In which Kim Groome, who has taught about both America's history and its government at PHS for over a decade, tackles questions about the purpose of education, the perils of this political moment, and the problems with our response to climate change. So, easy topics, right?

"PHS Talks" is a part of of Princeton High School's student run newspaper, The Tower.

Bhavya Yaddanapudi '25 is here to answer some of your most burning questions about life at Princeton High School: how should us students deal with climate anxiety? Can you do karate and run track at the same time? What's the geographical makeup of Michigan?

PHS Talks is a podcast produced by the Multimedia section of the Tower, PHS's student-run newspaper. To see more from the Tower, visit https://www.towerphs.com/home.

The PHS girls' swim team had a historic season this year — they went 15-0 and won the NJSIAA Group B Girls Swimming State Championship. Jessica Hull '23 explains how they did it, and what lessons we can all take from their success.

Five days ago, Mr. Chmiel was put on paid leave. The Board of Education, citing New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act, have not provided an explanation for his dismissal, but plenty of parents have: we take a look at how the outrage that resulted from the perceived injustice of his situation culminated into an hour-long demonstration on the PHS lawn, and wonder about who's being left out of the conversation.

The New Yorker article quoted in the episode is "J. D. Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the G.O.P’s Diverging Paths."

Episode corrections:

1. Ms. Birge is the acting co-principal of PHS, not an interim principal.

2. Clarification: although many students and parents have used the word "dismissed" to describe Mr. Chmiel's departure from PHS, he and the administration have clarified that he's on "paid administrative leave."

Math and religion are often seen as fundamentally different disciplines, but in actuality, a long, rich history of philosophical thought ties them together. Brent Ferguson, a calculus teacher at PHS, breaks those connections down, and explains how his own theological outlook affects the way he thinks about — and teaches — math.