A Look Back with Mr. Meta

Over the weekend, I finally set up a podcast interview with one of the first 8th grade students that I taught at Hyatts and his name is Cole Alverson. Cole was one of the Eagle News stars, before I even thought about handing out awards for the work kids did in class. How this came about started with me finding a hard drive that had not worked in a couple of years in my school closet. On a whim, I used a different cord to see if it would work....and it did!!! So I started immediately copying every

Sarah, Taylor and Taylor Today's show includes three of my all time favorite students from 6 years ago. Taylor, Taylor and Sarah are roommates at the THE Ohio State University and today I was able to hang out with them and get them to be a part of the podcast. Taylor M and Sarah tell their story of being at Bowling Green and then coming back home to central Ohio and eventually Ohio State and Taylor H. talks about her experience at San Diego State and how great her year was there and why she

Chad Pickelheimer Today's "Look Back" was a special one because it was the first one that I did using FaceTime. I am not sure how the volume will be, so be patient because if you can hear our conversation, it was a good one. Chad Pickelheimer reminded me that he was the first student awarded with "Best In Front of Camera" award. He remembered me giving that speech in front of all the 8th grade parents. That was the first year that I gave out Eagle News awards. Chad is doing well. Catching up

Delaney and Megan Conference Night with Delaney and Megan! So I am at conference night at Hyatts today and as I am talking to a couple of teachers in the hallway, I see Delaney walk into the school. She was headed to my classroom today to ask for some help and ideas for a video project that she is starting with for school. As we were talking about her project, her text sounded and it was her work saying that she didn't have to work. She called Megan to tell her the good news and then demanded

Lee Ann Perorazio Lee Ann and I enjoy some Bob Evans! Tonight, I was able to finally line up a show with an old student of mine from Scioto Ridge in 3rd grade and then in 8th grade in Middle School. She has been a student that moved into town when I was teaching 3rd grade. I remember that some of her family was from East Liverpool and that started a connection to her and her family that has continued to this day! I was so honored to shake her hand at graduation, an honor that means the