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BG CAST

David Lindner, Shelly Whitten

The Battle Ground Community And Schools Together Podcast is a podcast produced by the community in cooperation with the Battle Ground School District. The goal of this podcast is to give the community a voice in the school district, while at the same time bringing the true voice of the school district to the people. We will have weekly conversations with Denny Waters, the District Superintendent as well as other school and community leaders. Building on the rich history of Battle Ground, we"re ready

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00:47:30

BG CAST 28: Lynnell Tsugawa-Murray and Stephanie...

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2023/12/20

In this episode, Denny and I talk with Lynnell Tsugawa-Murray and Stephanie Welniak to discuss the multilingual program which serves over 1,000 students in the district and their families who are learning English. We also shine the spotlight on Ryan Cowl, principal at CAM academy. We discussed his time there as well as the opening of the new facility.

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00:45:50

BG CAST 27: Britt Pedlar & Gene Fritz; Spotlight on...

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2023/12/15

Interview with Britt Pedlar and Gene Fritz, culinary arts teachers at Prairie and Battle Ground. We talk about their amazing programs and how they go to where they are today. We shine the spotlight with Parent Outreach Liaisons Maria Carbajal and Gleb Velikanov.

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00:39:29

BG CAST 26: Work-based learning; Spotlight on...

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2023/11/21

In this episode, we talk with Kris Neal and Debbie Smith who head up the Work-based learning program for the Battle Ground School District. It won't take you long to be amazed at the amount of work these two get done and how much of an impact this program is having on students in our area. We also shine the spotlight on Nick Massey from Rotschy, Inc.

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00:51:50

BG CAST 25: Budget 101, Spotlight on Blake Bowers

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2023/10/26

In this episode, Denny and I dig into the budget for the Battle Ground Public School District. We get the big picture of how it all works and get an understanding of where the money goes! Our spotlight is on Blake Bowers, adviser of Tukes Valley Middle School's a new DREAM Team.

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00:55:03

BG CAST 24: The BGPS Tech Department and Miss Washington

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2023/10/11

In this episode, we uncover a couple of superheroes for the Battle Ground Public Schools: Scott McDaniel (Director of Technology) and Cassondra Smith (Educational Technology Coordinator). Scott and Cassondra pretty much do it all! They run and maintain all the infrastructure for the entire district as well as making sure teachers, students, and families have the tools they need and know how to use them! Our spotlight is on Vanessa Munson, the current Miss Washington, and Prairie High School

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00:44:30

BG CAST 23: AFJROTC with Andy Woodrow and Rheanne Harpe

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2023/09/13

In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Andy Woodrow who teaches the AFJROTC program at Battle Ground High School. Along with Andy we talk to Rheanne Harpe, one of the students in the program. We also get to hear from Violet Kohlenberger, a 3rd grader at Tukes Valley Primary School, who shares with us some of her culinary creations.

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00:45:31

BG CAST 22: Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard, the...

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2023/05/24

In today's episode, we get to have a conversation with Callie Christensen and Kelly Oriard, the Co-CEO's of Slumberkins and alums of Prairie High School. We'll hear about their journey as educators, parents, and how Slumberkins came to be. We'll shine the spotlight on Rosemary Galanter, one of our grad coaches in the district. And we get started with the game, "What country did this weird sport originate from?"

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00:42:46

BG CAST 21: Ellen Wiessner & Kellie Clay, directors...

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2023/05/11

When we talk about special services and all the special needs that a school district is responsible to provide for, our minds tend to go to one group. But the special services department is responsible for meeting needs of hundreds of students across the district. We also shine the spotlight on Christian, who is one of the students in the futures program. As usual we get started off with a little fun!

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00:48:47

BG CAST 20: Behind the Eyes of Middle School...

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2023/04/26

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a middle school principal? In this episode, we get a look behind the eyes of a Middle School principal in our conversation with Heather Ichimura and Ben Zieglar to get a taste of what they deal with daily. We also get to hear about the life and responsibilities of a school secretary in our spotlight with Natasha Udy.

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00:43:16

BG CAST 19: Cash Henry and the BGHS Theatre Program....

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2023/04/13

Our interview this episode is with BGHS drama teacher Cash Henry. Battle Ground High School's theatre department has produced many great shows, including "A Christmas Carol", written by Cash that looks at Scrooge's backstory. Our spotlight is on Derek Anderson, a CAM student who rallied his classmates to create paper cranes for his uncle battling cancer. And we get started with a game called "In your opinion."

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01:25:21

BG CAST 18: High School Student Panel at the March...

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2023/03/20

We have a special treat for you in this episode. At the March Citizens Advisory Committee, we were blessed to have a student panel of students from the different secondary schools in the district who made up a forum to answer questions that the CAC had submitted. It's a bit longer, and the audio isn't perfect, but I think you'll enjoy this episode.

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00:47:24

BG CAST 17: Transitional Kindergarten and Early...

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2023/03/06

In this episode, we are talking with teacher Gracelyn Crum and Director of Instructional Leadership Mike Michaud about some new steps our district is taking to teach pre-k kids in our community. Our spotlight is on Kara Martin, to talk about some of what she does as an early childhood special education teacher at Prairie. As usual, we get started with a game called short stories.

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00:48:49

BG CAST 16: Counselors, Social and Emotional...

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2023/02/07

In this episode we are talking with Tamra Scheetz, district director of instructional interventions, and Tamra Vanegas, a counselor on special assignment, talking about everything our district is doing to support the social and emotional well-being of our students. Our spotlight is on Ryan Wilson, to talk about some of what he does as a counselor at Pleasant Valley Primary School. As usual, we get started with some fun, random trivia.

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00:41:43

BG CAST 15: Professional Learning Communities

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2023/01/24

In this episode, we are talking with Andrea Sperry, the principal at Maple Grove, and Angela Knight, the principal at Captain Strong. We will be talking about professional learning communities and why they're important. Our spotlight is on Mandy Waugh to talk about her efforts to create a community of kindness and Prairie High School's "Inspire Week." As usual, we get started with some fun, random trivia.

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00:52:25

BG CAST 14: Prairie High School's ASB and work to...

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2023/01/10

In this episode we are talking with Erin Thompson, an Assistant principal at Prairie High School and Taylin who is serving as the current ASB president. We will be talking about Prairie's work to build connections between the school and community. Our spotlight is on Danaka Ross, the ASB adviser and as usual, we have a little fun to get started with a game called "get to know you."

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01:06:23

BG CAST 13: Curriculum Adoptions with Dave Cresap and...

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2022/12/21

In this episode, we take some time to talk with Dave Cresap and Amy Fredericks, who work in the Curriculum adoptions department for the district, about the process for adopting a new curriculum. Our spotlight is on Jean Markuson, who is volunteering on one of the curriculum adoption teams. But to get us started we play a game called "Top Three."

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00:48:39

BG CAST 12: The School Board

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2022/12/12

In this episode, we take some time to get to know Mark Watrin, president of the school board. We are shining the spotlight on Sora, the newest student representative for the School board. As usual, we get things started with a fun round of "This or That?"

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BG CAST 11: School Safety

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2022/11/28

In this episode, we're talking about what the district is doing to keep our students safe. We take some time to get to know Police Chief Mike Fort and Tom Adams, director of Student Services for BGPS. We are shining the spotlight on Phil Anderson, the School Resource Officer for Battleground High School, and Mike Kesler, the district security supervisor, and we get things started with a game called "Riff Off."

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00:52:22

BG CAST 10: Athletics and its Affects on School...

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2022/11/14

Welcome to the BG CAST, a podcast seeking to bring the battleground community and schools together. In this episode, we take some time to get to know Matt Stanfill and Mike Woodward from Battleground High School Athletics, we are shining the spotlight on Noah, a student-athlete at Battleground High School, and we get things started with a game called "Banana For Scale."

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00:53:14

BG CAST 09: The Citizens Advisory Committee,...

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2022/06/21

This week we will be talking with Josh and Ivie who are members of the CAC, aka the Citizens Advisory Committee. We'll be talking about the purpose of this committee and some of our insights from the first year. Our spotlight will be on two seniors, Evan and Kaeyln who just graduated. And as usual, we kick things off with the top ten quotes about dads.

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