Tales from the Trail

Tales from the Trail

Student Voice at St. John Paul II has always been a key aspect of our community and so this podcast is the logical next steps. This podcast will span a variety of subjects but the consistent thread weaved throughout will be the voice and perspective of students. https://talesfromthetrail.buzzsprout.com/

Episodes

June 28, 2021 69 mins

This episode of the podcast will take listeners on an audio tour of Life at St. John Paul II. The grade 12 Recreation and Healthy Active Leadership class will be reflecting on their time at SJPII by looking at everyday life and the little things, councils and clubs, sports and teams and events as they have experienced them during their time at Pope. This tour is a representation of our journey and life as we experienced it at SJPII...

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This episode of the podcast will take listeners on an audio tour of Life at St. John Paul II. The grade 12 Recreation and Healthy Active Leadership class will be reflecting on their time at SJPII by looking at everyday life and the little things, councils and clubs, sports and teams and events as they have experienced them during their time at Pope. This tour is a representation of our journey and life as we experienced it at SJPII...

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In this episode, we talk about Mental health and wellness. Today, we have a special guest who talks to us about wellness and ways you can cope with mental health issues. We hope you learn something from this episode!

This episode features Staff Stories about Ms. Truong and Mr. Reyes.

Staff Moderators: Ms. Silliker and Ms. Pinto

On Air Contributors: Jeff, Zeeshan, Tharshaon, Jeniisha, Sanjna, Ms. MacLean<...

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June 23, 2021 53 mins

This is a BONUS episode as it is the ISP for one of the PODCAST students Shajahi Ramesh-Rajasingham.

In this episode we interview Martino and Jordan, who are grade 12 students at pope, and ask them for their advice on how to survive at pope! They provide us with so many tips surrounding Organization, getting involved and so much more!

Staff Moderator: Mr. Wetzel ; Ms. David

On Air Contributors: Jordan, ...

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In light of the recent racist and discriminative injustices towards the BIPOC community, in this episode of Tales From the Trails, students have a meaningful and open discussion, about their feelings, experiences and stances on the issue. Topics like the George Floyd verdict, culture appropriation and even the importance of leveling the “racial playing field'' are heavily talked about in this segment. As recurring as...

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In today’s episode, Tales From the Trail discusses everything cyber-bullying, from its definition to its consequences and even the question “Why does it happen?” The students of St. John Paul II additionally share a series of personal connections to the topic of cyber-bullying. 

This episode of Tales from the Trail focuses on the topic of cyberbullying. We, students of SJPII, indulge in a discussion which revolves around the reasons...

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Feminism. Something we’ve all heard about, but might not completely understand. We define  the movement and debunk some of the misconceptions you may have heard about feminism. Listen in and discover the issues regarding women and feminism, stories that will show how women around the world and the ones in SJPII see the world.

This episode also includes a STAFF STORIES segment featuring Ms. David.

Staff Moderators...

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During today’s episode we dive into the male perspective on feminism. Answering questions like, can men be feminists? Spoiler yes they can. We talk about all the things that can contribute to feminism and the obvious and less obvious differences in the everyday life of men and women. Be prepared, this is a good one. Hope you enjoy.

We also have a chat with Ms. Regimbal learning about the swim team, the library and some goo...

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In this episode, we talk about what mental health means to us and the struggles that we face on a day to day basis. We talk about the stigma around opening up for help when one isn’t in the greatest state of mind and briefly touch on our own personal experiences.

Also, our
Getting To Know breaks will feature Ms. Robertson and Mr. Hackett. 

On Air: Stesha, Vidyut, Jeniishaa, Tharshaon and Zeeshan
Staff: Ms. Vig...

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