Seven Lakes High School Podcast: Recent Episodes
Seven Lakes AV Production Class
We sit down with our robotics team who just finished their season by competing at state.
We sit down with this year's captains as the season draws to a close and they push for the playoffs.
We visit with 4 students from the award winning Seven Lakes Orchestra. Their Ebullient Quartet played a portion of their state-bound performance on a recent appearance on the Seven Lakes Podcast.
In this podcast we feature our award winning animation students. Seven Lakes had 5 students who created animated films that made it to the state finals. The top 6 films in the state are all shown at the UIL Young Filmmakers State Film Festival in Austin, TX, then at the end of the evening, the winners are announced. Listed below are the state final results and links to the films.
"Together or Naught"
Category: Traditional Animation
Place: 1st - State Champion
Students: Sofia Morias, Bianca Salinas
Link to Animated Film - https://youtu.be/hrGIlnCX614
"To the Core"
Category: Digital Animation
Place: 3rd at State
Students: Zaina Quadri
Link to Animated Film - https://youtu.be/43UsjSgn208
"Win"
Category: Digital Animation
Place: 4th at State
Students: Chenchen Sun
Link to Animated Film - https://youtu.be/kHHn6A-4GdA
"Who?"
Category: Digital Animation
Place: 5th at State
Students: Michelle Zhang
Link to Animated Film - https://youtu.be/mdOEURHa44w
We sit down with two captains of our undefeated boys basketball team who are ranked #1 in Texas 6A.
In this episode we sit down with Dr. Eugenia Antoine who serves as Seven Lake's College and Career Facilitator. We discuss how she can help students find great options after high school.
We visit with Mrs. Piccolo, one of our school psychologists, about way students can better deal with stress.
We visit with students who share their opinions on the new Texas law prohibiting students from using their cell phones during the school day.
Yearbook staffers share with us all things yearbook including information about this year's edition.
We visit with crowd captains from our student cheering group which attends many of our athletic events.
We visit with building principal Kerri Finnesand about the upcoming school year and what's new at Seven Lakes.
We speak with students who have started an initiative to help senior citizens in our community.
We traveled the hallways asking students what was their favorite part of the school year.
We sit down with officers from the Future Business Leaders of America Club to learn more about what their organization offers students here at Seven Lakes.
We sit down with 3 teachers in their 20's to learn why they chose teaching as a profession and learn their thoughts on working at Seven Lakes.
With sit down with upperclassmen from our girls and boys soccer teams to discuss all matters soccer.
We sit down with a few students and discuss their preferences on several things in their daily lives.
Members of our Asian Culture Club and National Chinese Honor Society discuss the cultural traditions around the Lunar New Year and much more.
We sit down with players from our girls and boys basketball teams to discuss the season and their journeys in basketball.
We sit down with members of our yearbook staff to learn about what it takes to produce this annual record of school events.
We sit down with members of the Sensations to learn about their upcoming concert and more!
Our newly elected freshman president and vice president give sit down with class officers from the Junior and Senior class to gain insights on navigating their time at Seven Lakes.
We sit down with officers from Studio VII Theatre to discuss all the great events they have planned throughout the school year.
We visit with Mrs. Finnesand about her path to and current state of Seven Lakes High School.
During our first podcast of the 2024-2025 school year we visit with our tennis team captains. They tell us about this year's team tennis season and other related topics.
Plenty of laughs are in store as long-time teaching colleagues and best buds Mr. Robinson and Mr. Lefevre join us. Known on campus for their friendly rivalry, Mr. Robinson's long career at Seven Lakes is drawing to a close as he's moving to Canada.
Three members of the yearbook staff sit down with us to share their journey in the creation of the 2023-2024 yearbook.
Both the girls and boys soccer teams made it to State (final 4 in Texas). We sat down with members from each team and asked them to reflect on the season.
We sit down with the captains of our color guard team to discuss this year's successes.
We visit with some students who were part of the State Champion ensemble which just performed at their state convention for thousands of music educators. They play a portion of ta Romani (gypsy) tune called Turceasca.
Learn all about The Miracle Project at Seven Lakes High School, a service-oriented club with a mission to spread gratitude and positivity into the community! Learn about the club's history, events, and how to get involved!
In this episode, we meet with our varsity boys basketball captains and discuss their current season.
In this episode we visit with a couple students who are members of our Academic Decathlon team. They enlighten us on all the great things about AD.
We sat down with five students to get their opinions on topics relevant to young people today.
We sat down with the marching band's drum majors prior to the state competition. Learn more at https://slhsband.org.
We sit down with the student editors of our school news publication. The conversation covers various aspects of the students produce news for the Torch. Learn more at slhspress.com.
We visited with the captains and manager of Seven Lake's Comedy Sportz team for 2023-2024.
We sit down with 5 freshmen as they share their opinions about their first month of high school.
On the first episode of the 2023-2024 school year we sat down with two officers of our award winning dance team.
We visit with Dave Flora and Darryl Metcalfe, who are both retiring at the end of this school year. They share perspectives, memories and advice from their 40+ years in public education.
This spring the boys soccer team won the 6A State Soccer Championship. The United Soccer Coaches Association also named them the #1 rated high school team in the nation. Four boys who made the state all-tournament team sat down to discuss the season.
Listen to seniors from our district championship boys and girls soccer teams talk about the season.
In this episode of the podcast we spoke with the upcoming musical's lead actress, assistant director and stage manager.
We visited with our captains of this year's wrestling team. They shared what it's like to be a high school wrestler and much more.
Today we visited with some of the athletes that have signed with Division 1 schools for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
Joining us to discuss student resilience, stamina in academics, and other mental health issues is our campus certified school psychologist, Ms. Piccolo.
We visit with Career and Technical Education department chair Mrs. Longoria about the wide variety of CTE classes available to Seven Lakes students.
We visit with cast and crew of the fall production "Shakespeare in Hollywood", produced by the Studio VII Theatre Company.
Listen to our Varsity volleyball captains share what they have learned from team sports, their current season, future plans and more.
Today we visit with the crowd captains of our Spartan Crazies, a spirited group of students who's energy definitely helps our athletic teams win.
In our first episode we sit down with our head principal Ms. Finnesand and discuss Covid, school security and the upcoming school year.