10Under10 #000: 

Welcome To The Show

Do you love random facts just like us? Enjoy eating up knowledge that, who knows, may come in handy one day? In this podcast, your hosts Alyssa and Kristen will talk all things random, spitting out ten facts of a specific topic each episode in under ten minutes. We’re young teens and admit we don’t know much, but in this podcast, we’ll make sure that both us and our listeners will in fact learn something new everyday.

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Music Used In Podcast:

Realizer Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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10Under10 #001:

Let’s Talk Eighth Grade

This episode features our discussion of what 8th grade at Herricks Middle School is like. We’re going to share with you some general facts about how our school works and some of our personal experiences navigating the 8th grade world at HMS. What are some of the programs Herricks has to offer? How did we grow moving into 8th grade? What were we expecting going into a “normal” year?

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Music Used In Podcast:

Realizer Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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10Under10 #002: 

Discussing ELA & Random Topics with Mr. Meehan

During our previous episode, we talked all about 8th grade. In this episode, we’re taking it back to 7th grade by interviewing our former ELA teacher, Mr. Meehan. We asked him questions to get to know him better, not only as a teacher but also as who he really is outside of school. What motivated him to become an ELA teacher? What’s his favorite band to listen to? And, what were your least favorite things about Kristen and Alyssa?

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Music Used In Podcast:

Realizer Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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10Under10 #003: 

Play Ball!

We talk about all things sports here, listing facts about a whole array of different sports along with discussing our personal favorite teams. We’ll also take a Buzzfeed quiz to see which sport we should try out, using our personalities and inner thoughts on everyday foods to determine what our results will be. Then we’ll get serious, and discuss the effects of Twitter and how it can both help to share your team spirit with other people online, while also proving to be a platform where many haters like to share their dislike of good-intentioned people participating in sports today.

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Music Used In Podcast:

Realizer Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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NPR Student Podcast Challenge:  

13 Going On COVID-19 by Kristen & Alyssa

What was COVID-19 like for students who were about to graduate elementary school? How did our principal handle the pressure of being a school leader during a global pandemic? And how did the infamous coronavirus affect two ordinary, everyday kids who just wanted to live their childhood? Today, your middle schooler hosts Alyssa and Kristen will talk about school during a pandemic, and how the virus affected the people part of our education system, with no politics mentioned. Tune in to uncover secrets about the effects of COVID you won’t find anywhere else. Here, it gets personal.

Music Used In Podcast

Music by Amaksi from Pixabay

This Podcast was submitted as an entry in the 2023 NPR Student Podcast Challenge 4th-8th Grade Competition

This podcast was recorded in Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

NY Times Student Podcast Contest:  

The Confining Boxes of Society With Alyssa & Kristen

Have you ever felt trapped and forced to act a certain way? Have you ever found yourself judging others before getting to know them? Today, Alyssa and Kristen discuss some of the stereotypes people tend to place on one another, and how to avoid doing so. Some of these topics that have become relevant in today’s society include but are not limited to gender, race, sexuality, and age.

Music Used In Podcast:

Inspired Ambient (Playsound)

Emotional Piano (The Mountain)

Beautiful Trip (SoulProdMusic)

Submitted for the 6th Annual New York Times Student Podcast Contest

This podcast was recorded in Herricks Studios with Michael Heit for the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Licensed under Creative Commons. By Attribution 3.0 License

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NY Times Student Podcast Contest:  

The Meaning of Privilege With Christine, Geeta, & Alyssa

Have you ever wondered about the true meaning of what it means to be privileged and to truly appreciate things in life? Today, Christina and Geeta discuss what it means to be privileged to them along with a special guest. People’s life experiences shape their privileges and today we are going to explore how certain people can have two completely different definitions & experiences with privilege.

Music Used in Podcast:

Music: Tape Star by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Submitted for the 6th Annual New York Times Student Podcast Contest

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Mr. Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective

The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Year One: That's a WRap  

Content Creation Season One Finale With Alyssa & Kristen

(by Kristen & Alyssa + Interview Dr. Sinanis + Mr. Heit)

In this final podcast of the 2022-23 school year, we wanted to show off our class, our work, and our growth in the 8th Grade Content Creation Foundations Elective. We are so proud of our accomplishments in the Fall Silver, Fall Blue, Spring Silver, & Fall Blue classes! We have created podcasts that are available all over the world and in our opinion that's pretty amazing for a bunch of Middle School Students!

In this episode we:

• Discuss our experiences and time in the class (0:00)

• Talk with some of our 8th-grade peers in the elective (4:50)

• Interview Dr. Sinanis (8:09)

• Interview Mr. Heit (17:40)

We hope that you take the time to listen to this episode in its entirety to see just how our experiences shaped our 8th-grade experience. We walked away with confidence, creativity, and friendships that we will always remember. Thank you to Mr. Heit for helping us with the "Three Cuh's: Content, Quality, and Chemistry." We hope to continue our podcasting down the road! We'll see you next time!

This podcast is a production of Herricks Studios with Michael Heit in the Content Creation Foundations 8th Grade Elective.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in these recordings do not necessarily reflect the views or position of Herricks School District.

Music Used In Podcast:

Realizer Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/