See Me After Class 453

Carson, Jake, and Joseph talk college visits, and upcoming community meetings related to the proposed bond issue (0:00 - 6:50); and then are joined by Lena Kellogg and Alise Boal for a summary of the DECA International Career Development Conference, and their thoughts as they near the end of their high school careers. (6:50 - 38:00).

Jake visits with Nathan Butler (Leavenworth High School, Class of 2013; Stanford University, Class of 2018) on the horizon of graduating from Stanford as an accomplished scholar athlete, and preparing to enter the job market. Nathan shares highlights from his collegiate wrestling career, and how he has kept himself motivated and positioned for success by personal goal-setting, dedication and perseverance.

Carson provides Jake with a brief overview and highlights from a hectic ACT/Prom weekend (0:00 - 6:30); and then they are both joined by Earl Lawson Elementary's Stefanie Bourne, principal, and Kelsey Stimatze, kindergarten teacher, to discuss a variety of topics including life at Lawson elementary, Kindergarten readiness, and Kindergarten Round-Up (6:30 - 41:00).

Joseph and Carson shed light on the art and timing of the Prom "Ask," and planning/hosting/take-down duties as Juniors (0:00 - 9:40); and are then joined by one of the most engaging, involved, and opinionated seniors at Leavenworth High School, Carson Lucas. Lucas provides insights on his college selection and military service academy application process (United States Merchant Marine Academy), passion for physical fitness, thoughts on benefits of playing high school sports, and gratitude and appreciation for the entire Lucas family (9:40 - 42:00).

Joseph, Jake, and Carson discuss DECA International qualifiers (0:00 - 5:30); yearbook deadlines (5:30 - 8:45); school safety (8:45 - 15:20); school finance and school redesign (15:20 - 33:00); and consideration of a $36.7M bond issue to address building capacity issues and kindergarten readiness (33:00 - 45:00).

Carson and Jake summarize the Winter Sports Season, State PowerLifting Meet and LHS Theatre Department's $10K R.I.S.E grant (0:00 - 8:00); and then visit with LHS '91 alum, Tisha Swart-Entwistle, about her military career, and passion for film - which has led to the planning of Leavenworth's First City Film Festival March 22-25, 2018.

Carson and Jake visit with Leavenworth students (Jacob Karrasch, Colin Reim, and Elan McCabe) about their thoughts and experiences related to school safety and reactions to the latest school shootings and national discussion of proposed solutions.

Joseph and Jake discuss LHS Theatre Dept. making top 5 in the national Playbill/Disney's Seize the Day competition to win musical production rights to Newsies (000 - 5:30); and are then joined by the Leavenworth-Lansing Junior Citizen of the Year, Tanner Hendrix. Tanner reflects on his high school cross country career, logging 2,000 running miles per year, his personal connection with Olympian Amy Hastings-Cragg, college recruiting experience, a preview of his last high school track season, and what it means to be a Leavenworth Pioneer.

Carson and Jake visit with Calvert Education's Chandra Boyd, about the state-accredited Leavenworth Virtual School program, and the various elements of facilitation and support for personalized home-based education.

Joseph and Jake discuss the role of the guidance counselor and the important role they play for students, and Leavenworth High School's international diversity (0:00 - 5:20); then are joined by Lisa Shepard to talk more about the relationship of a high school counselor to a school community, and her role as co-sponsor of Interact Club, and assignment to LHS' international students (5:20 - 23:30); finally German (via Berlin) exchange student, Karl Steinke, and the Brothers Barea (Javier and Santiago) from Spain, share their experiences as international students attending a U.S. high school in Kansas (23:30 - 52:15).