The Gray Area: Recent Episodes
The Gray Area
Often times we are told to see things one of two ways: black or white. But what if the answers lie somewhere in the middle...Erica and Emily, two teenage girls take on high school topics with experience and new perspectives. They dare you to jump into the gray area.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily interview Arianna, a class of 2020 senior about her experiences as the student body president, handling COVID-19 and college applications.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily talk about the impacts of taking advanced classes as an elementary student and so forth. There are so many issues not talked about behind the lives of some of the "smart" students in high school and light is brought to it.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily go in-depth about their perspectives on social media and how it has impacted them across the years of posting and scrolling. Maybe high schoolers need to reflect on why they use is so often to better themselves?
In today’s episode, Erica and Emily interview Matthew, also known as “Francis” on different elements of society. They include topics like bullying, politics, and social media in general.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily talk about the ups and downs of a life as a student athlete in high school. With Emily, a Varsity soccer player since freshman year and Erica going traditionally from JV to Varsity basketball over the years, you can see these differences and hopefully relate!
In today's episode, Erica and Enily interview their best friend Kendall about the ins and outs of high school. They cover balancing work and school, share fun memories and take a moment to appreciate their friendships.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily talk about the impacts of stress in high school specifically associated with junior year. They dive into balancing work and life in general among many other things.
In today’s episode, Erica and Emily touch upon the subject of being the main character by staying true to yourself. A lot of times in high school, factors like insecurity and stereotypes misconstrue teenagers from knowing who they are; this episode is meant to navigate anyone with these struggles.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily interview Camila about her experiences across all of high school and how she has grown to become a social butterfly. They highlight the topics of meaningful friendships, her diplomatic future, her Hispanic background and political beliefs.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily talk about their lives ranging from roasted pine nut hummus and diet coke to the theories on collective consciousness. Join them and dive into philosophical talk about the anything and everything of their minds.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily interview an old friend, Jeremiah and catch up on life. He mentions his church life, soccer and plans for the future.
In this episode, Erica and Emily talk about how peer pressure can differ for every person but nonetheless is present for most high school students. This is the first episode of sophomore year.
In today's episode, Erica and Em tackle the subject of how one's expectations of high school don't meet with the reality- and that is okay! After all, high school is what you make of it!
In today's episode, Erica and Emily interview Frank, a former high school graduate who attends UCF. They discuss the topic of your freshman year in high school versus your freshman year in college and find an understanding in having balance between academics and enjoying yourself!
In today's episode, Erica and Emily discuss their personal encounters with different forms of anxiety and their ways of managing such. They bring the message that sometimes there isn't a definite solution.
In today's episode, Erica and Emily bring on Sabrina, Erica's younger sister who just finished her freshman year of high school. She shares her struggles as an incoming freshman, including losing friends and struggling emotionally.
Erica and Emily tackle their first episode of The Gray Area with an introduction to who they are and their primary experiences walking into freshman year- more specifically losing friendships.
Dare to jump into the gray area? First episode airing Monday June 8th at 10:00 AM. (EST)