Inside the Bubble

In the fifth and final episode of Inside the Bubble, you'll hear from Denise Dubravec again. This time, she'll be talking about starting this year with fully in person learning, and more current and future plans at the school. Caden discusses the block schedule, masks, and student ID card wearing with her.

In the fourth episode of Inside the Bubble, you'll hear from Dave Conway and Erik Munson again. They are hear to discuss the recent construction projects that have taken place on campuses and how they plan to completely renovate the entire Winnetka Campus within 15 years. Dave Conway oversees all the construction projects at New Trier and knows just about everything that they have done and have in store.

In the third episode of Inside the Bubble, Caden talks with four of his broadcast classmates to discuss their school experiences since March 2020. They talk about shifting to remote school in March 2020, being hybrid and remote in 2020-2021, and finally going all back in person this year. Michael (Junior), Charlie (Sophomore), Ellia (Sophomore), and Daniel (Junior) each have interesting stories of navigating New Trier in these unprecedented times.

In the second episode of Inside the Bubble, Caden sits down with Dave Conway and Erik Munson from New Trier Phisical plant services to discuss how PPS has stepped up during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dave Conway is the Director of PPS for both campuses and Erik Munson is the Building Manager for the Winnetka campus. They cover things PPS has been doing to make NT a safe learning environment during the pandemic, including installing equipment, stocking up on supplies, and reconfiguring areas. If you are wondering what is PPS does, here is what their website says, "The Physical Plant Services department is responsible for all district cleaning and maintenance both inside and outside the buildings. Additional responsibilities include planning and budgeting the district's capital projects, supervising construction projects and dealing with any environmental issues." In this episode you will learn that they now do so much more.

In the first episode of Inside the Bubble, Caden sits down with New Trier Winnetka campus Principal, Denise Dubravec. They discussed how the school has dealt with Covid-19 going back to March 2020. Dubravec tells the story of the ending of the 2020 school year and how New Trier got prepared for the next year of hybrid learning. This interesting perspective tells the inside story of how administration at one of the nations biggest high schools managed to pull off running school during a pandemic.