Conversations with Mr. A.

In this interview, Mr. Abastilla interviews the four Junior students to get their perspectives on Chimacum life.

Mr. Abastilla interviews Senior students and leaders Alyssa Vandenberg and AJ Stevenson having them talk about their leadership philosophies.

In this episode, Mr. Abastilla interviews 8th grade student, Emma Joy and gains her perspective as a Junior High/Middle School student as she gets ready for High School for the upcoming 2023-2024 year.

In this episode Mr. A. interviews Junior student, Adrian Garcia and gets his perspective moving to Chimacum from different places as well as discussing his love for cars.

Mr. Abastilla interviews Junior student, Jade Senter. In this episode, Mr. A. gains perspective of why and how Jade connects with other students in Chimacum.

Mr. Abastilla interviews Senior student, Daniel Johnson who talks about his experiences moving to Chimacum from other states and other counties. Daniel also talks about having perspectives despite having family financial struggles.

In this episode, Mr. Abastilla interviews one of Chimacum High School’s science teachers, Mr. Brett Thomsen. In this interview, Mr. Thomsen talks about his experiences overseas and abroad as well as past military experiences.

In this episode, Mr. Abastilla interviews his intern, Emily Eldridge who started back in January, and will be at Chimacum until the end of May. Emily is currently interning to be a future school counselor, who’s future is bright!

Mr. Abastilla interviews Senior students, Maria, Madison, and Shelby from Chimacum High School. All three of them are heavily involved in the school band and are very high academic achievers! Mr. A. asks the three of them what keeps them motivated and how they view their Senior Year.

In this episode of Conversations With Mr. A., Mr. Abastilla interviews the PE/ Health teacher, Mr. Tony Haddenham who has been with Chimacum for over two decades. Mr. Haddenham shares and reflects over his career at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School.

In this episode, Mr. Abastilla interviews Chimacum Senior Student Conner Paterson and Junior Student Reid Martin about their experiences in the Chimacum School Board and as students.

In this interview, Mr. Abastilla has a conversation with Chimacum High School Senior students Paisley Mitton, Conner Pope, and Paisley Mitton. Specifically focusing on their experiences in WeAct and ESPECIALLY their experiences during the COVID pandemic. How they coped with it and how they got through it.

Mrs. Hall is currently the Math teacher for the 7 and 8th grade students at Chimacum Jr./Sr. High as well as the Geometry teacher for the High School students. Mrs. Hall was also a student of Chimacum growing up. I’m this interview Mr. A. talks to Mrs. Hall about her past experiences as a student and current experiences as a teacher.

Dr. Kristina Mayer is currently the chair of the Chimacum School Board along with Tami Robocker who is currently serving as the Vice President. In this interview, Mr. Abastilla interviews both ladies to get their perspectives as past students, influential members of the community, and the importance of student learning.

Student Paisley Mitton is currently a Senior at Chimacum Junior/Senior High. One of the kindest most genuine students Mr. Abastilla has ever encountered. In this interview, Mr. A. learns about close knits friendships, Paisley’s experiences as a Senior student, and more!

The very first guest is Jerome who is the SAP (Student Assistance Professional) counselor at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School. Jerome has quite the extensive background working in a variety of settings and played football for the University of Washington. This is an interview detailing what Jerome has done up to this point.