The Park Pulse: Recent Episodes
The Park Pulse
The Park Pulse is a student-produced and student-created podcast designed to monitor the heartbeat of Wheeling Park High School.
On March 13, 2020, teachers said goodbye to their students, thinking they would see them in several weeks after the spread of COVID-19 was contained. But that didn't happen. That day was the last day they would see their students in their classrooms. For Wheeling Park High School teachers of seniors, this realization hit hard. Listen as they share how they feel about those "Empty Seats in the Classroom."
COVID-19 has left its mark on the world in a myriad of ways. In this episode, a group of Wheeling Park High School seniors share their thoughts about living in a global pandemic and how it changed their long-awaited rites of passage: prom, senior dinner dance, graduation. As a result, there will be "Blank Pages in the Yearbook" where their final high school memories should have been.
Noted financial expert (and Wheeling Park High School alumna) Jean Chatzky shares sound financial advice for seniors transitioning into their post-high school lives
Wheeling Park High School AP Government teacher Ryan Stanton unpacks the presidential primary season with host Shawn Crow.
Why are teenagers always tired? Could it be their school starts too early? The Park Pulse talks with national sleep behavior expert Dr. Wendy Troxel to find out the science behind why teenagers are perpetually tired. We also talk with local stakeholders to get their opinions about the ideal school start time.