Normal West and in the U.S. (34:20).  Lastly, Mr. Franz, Mr. Burgess, Mallory & Corinna discuss their takes on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT (43:38). The crew finishes up by trying to guess lyrics of their favorite songs. Enjoy!

Ian Jirk and Sofi Benitez join the podcast to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (12:55). Then, Mr.Franz and Sydney Sennet are joined by Coach Fincham and Larell Fisher to discuss their backgrounds and how the football season is going (33:00). Lastly, Mr. Franz, Mr. Burgess, Sofi & Ian discuss their thoughts on some of the changes within Unit 5 from a teacher and a student stand point (52:58). The Crew finishes up by giving their favorite Normal West and Bloomington-Normal "Hot Takes". Enjoy!

Sydney Sennett and Ashlyn Hicks join Mr. Burgess & Mr. Franz to talk about what went on at West last week and what you have to look forward to next week throughout the school (15:27). Then, Mr. Burgess and Ian Jirik are joined by Mr. Ryan Kerr and Soph Henderson to discuss the upcoming play at Normal West this weekend called “Radium Girls” (46:25).  Lastly, Mr. Franz, Sydney & Ashlyn discuss how Homecoming went (54:17). The crew finishes it up by trying to stump each other by playing a game called “Who’s Generation is it Anyway?” Enjoy!

Introducing.... the Normal West podcast! In this test episode of PodCATS we talked about sports, cereal, and everything in between. Starring Tim Franz, Joe Burgess, Cullen Matthews.