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From San Mateo High's Journalism Program: coverage of the Coronavirus from the perspectives of young people within San Mateo County. Listen, as we try to make sense of a pandemic that has engulfed our... more
FAQs about The SMHS Viral Project:How many episodes does The SMHS Viral Project have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.
April 24, 2020"Graduating soon, and celebrating later."April 24th phone call from Superintendent Skelley. He laid out what the Class of 2020's graduation ceremony would look like, and gave advice to students on how to keep themselves learning without letter grades....more3minPlay
April 23, 2020"Out of our collective suffering seems to spring an unusual amount of appreciation."April 23rd phone call from Superintendent Kevin Skelley. He offers words of motivation to his school district:"In this sweet and bitter experience called life, we are all enrolled in this course and we will pass it - not just with credit, but with distinction!"...more4minPlay
April 18, 2020"Credit/No-Credit grading for the spring semester."On April 18th, SMHS Principal Yvonne Shiu announced that SMHS would be adopting a Credit/No-Credit grading system to replace letter grades for the 2019-2020 Spring Semester per the districts vote....more2minPlay
April 07, 2020"Closed for the remainder of the school year."April 7th Message from Superintendent Kevin Skelley. Announcement that all campuses will remain closed for the rest of the school year. Credit/No-Credit Grading will continue to be discussed....more2minPlay
March 20, 2020"Teenagers at home 24/7 for these three weeks -- or more!"March 20th call from Superintendent Kevin Skelley. He gave a recap of the first week of social distancing....more5minPlay
March 14, 2020Friday the 13th: The Day San Mateo High ClosedMarch 12th, 2020, it was decided at a board meeting that all SMUHSD schools would shut down for two weeks and transition to online learning in order to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The next day, we interviewed SMHS students and teachers on their last day before entering an uncertain self-quarantine....more11minPlay
March 13, 2020Friday the 13th: Interview with Nathan, Junior"I have heard about a Coronavirus themed party, which I highly advise students to not attend because it would be super ironic if you did catch Coronavirus at a Coronavirus themed party." - Nathan Basman...more4minPlay
March 13, 2020Friday the 13th: Interview with Grace and Elsa, Seniors"The weirdest part of it to me is that today could be my last day of senior year." - Elsa Servantez...more7minPlay
March 13, 2020Friday the 13th: Interview with Yaslin, Sophomore"It's hard cause you're not going to all your classes and because- I don't know you feel lonely." - Yaslin Santos-Aguilar...more4minPlay
March 13, 2020"Closed through at least Friday, March 27th."On the evening of March 12th, 2020 the San Mateo Union High School District sent out this phone call. They announced that all district high schools would be closing for two weeks, but if health conditions did not improve, the temporary closure would extend to spring break....more1minPlay
FAQs about The SMHS Viral Project:How many episodes does The SMHS Viral Project have?The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.