Rachel LOVES theatre. Loves it! And she has a show coming up in just two weeks. Rachel talks about the preparation it takes to make a good show and how she feels as a performer.

If you listen to the podcast before November 7, know that the show dates for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER are November 7, 8, and 9 at 7PM at Spring Lake High School Auditorium.

For Parama, an Indonesian-born Dutch student, music AND science are his loves. With such unique passions, any listener is sure to hear what makes Parama special. Additionally, Parama discusses what he loves about both cultures in which he has grown up.

Enjoy and learn!

Muskaan's voice is getting stronger and stronger with every passing year. Lately, she's been irritated by the small comments made about her gender and her race. She wants to bring awareness that seemingly small comments can have big impact.

With Mandy's story, we get to understand the aftermath of bullying. She is willing to share her story for all of us to listen and understand. Because of Mandy, we get insight in what it takes to overcome, to get insight on the long road to self-acceptance.

Share her story and learn from listening.

Being the good guy can be tough--unless you're Clayton. Clayton takes every day as an opportunity to model kindness by listening, by offering compassion, by simply being him. The student body clearly admires Clayton's personality as he was voted as the homecoming king this year.

In this episode, Clayton discusses the honor of being the homecoming king and the responsibility he feel for being kind.

Hopper is working on digital images for The Share Chair Podcast. But, it's not the only way he's using his artistic talents as Hopper made the difficult--and right--decision to attend the tech center for graphic design. Though it's not the popular course of action, he says, he values the style of education.

Additionally, Hopper discusses his school suspension of last spring as well as his plea to the school board to reduce the amount of time spent at home for students who might not mind the punishment.

In this week's podcast from The Netherlands, Samuel describes his real challenges with school over the years as well as his deep passion for climbing. This mature young man provides insights and thoughts that many teenagers have and, by doing so, offers us comfort and hope that there is a greater connection.

In this week's episode, Malachi discusses his passion for soccer. Since his freshman year in high school, he has been playing on the varsity team. But, it's important to know that he sees soccer as a means to another passion in the future.

Listen to Malachi, learn about him, and, perhaps, find out a little something about yourself, too.

When visiting Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, I was told, "Wait until you meet Rick." Rick discusses his confidence in and around school, but includes a story of regret around a bullying incident.

Rick is charismatic--and you can hear it in the interview. Enjoy and learn!

The first person you would see if you ever entered Spring Lake High School, would be Mr. Scheiwe. And if you met him, you would feel better about yourself. He is kind, understanding, and loaded with advice to a listening ear.

Learn about him AND about yourself with The Share Chair Podcast.