High School Stories

More than 20% of American high school students work outside of school. What happens to their lives when trying to balance the demands of school with the opportunities for work experience?

For 5 years our school has used one-minute warning music to get students to class on time. Find out what happened when the administration decided to change that warning bell, and how one simple change prompted a much larger discussion about school culture.

Cleveland leads the cast in the joys and heartbreak of working in fast food. A chocolate shake with a side of mustard?

Trenton introduces the cast to Baby Axel as an experiment in parenting, and the conversation steers to cartoons.

As one of the greatest players of all time, Kobe Bryant affect people in more ways than just on the basketball court. The cast reacts to the news of Kobe Bryant's death and what his life and career meant to them... and why you miss every shot you don't take.

The panel talks about what they see school not teaching them, and they share how the curriculum could be adjusted to more fit today's world of technology, social media, and entrepreneurship.

Produced by Jacob Smith.

TG and the crew talk about the highs and lows (and the in-betweens) of navigating high school relationships.

Where do conspiracy theories come from? How are they spread? From the ridiculous to the dangerous, the crew takes a close look at what people believe.

Jeff asks the group where they get their news from, prompting a discussion about alternative news, media bias, and created controversy.

Jeff shares some statistics with the crew and the discussion about being safe in school takes off in some surprising directions.