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Episode #51-Bree Reed, Senior at Auburn High School · The Recess-An Inside Look at the Auburn School District

0:13
SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome to the Recess Podcast.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm your host, Dr.
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SPEAKER_00: Alan Spacotti, the proud superintendent of the Auburn School District.
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SPEAKER_00: The Recess gives me a chance to take you, the listener behind the scenes, so that you get to see some of the great things that I do.
0:28
SPEAKER_00: I have such a privilege to be out in schools, to be around our students and our staff and see amazing things every day.
0:37
SPEAKER_00: And particularly with our students, I can't tell you how many times I think.
0:41
SPEAKER_00: Gosh, I wish I wish I had a video crew here.
0:44
SPEAKER_00: I wish I could invite people in because, you know, I want people to see the amazing things that our young people are doing.
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SPEAKER_00: It inspires me and uplifts me every day.
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SPEAKER_00: So these interviews on the recess is one way that I do get to share that joy.
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SPEAKER_00: And we are in a series of interviewing a graduating senior from a class of 2026 from each of our high schools.
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SPEAKER_00: And they bring me a lot of joy, and I think they will for you as well.
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SPEAKER_00: If you haven't heard uh the interviews from other schools, I encourage you uh to listen to them.
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SPEAKER_00: But today is gonna be a great one.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh my guest is Brianna Reed, and she is a senior at Auburn High School, and she's gonna tell us about her time in school and all the things she's involved in and passionate about and what her plans are for next year, and we'll see where the rest of this goes.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, but really just a great kid, and at this time, uh Bri, welcome to the podcast.
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SPEAKER_02: Hi, everybody.
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SPEAKER_02: Um, I'm very excited and kind of nervous to be here, but um I give gratitude because I'm here and I get the opportunity to do this.
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SPEAKER_00: Fantastic.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, don't be nervous.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh you're gonna be great.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh we're gonna start with one that I think I think you're gonna enjoy talking about, I hope.
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SPEAKER_00: Um tell us about your favorite teacher, or you know, since you're a current student, you might have more than one, or you might have a middle school teacher, anybody you want to shout out as a teacher, and and why uh have you enjoyed being in their class?
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SPEAKER_02: I'm gonna start first with Mr.
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SPEAKER_02: Aids.
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SPEAKER_02: He doesn't go to my current high school that I go to, he goes to Auburn Riverside.
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SPEAKER_02: He definitely made me want to look into sports medicine a lot, and he always had faith in me, even when I didn't myself.
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SPEAKER_02: And he was just overall a really good teacher, and yeah, he definitely someone I'm grateful I met.
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SPEAKER_02: Second would be Mr.
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SPEAKER_02: S or Smetz.
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SPEAKER_02: Since I got to Auburn High my junior year, I met him and he's a very funny teacher.
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SPEAKER_02: He's very like chill, which I think everybody should at least have one teacher like him.
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SPEAKER_02: And then Miss Harterson, she is my cheer coach.
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SPEAKER_02: She definitely played a big part in my life, my high school life, and we have a lot of memories together that I will definitely cherish forever.
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SPEAKER_02: She's an amazing woman, and we have had our ups and downs, twists and turns, but she she definitely mashed this person that I am today in a way, especially with cheer.
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SPEAKER_02: She pushed me a lot in cheer.
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SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I like that a lot.
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SPEAKER_00: So that's great.
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SPEAKER_00: You have three teachers and they each brought different things.
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SPEAKER_00: Definitely.
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SPEAKER_00: And it's I was chuckling a little bit because I know Mr.
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SPEAKER_00: Smetherim, uh, he is chill.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, but then you don't want your cheer coach to be chill, right?
3:57
SPEAKER_00: Oh.
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SPEAKER_00: So Ms.
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SPEAKER_00: Harderson brings a little bit more uh stability, outward kind of uh enthusiasm, which which matches uh her sport as well.
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SPEAKER_00: And then Sports Med.
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SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's a it's a great program in our in our district and uh each of our high schools.
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SPEAKER_00: So those are three good ones.
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SPEAKER_00: Just uh for the audience to know, um, if you don't mind sharing, where did you go to elementary school and middle school?
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SPEAKER_02: Elementary, I don't even know.
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SPEAKER_02: I've moved a lot in my life around Washington, but my middle school that I went to, it was Meeker Middle School, and then I transferred over to Mount Baker, and I did a little time there, and then I went to Riverside for like two and a half years, and then I transferred over.
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SPEAKER_00: Cool.
4:52
SPEAKER_00: Okay, great.
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SPEAKER_00: Well, um, we're gonna get to know you better.
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SPEAKER_00: Um, and one of the ways that we like to do that is just jump into uh we're happy to talk about your classes, they're the core of why we're here, you know, uh academic learning, getting prepared for the rest of your life that way.
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SPEAKER_00: But uh, I think what brings out the personality of our students is to hear what you're passionate about, and usually that's like the activities that you're a part of.
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SPEAKER_00: So you kind of mentioned a couple of them there, but tell our audience uh what extracurricular activities do you participate in?
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SPEAKER_02: Um, I have done volleyball in the past, that was something I was very passionate about.
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SPEAKER_02: Um, one point in my life.
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SPEAKER_02: I've tried flag football, I've done gymnastics for a really long time, um, through my childhood and growing up.
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SPEAKER_02: And then I've done cheer and track.
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SPEAKER_02: Track is definitely something I love to do outside of school, just going on runs.
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SPEAKER_00: And do you have a favorite of all those activities?
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SPEAKER_02: I I couldn't I couldn't like tell you.
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SPEAKER_02: I think they're all definitely unique in their own ways.
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SPEAKER_02: And some sports are more like personal sports, like yourself, and that's it.
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SPEAKER_02: And then others are more like group sports, which I like that because I just like the push that I get from both like type of sports, so I couldn't choose.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm curious when you bring up group sports or more individual.
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SPEAKER_00: Like, where do you have the most friends?
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SPEAKER_02: I definitely say in like group sports, just cause I am kind of antisocial.
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SPEAKER_02: It's probably not really easy to tell, but I really am.
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SPEAKER_00: Oh, you're very friendly.
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SPEAKER_02: But I get kind of nervous around like big crowds of people, and I don't have like someone there, like, oh hey, like, let's just talk and walk, say hi to people.
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SPEAKER_02: I definitely think it's more like group people that I like.
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SPEAKER_00: And so I assume that I saw you at the Tacoma Dome then for when uh the basketball team was there for state.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: What kind of experience was that for you?
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SPEAKER_02: Wow, it was it was something different.
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SPEAKER_02: It was just undescribable.
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SPEAKER_02: Like everybody was there, we were cheering.
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SPEAKER_02: Towards the end, we got like definitely amped up so much.
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SPEAKER_02: Like it was crazy.
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SPEAKER_02: We were jumping around, smiling.
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SPEAKER_02: Like my I'm not gonna lie, my makeup was creased.
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SPEAKER_02: Like I was having fun and I didn't care how I looked, and it was just amazing.
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SPEAKER_00: That's fantastic, good.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it it's just a neat environment, and I love that it brings different schools together and brings out the best in in everybody, and there's like a place for everybody, right?
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SPEAKER_00: There's athletes, there's cheerleaders, there's uh band, there's student section, there's just you know, a lot of staff show up.
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SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's it's community shows up.
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SPEAKER_00: It's it's a really cool thing and under the bright lights and everything.
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SPEAKER_00: So I'm glad you got to be a part of that.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh probably a couple years, I would think.
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SPEAKER_02: Did you um and different kind of aspects, you know, like I've been like the person behind the stands just cheering on, like, and I've been the person like doing the cheering myself, and it's kind of fun seeing it from like a different perspective.
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SPEAKER_02: Like cheer-wise, I'm like, let's chant together, like I'm gonna call the chant stuff, and then like looking at the cheerleaders and like the athletes just from a different perspective, it's just like wow, there's so many cool and different people here, and it's just so cool to see.
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SPEAKER_00: That's a great answer.
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SPEAKER_00: Um let me take you to the classroom just for a minute, and I'm curious.
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SPEAKER_00: First of all, um, do you have a favorite subject or class?
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SPEAKER_02: Psychology.
8:44
SPEAKER_02: Oh, cool.
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SPEAKER_00: So can you just this like we didn't prepare for this, but uh I'll bet you'd be uh happy to talk about it based on your reaction.
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SPEAKER_00: Our audience probably thinks of language arts, math, social studies, science.
9:02
SPEAKER_00: Sometimes there's like uh world language in there, PE, maybe you do an elective like uh music or art or or whatever.
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SPEAKER_00: I don't think a lot of people think about psychology as an option for a high school course and you just name it right away as your favorite.
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SPEAKER_00: So explain to the listeners what it is and then why it appeals to you.
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SPEAKER_02: Um, psychology, it's basically studying the way that the brain works and all like the aspects of it.
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SPEAKER_02: I took psychology a f the full year and it is amazing.
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SPEAKER_02: I think everybody should take psychology.
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SPEAKER_02: I think you will learn about yourself in different types of ways.
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SPEAKER_02: You will learn who you surround yourself with, you will learn about the stuff that your parents warn you about and probably don't listen.
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SPEAKER_02: Psychology is a great subject.
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SPEAKER_02: I love it.
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SPEAKER_02: I love Miss Wizness.
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SPEAKER_02: She's an amazing teacher, she's phenomenal.
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SPEAKER_02: I love the way she teaches.
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SPEAKER_00: That's really cool.
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SPEAKER_00: Good.
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SPEAKER_00: Well, I I appreciate you just taking a minute to explain that.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mentioned social studies, but I think most people just kind of think of history and you know, you're learning about the Great Depression or World War II or the Constitution or whatever, and don't don't think about the social sciences as much.
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SPEAKER_00: So that's great.
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SPEAKER_00: I appreciate you explaining it.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, you've now mentioned four teachers who have made an impact on you uh in a favorite class.
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SPEAKER_00: Can you just talk about, as a student, how the interaction with your teacher can make or break your experience as a student?
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SPEAKER_02: Definitely.
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SPEAKER_02: Um I will use Miss Wisnis as an example because this is how we are.
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SPEAKER_02: I've had her class all year, so she has gotten to know me, of course, because I see her every day.
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SPEAKER_02: Love that though.
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SPEAKER_02: I think your impress your first impression with your teacher matters.
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SPEAKER_02: I don't I don't see no other way.
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SPEAKER_02: And I say that because I can ask Miss Wisnis, hey, can I go to the library?
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SPEAKER_02: I'm gonna do my notes there.
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SPEAKER_02: And she's not gonna be like, no.
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SPEAKER_02: Or she's not gonna be like, oh no, you don't have enough passes, or oh no, you like to skip a lot and you're failing your class, or something like that.
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SPEAKER_02: She's like, yeah, sure, make a pass, or I'll make a pass for you.
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SPEAKER_02: And I think that's why she does that is because I built up her trust.
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SPEAKER_02: Trust is in every single thing.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, you trust your work, like worker to get your work done.
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SPEAKER_02: You're and your teacher should trust you to be like, okay, they're gonna go to the bathroom, they're gonna go to the bathroom, they're gonna go to the library, they're gonna go to the library.
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SPEAKER_02: And I think Miss Wisnes, she's only like that because I've shown her that, hey, I'ma do my work, I'm a pass your class, I'ma love it, we'll talk.
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SPEAKER_02: And that's because I respect her.
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SPEAKER_02: I respect my own education, and she's she knows how I am and she knows like she's not gonna mess around.
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SPEAKER_02: She's just gonna go to the library and do her work, but she gets that grade done.
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SPEAKER_02: And I think a lot of students kind of lose that I guess friendship with their teacher because they're never there.
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SPEAKER_02: Like a lot of teachers at this school are actually really nice and they just want the best for you.
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SPEAKER_02: And I think a lot of students don't see it that way because they're probably not on the right path.
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SPEAKER_02: They're not doing something right.
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SPEAKER_00: I think, you know, you mentioned trust and how important that is.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, I think that's really an astute observation.
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SPEAKER_00: One thing that I've noticed that you just explained, you just illustrated beautifully, is teachers who give trust off the b uh off the bat or you know, show that respect and lead with it tend to have really good productive relationships with students.
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SPEAKER_00: I think sometimes it's a trap to of like, well, you know, they have to earn my respect or earn my trust.
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SPEAKER_00: And that just can spiral into an adversarial relationship.
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SPEAKER_00: So what a great example with Miss Wizness of immediately you know, seeing you, respecting you, trusting you.
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SPEAKER_00: If you violated that trust, that would be a different matter, right?
13:16
SPEAKER_00: Then then there would be some accountability or whatever.
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SPEAKER_00: Um, but it sounds like she's uh great to work with, and I'm glad that you called out, you know.
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SPEAKER_00: I I just know we have so many teachers who care uh and and really are invested and are trying to make those connections with students.
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SPEAKER_00: So awesome.
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SPEAKER_00: I I appreciate that you took a minute to talk about that.
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SPEAKER_00: Um okay, so you're you're uh sharing your wisdom.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna put it to the test here.
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SPEAKER_00: What advice would you give a middle school student entering high school next year?
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SPEAKER_02: I would definitely say do everything, make friends with everybody, don't put yourself in a box because that that box looks nice.
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SPEAKER_02: There's so many other people out here at so many schools.
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SPEAKER_02: Don't put yourself in one group.
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SPEAKER_02: Go to a band concert, go to the soccer game, go to theater.
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SPEAKER_02: I don't know, go to the lake.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, do something with groups of people, and that will save you.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, you don't have to hold someone down or prove their worth or anything.
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SPEAKER_02: This is your life.
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SPEAKER_02: Try everything, be safe, and just don't fall behind your freshman year.
14:31
SPEAKER_00: That's right on the money.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, I I I hope listen, if you're listening to this podcast and you know an eighth grader, uh, or you know anybody, especially in a transition, right?
14:42
SPEAKER_00: People who are retiring, people who are leaving college and going to the workforce, it's really, you know, it can be tempting to draw in a little bit and uh or be careful or not want to make a mistake or look bad or whatever.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh put yourself out there and and I thought you you nailed that really well.
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SPEAKER_00: Um and then the last thing you said was don't fall behind your freshman year, right?
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SPEAKER_02: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: And once in a while, uh I get to talk to a freshman, and that's my number one.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, because when if you s if you start on track, like the whole world opens up to you.
15:16
SPEAKER_00: Oh, definitely, definitely you might not be taking psychology if you're still trying to catch up on your core classes because you you fell behind on those.
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SPEAKER_00: So uh great advice.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh you've got a lot of wisdom, so uh keep sharing it with with the next generation.
15:33
SPEAKER_00: Um, let's look ahead.
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SPEAKER_00: So we're recording this uh a little bit before graduation, um, but uh we're gonna kind of look ahead a little bit.
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SPEAKER_00: You excited about graduation and graduation day?
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SPEAKER_02: I am yeah, I am.
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SPEAKER_02: I'm nervous, but I'm excited to start a new chapter in my life.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: What do you think that chapter is gonna bring?
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SPEAKER_02: Um definitely going to college.
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SPEAKER_02: I am going to a two-year college first to get my prerequisites, but then I do plan on going to Western Oregon after that, and I do want to become a CRNA.
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SPEAKER_02: I don't know if you guys know what that is, but it's a certified, registered um nurse anesthesis, and that's when I want to be.
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SPEAKER_00: That's awesome.
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SPEAKER_00: That's a very specific thing.
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SPEAKER_00: How did how did you learn about that career?
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SPEAKER_02: I was going to have this surgery done a few weeks ago, and it kind of sparked this interest that I kind of lost hope in for a bit.
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SPEAKER_02: Um, because I know I've always wanted to do something in healthcare.
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SPEAKER_02: I know I I just I love helping people in any way.
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SPEAKER_02: When I had the surgery, uh a CRNA was there.
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SPEAKER_02: Well, when I was going to, I talked to her.
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SPEAKER_02: And she was just kind of telling me what she does and how this would work, and I kind of fell back in love with medicine, you know, like learning about stuff like that.
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SPEAKER_02: That has always fascinated me, just like by um psychology.
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SPEAKER_02: And she opened up something in my life again.
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SPEAKER_00: That's really cool.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, good.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, I love your pathway that you've laid out.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh and and I've seen so many students succeed uh following like uh you're talking about like a two-year to a four-year kind of get your prerequisite done.
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SPEAKER_00: Have you chosen a two-year college yet?
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SPEAKER_02: Uh Green River College.
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SPEAKER_02: I actually did get accepted.
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SPEAKER_02: I just got the email today.
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SPEAKER_02: Awesome.
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SPEAKER_02: Congratulations.
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SPEAKER_02: Thank you.
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SPEAKER_02: That's my plan.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that is great.
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SPEAKER_00: Green River is an amazing resource, and I, you know, I always uh try to pump it up because I think sometimes people take it for granted.
17:51
SPEAKER_00: It's oh, it's just up the hill, right?
17:53
SPEAKER_00: It's like actually one of the best community colleges around.
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SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh it has four-year programs if you want to go that way, but it has all those transfer pathways.
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SPEAKER_00: And I think that's just a really solid route.
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SPEAKER_00: And uh I'm excited for you.
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SPEAKER_00: I you know, uh there's a lot of research about things that that help like carry a full load, uh, try to stay full time, um, you know, even if if you end up like working part-time or whatever, just you know, persevere so that you're ready for that transfer.
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SPEAKER_00: Why Western Oregon?
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SPEAKER_02: My sister, she's in college right now, so she was like, apply anywhere.
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SPEAKER_02: It doesn't hurt at all.
18:35
SPEAKER_02: And I was like, you know what?
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SPEAKER_02: You're right.
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SPEAKER_02: And I I applied to so many colleges.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, I haven't checked my email, but I really do, because I know some people are getting like their emails and everything.
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SPEAKER_02: I don't know.
18:47
SPEAKER_02: I just was like, why limit myself when I don't need to?
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: No, that's exciting.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm super excited for you.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh it sounds like you really have a great passion for helping people and a good plan for your for your post-secondary.
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SPEAKER_00: So yeah, you go and we'll be rooting you on, and I'm sure you're gonna be very successful.
19:08
SPEAKER_01: Thank you.
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SPEAKER_00: All right, let's uh let's kind of take this a little bit out of school and just get to know you.
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SPEAKER_00: What do you like to do when you're not at school?
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SPEAKER_02: When I go home, I usually talk to my grandparents, um, because my mom retired them, so they live with us and everything.
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SPEAKER_02: Um after that, I usually talk to my mom and my dad about school.
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SPEAKER_02: I don't know, regular teenage stuff.
19:35
SPEAKER_02: And then I clean my house.
19:37
SPEAKER_02: I just sweep and mop.
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SPEAKER_02: Nothing crazy.
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SPEAKER_02: Um sometimes I do like running.
19:44
SPEAKER_02: I think running, everyone should do it, or aerobic walking.
19:48
SPEAKER_02: But running takes my mind off of things, it takes my mind off of college stress, like teenage stress, regular stress.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, it's just such a good thing, and I love I love feeling the wind in my face.
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SPEAKER_00: That's cool.
20:04
SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
20:05
SPEAKER_00: Do you have any hobbies?
20:07
SPEAKER_02: Um, yeah, I swim.
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SPEAKER_02: I like swimming in the lake.
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SPEAKER_02: I always do that.
20:12
SPEAKER_02: I'm into like making debates.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, I will debate my family a lot about things.
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SPEAKER_02: I'm very vocal.
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SPEAKER_02: Um, love and hate thing, but I love to play volleyball, of course.
20:24
SPEAKER_02: I love working out.
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SPEAKER_02: I work out at home if I don't go to the gym.
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SPEAKER_02: Uh, I love chatting with my friends.
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SPEAKER_02: Like, that's my um like favorite hobby, I guess, is just yapping to my friends.
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SPEAKER_00: Good.
20:38
SPEAKER_00: Uh so we get through graduation, you're finished with high school, and you're probably gonna have a little bit of a gap before you start at Green River.
20:46
SPEAKER_00: Uh-huh.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, are you looking forward to doing anything just like socially with your friends, enjoying like that little special time before people go off and they start working or going to college or whatever they're doing, going to the military or whatever?
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SPEAKER_02: I'm just gonna swim, get a good tan, go to Texas.
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SPEAKER_02: That's where some of my family's from, and um go skating with my friends.
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SPEAKER_02: I love swimming, so I will definitely be at beaches.
21:18
SPEAKER_02: I do want to go to St.
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SPEAKER_02: Lucia, very bad.
21:21
SPEAKER_02: It's such a beautiful place.
21:23
SPEAKER_02: And a really old friend of mine told me I should go there because they were from there, so I was like, Yep, I'm gonna go there.
21:31
SPEAKER_02: And I just want to travel.
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SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I I plan on being by the water.
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SPEAKER_00: All right, cool.
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SPEAKER_00: So so swimming, running, uh, wind in your face, a lot of outdoor physical activity.
21:45
SPEAKER_00: Uh huh.
21:46
SPEAKER_00: Uh sounds fantastic.
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SPEAKER_00: Enjoy.
21:48
SPEAKER_00: Um, all right.
21:49
SPEAKER_00: So you get through uh your education, you're finally out in the real world, uh, you get your career started, and then thinking down the road, what is your dream job?
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SPEAKER_02: If it wasn't being a CRNA, I would definitely say um a psychologist and I would focus on preteen or teenage uh youth and that would just be my focus.
22:18
SPEAKER_02: I would just try to find better ways for kiddos mentally and physically and figuring out things, just helping kids.
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SPEAKER_00: You know, you've you've just kind of identified two careers, uh, but they have that common theme of really wanting to help people serve people somewhere in the medical field, which is like physical medicine and kind of mental health and and wellness.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh so uh there's a lot of pressure on you uh as a high school senior to to name that, but I think I hear a really strong theme of helping people, which is super cool.
22:55
SPEAKER_00: And I can just tell from your personality you're gonna be good at it.
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SPEAKER_00: So we're excited for you and your future, and uh just really excited for what's ahead for you.
23:04
SPEAKER_00: Let's go ahead and wrap up, and I'm gonna finish with the question that I ask every one of my guests, uh, the grown-ups and the current students.
23:15
SPEAKER_00: Uh, but you might want to think back to elementary school or when you were younger.
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SPEAKER_00: What was your favorite thing to do at recess?
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SPEAKER_02: A hundred percent tetherball.
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SPEAKER_02: I love it so much.
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SPEAKER_02: It probably made me the volleyball player I was because so much you had to hit the ball at an angle in basically to win.
23:34
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I was like a beast.
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SPEAKER_02: I wish I wish it was still a thing, just because it's not for some reason.
23:41
SPEAKER_02: Like they got rid of tetherball, which was such an amazing thing to play at recess.
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SPEAKER_00: I love that you make that connection to volleyball.
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SPEAKER_00: It sounds like you still play volleyball like socially, recreationally now.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, and that's something you can do throughout your life, and there's you know, rec leagues and whatever, or just at picnics or yeah, and it's such a good like benefit to stay in shape.
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SPEAKER_02: I thank my mom all the time because she made me do sports, play all the sports you guys can because them them scholarships, they gonna they're gonna love that.
24:16
SPEAKER_02: Yeah, they gonna love that.
24:18
SPEAKER_02: So yeah.
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SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and I mean a lot like volleyball can be a lifelong sport.
24:23
SPEAKER_00: Uh and running and swimming.
24:25
SPEAKER_00: I mean, you're just I think you're gonna enjoy all those pursuits for a long time.
24:29
SPEAKER_00: Well, Brie, thank you so much.
24:31
SPEAKER_00: Uh it's been my pleasure.
24:33
SPEAKER_00: Uh my guest has been Brianna Reed.
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SPEAKER_00: She is a senior, she's in the class of 2026, about to graduate from Auburn High School, and go on to bigger and better things, uh, and and help a lot of people along the way.
24:47
SPEAKER_00: So, Bree, thank you again for being my guest.
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SPEAKER_02: Yeah, of course.
24:50
SPEAKER_00: This has been the Recess Podcast.
24:53
SPEAKER_00: Thanks again to Vicky Alonzo for producing the recess podcast.
24:58
SPEAKER_00: We'll be back with one more story from a class of twenty twenty six senior.
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SPEAKER_00: Uh, and I can't wait to see you again on the recess podcast.