The Student Spotlight

Welcome to The Student Spotlight, a podcast on WFHB Youth Radio that spotlights local teenagers and their hobbies and passions outside of the classroom.

In this episode, we talk to Gloria Chi, a freshman at Bloomington High School South about the process of starting a local non-profit. Gloria shares how she got started and what challenges she faces, as well as the progress she has made.

“I really started out with the mission because I really wanted to help the people with food insecurity, my dad himself-he comes from 26 generations of fishermen-and often in his village, kids and adults would go hungry because they didn’t have enough food to eat. So I think that I have like this privilege of not having to worry about where my next meal comes from. So I really want to use that and take action to help other kids who aren’t as fortunate as I am,” Chi said.

The Student Spotlight is produced by Claire Watrous for WFHB’s Youth Radio

Welcome to The Student Spotlight, a podcast on WFHB Youth Radio that spotlights local teenagers and their hobbies and passions outside of the classroom.

In this episode, we talk to Ella Green, a junior at Bloomington High School North about the beginning of her photography journey. Ella shares how her older sister got her interested in photography and is her biggest inspiration, as well as the things she looks for when taking photos.

“She just always had the camera around me, and I’d see the photos she took when I like threw for track and like did all these sports. She always took photos for me, and she’d always send them to me, like wow, like I want to be able to do that,” Green said. 

The Student Spotlight is produced by Claire Watrous for WFHB’s Youth Radio

Welcome to The Student Spotlight, a podcast on WFHB Youth Radio that spotlights local teenagers and their hobbies and passions outside of the classroom.

In this episode, we talk to Leah Fitzgerald, a junior at Bloomington High School North, about her dance experience. Leah shares how ballet has been a major focal point of her life and the friendships and memories it’s brought her, as well as the insecurities and stereotypes she’s dealt with.

“I don’t really know what my definition of a sport would be, but I think dance counts as one. It’s very hard. It’s very challenging physically, and it’s just a lot of work. But it’s also an art because you have to look graceful while doing super hard things, and like you can’t show how hard the thing is in your face, or your arms, or something-you just have to look pretty the whole time you do it, even if you’re in massive amounts of pain,” Fitzgerald said.

The Student Spotlight is produced by Claire Watrous for WFHB’s Youth Radio