Our Take

8th grade students' lives have been turned upside down along with the rest of the world due to the Covid 19 Panic. While we have all settled into remote learning, students still wanted to share their take on the world events around them. How are middle school students responding to the fear and panic?

Returning hosts Zack, Rowan and Chucky discuss the threat of the Coronavirus based on several recent news articles. Listen to hear how middle school students view this issue!

Eighth-grade students Abby, Madison, and Evan share their thoughts on the electoral college based on the New York Times article "Why do we have an Electoral College Again?".

On this episode of Our Take, eighth graders Hailey, Maria, and Ember discuss the article "California becomes first state in the country to push back school start times" by Taryn Luna.  Listen to hear Our Take on the potential benefits and downfalls of later school start times.

Eighth graders Austin and AJ discuss the NBA's tweets regarding China's involvement in suppressing pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong after reading the article "How one tweet snowballed into the NBA's worst nightmare" by Jordan Valinsky. 

Zach, Rowan and Mason share their take on the news article "Man arrested for allegedly handing out razor blades with Halloween candy" by Janelle Griffith (11/1/19) sharing their opinions and questions about why someone might want to mess with the classic Halloween tradition of Trick-or-Treating.

Ava and Aiden share their thoughts on teens and e-cigarette use after reading the article "If E-Cigs Were Romaine Lettuce, They'd Be Off The Shelf, Vaper's Mom Tells Congress" from by Allison Aubrey.

Listen to find out how Our Take came to be and what to expect from this podcast!