“It’s the tests and the challenges that are thrown at us that make us see what we’re capable of.”

Best of the Bright, Class Projects,

Remy and Evelyn, Class of 2028, interview Country Day learning specialist Ms. Bozeman, connecting the lessons she learned from her cancer diagnosis to themes explored in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. This episode is brought to you by Mr. Gricus’s sophomore English class.

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“Sometimes divorce isn’t failure, it’s necessary.”

Best of the Bright, Class Projects

Annika and Lilly, Class of 2028, interview Lilly’s aunt, connecting what divorce taught her about love to themes explored in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. This episode was edited my Genevieve, Class of 2028, and produced for Mr. Gricus’s sophomore English class.

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“Do you think smartphones have helped parenting or made it harder?”

Best of the Bright, Student Interviews,

McKenzie, Class of 2029, talks with her grandma about how smartphones have changed parenting, using location apps to keep track of family members, and whether or not she would have wanted her parents to be able to track her when she was a teenager.

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“What advice do you have for detecting misinformation and disinformation?”

Student Interviews,

Jacob, Class of 2029, talks with his mom about where to look for reliable sources of information, the role of the news media in our society, the proposed TikTok ban, and how we can make our online lives more safe and civil.

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