Lightridge Living Book: Recent Episodes
Amy Ivory
A podcast of Lightridge High School sharing the stories of faculty, staff, and students learning what makes our Lightning family spark.
Join Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. Lombardo as they chat with Mrs. Kara Pascale, Lightridge Career Center Specialist and Girls Lacrosse Coach!
Mrs. Sweeney and Mrs. Lombardo talk with Mr. Christopher Archie, Instructional Facilitator of Technology. Listen and discover the many talents of this multi-faceted dynamo!
Join Ms. Ivory and Mrs. Sweeney as they chat with Lightridge Athletic Director, Mr. Jason Treon.
Mrs. Lombardo and Ms. Ivory chat with Mrs. Christi Campbell, director of school counseling. Hear her journey as a school counselor, the epic way her husband finally got her attention, and all the fun she had in high school.
Join Ms. Ivory and Mrs. Lombardo as they chat with our new Student Support Advisor, Mrs. Tracy Rossi. Learn about her life before and outside of Lightridge!
Join Mrs. Sweeney, Mrs. Lombardo, and Ms. Ivory as they chat with Mr. T (assistant principal Re-Z). Learn about his time in India as boxer, the 866 mile bike ride he took with his daughter, and why he prefers reading non-fiction.
Ms. Ivory and Mrs. Lombardo talk with Mr. Paul Thiessen, principal of Pinebrook Elementary, one of Lightridge's feeder schools. Find out where to get the best breakfast (at The Brighton Hot Dog Shop!) in Western Pennsylvania!
Ms. Ivory and Mrs. Sweeney welcome our very first guest, Dr. Ryan Hitchman, back to Lightridge Living Book to talk about the changes at Lightridge over the last 3 years!
Mrs. Lombardo, Ms. Ivory and Mrs. Sweeney sit down with Dr. Kim Jackson, Lightridge's newest Assistant Principal (Kur-Ra). Listen to Dr. Jackson's larger than life story about her journey to education, her family, and her love of sports, trivia, and books.
Welcome back, Bolts! After a two year hiatus, the Living Book Podcast is back!!! For season two Ms. Ivory will be joined by the rest of the Lightridge Library Squad, Mrs. Lombardo and Mrs. Sweeney. This episodes allows you get to to know the three of us a little better. Learn of our hidden talents, what we are reading, and how we got into trouble in high school.
We're back! Mrs. Lombardo and Mrs. Sweeny join Ms. Ivory this season as co-hosts for our Living Book Podcast. Join us as we get to know each other and members of our Admin Team this season.
Happy Monday, Lightning! Time for a new episode of Lightridge LivingBook as we return to the counseling department and learn about Ms. Rachel Wollenberg. A few weeks ago we found out that Ms. Abooli was a former Team USA Martial Arts competitor, learn about Ms. Wollenberg's journey this week.
Mr. Brandon Kalbaugh, Theater and English teacher at Lightridge, has had a myriad of experiences in all avenues of theater throughout his career. Check out this week's episode to learn more and to hear about what Lightridge Theater has planned next!
Ms. Jennifer Schrader joins us this week and talks about growing up in Buffalo, New York where she was on the first ever Women's Hockey Team for Buffalo State! We also talk about a love of learning and her heroes. Check out it to learn more about our school counselor alpha A-Do!
Did you know that Lightridge School Psychologist Ms. Maral Abooali was a part of Team USA in worldwide competitions? Check out our latest episode of Lightridge LivingBook podcast to learn more about Ms. Abooali including who are her heroes and in which sport she competed!
For your listening pleasure over Spring Break 2021, check out this episode with Coach Brian Schmidt, our Assistant Athletic Director. Coach Schmidt is an avid runner and enjoys the Jack Ryan books. Listen to learn more.
Ms. Alex Case, Lightridge Instructional Facilitator, Technology (IFT) joins Ms. Ivory for the first episode of 2021! Learn about her life's motto, time as a forklift operator in her first job, and more!
In this episode Ms. Ivory chats with Mr. Merritt Cassell, Lightridge's School Security Officer. Tune in to hear about his history in law enforcement, what he was like as a student, and about his own podcast Brownie in Blue.
In this episode we meet Ms. Angela Cushing, one of our Exceptional Education teachers at Lightridge. She shares about her past education experience and time teaching in Haiti.
Ms. Ivory and Mr. Cortash chat about snow, high school, and Mr. Cortash's loves for the outdoors and history.
In this episode we get to know Lightridge Assistant Principal, Mrs. Monika Vereb. Learn about her experiences as a student and what brought her to become an educator and administrator.
Join me as I chat with Dr. Felicia Lewis, Lightridge Assistant Principal, about her first job, favorite foods, and travel recommendations.
In episode 1 our guest is Dr. Ryan Hitchman, principal of Lightridge High School. Learn about what Dr. Hitchman was like as a student, how many states he has visited, and what he is currently reading.
Episode one will drop next week. If you are interested in being a guest on Lightridge Living Book email Ms. Ivory (amy.ivory@lcps.org).
Fake podcast created for Amy's interview for the librarian position at Lightridge High School.
A podcast of Lightridge High School sharing the stories of our faculty, staff, and students.