Follow along as Mr. Castagna is quite literally forced to interview senior Michael Vazquez. They grudgingly discuss Michael's hosting of the pep rally as well as the various SLHS "families" he's proud to call his own. They also touch upon Michael's plans for the future before Mr. Haupt makes a brief, but memorable, appearance.

This week, Haupt and Castagna chat with the school’s new Assistant Principal, Mr. Ben McConnell. Hear all about his many years at Allentown, his excitement about making the switch to Southern Lehigh, and whether or not any of his four kids have followed in his athletic footsteps. Spoiler alert on that last one: It’s not looking good.

On a special episode of The Spartan Life, Mr. Haupt interviews Mr. Castagna about his rollicking adventure competing on the NBC Peacock TV show, Frogger! Hear all about Mr. Castagna's six week journey to fulfill a childhood dream, how he spent his two weeks of mandatory quarantine, what it was like to bounce his way through Frogs in Space, and just how devastating it was to drop that fourth froglet on the Boss Toad level.

Follow along as Castagna and Haupt sit down with the "new" FCS teacher, Mr. Matt Miller. He tells us about what inspired him to become a teacher many years ago, his long tenure as a Special Education teacher, and some of his fun new ideas for FCS. As he puts it: "It's not your grandmother's Home Ec!"

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a guest on The Spartan Life? Before conducting formal interviews, we put each candidate through a screener interview to make sure the conversation will flow when the mics roll. In this episode, we take an inside look at screener interviews with four alumni who graduated this past spring. Rest assured that when Aisha Durrani, Helena Munoz, Kayla Howie, and Michelle Li meet with Mr. Castagna on Zoom, things don't quite go as planned.

Follow along as Mr. Castagna sits down with Mr. Matthew Shaw, the latest addition to the SLHS English Department. Mr. Shaw tells us all about the high school's new Writing Center and his long career in ELA. Located in the Publications Lab, the Writing Center is a place students can go for general help with writing skills, assistance in revising rough drafts, or even advice on upcoming writing assignments. So, if you've always wanted to be a stronger writer or your writing skills are already well polished, but you're a bit of a perfectionist about your writing assignments, Mr. Shaw explains the myriad opportunities awaiting students in the Writing Center.

The students have voted and the winners are in! Did your favorite teacher take home a prize? Tune in to The Spartan Life to find out!

The visually-inclined can view this episode on the school's official YouTube channel.

Congratulations to Sarah Psaila, Ale Huaman, Addie Matsumura, and Andrea Keiper--the members of The Bassments--for winning last night's Battle of the Bands! This is an audio presentation of the full event. For the full visual experience, The Battle of the Bands is also streaming for FREE on the high school's YouTube channel.

As a follow-up to his riveting presentation for the student body, we sit down with former NFL player Cliff Crosby to learn even more about how he overcame adversity to win a Super Bowl with the Rams and become a motivational speaker for the Caron Foundation.

For the visually inclined, you can watch all of this transpire on the high school's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/L_uOIAF0Mac

Mr. Haupt takes over hosting duties to interview Mr. Castagna and senior Cameron Hines about their collaboration on the LLS fundraiser, "Running For Ralph." The campaign was inspired by the death of Mr. Castagna's brother to lymphoma in September. If you'd like to donate to the cause or simply learn more about Ralph's story, visit Mr. Castagna's LLS fundraiser page.

The visually inclined can watch the interview on the high school's YouTube page: https://youtu.be/s_5qzKZ2H4g