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Hey there! Thanks for tuning into this episode of Open Floor. After quite a while with no episode, we hope that our conversation with Mr. Flynn can help give you a perspective on the importance of teachers, education and history within our society! Mr. Patrick Flynn is a World History teacher at Lexington High School. Aside from having graduated from Boston College and Columbia University, he is the lead vocalist of Have Heart and Fiddlehead, two famous punk rock bands. Check out more about him on his Instagram @pmbflynn. That's all for now! Feel free to check out our other episodes, or our own website at openfloor.me. Follow us on Instagram @openfloorpodcast and Twitter @theopenfloor. We'll see you, in the next episode, of Open Floor!

Hey there! Thanks for tuning into Episode 17 of the Open Floor podcast! We hope you enjoyed our discussion with Emory Admissions Officer Ms. Jetaun Davis as much as we did! High School Seniors: we wish you the best of luck on your journey to higher education and, as Ms. Davis said, "everything will be OK in the end"!Jetaun Davis is the Associate Dean of Admissions at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of the Northeast application review committe, and in charge of university outreach. She received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame, and a Masters in Science in Communication from Northwestern University.Thanks so much to Ms. Davis for coming onto the episode today, and we'll see you in the next episode!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-floor/donations

Hey there, thanks for tuning into another episode of the Open Floor Podcast! We really enjoyed talking with Annika about her experiences of education during the pandemic, and we hope you did too!Annika Johnson is a rising senior at Lexington High School. She is involved in many extracurricular activities and is interested in law and environmental science.We hope to see you in the next episode of Open Floor (we have a special one coming up!)Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-floor/donations

Hey there! Thanks for listening to Episode 15 of the podcast! Although it has been a while, we hope you enjoyed listening to Mr. Pato's perspectives on politics in Lexington!Joe Pato has been a Lexington, MA Board Select member since 2013 and has focused on issues such as environmental sustainability and infrastructure development. Check out his website at https://joepato.org/.During the episode, Mr. Pato talked aboutthe Citizen's Academy and other activities to help get into local politics! If you're interested, check out the site here: https://www.lexingtonma.gov/home/news/learn-about-local-government-lexington-2021-virtual-citizens-academyWe'll see you in the next episode of Open Floor, coming soon!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-floor/donations

Hey there! Thanks for listening to a (very delayed) Episode 14 of the podcast! It has been too long since our last episode, but we hope that the awesome insights provided by Mr. Casey help to make up for that time! Education during such a challenging time has been difficult, and thus we found it important to get the crucial perspectives of a teacher who has been at the forefront of education during the pandemic.Mr. Ryan Casey is a World Language-Spanish teacher at Lexington High School in Lexington, MA. He is a graduate of Harvard University, and an alum of Lexington High School! In addition to being a teacher, he has partaken in many school spirit activities, and a member of the LHS Hype Squad.If you liked today's episode, make sure to follow us on wherever you get your podcasts, or consider supporting us at https://openfloor.me. We will see you in the next episode!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-floor/donations

Hey there! Thanks for listening to today's special episode of the podcast! Although election day was almost two weeks ago, it's still important that your voice can be heard. Register to vote in all of your state's elections, and make sure that your voice has the opportunity to make a change. Akshay Jha and Rohan Balachander are both Juniors at Lexington High School. Both are interested in politics and history and always try to find time to talk about politics with someone. Both can be found on social media if you would like to get in touch with them.

Hey there, thanks for tuning into today's episode of Open Floor! Sorry for not following our upload schedule; school has been more work than we thought, especially adapting to Remote Learning! Additionally, today's episode was more on the somber side and we decided not to include our normal intro and outro music, so as to fully respect the long legacy of RBG. We all deeply miss her and pass on our condolences to her family. Sara Mei is a Junior at Lexington High School and has been the Student Representative for the Lexington School Committee for the past year and a half. She also aims to have her voice be heard in the political field. In her free time, she likes to swim and read books. Check her out on her twitter @splashswimmer04. Follow us on Instagram @openfloorpodcast, on twitter @theopenfloor, and check out our website at https://openfloor.me. See you guys in the next episode!

Thank you so much for tuning into today's episode of Open Floor. We were really excited to bring on Dr. Hackett, and I hope that you guys learned a lot from listening to the episode! Dr. Julie Hackett is the current superintendent of the Lexington, MA Public Schools. Her career begun in Maine, where she worked her way up from a High School English teacher to a middle school principalship and into the central administration department. In 2007, she and her family moved to Massachusetts, where she ultimately became the superintendent of Taunton, MA Public Schools for the 10 years before her current position as superintendent of the Lexington Public Schools. Follow her @lexingtonsuper on twitter for updates on returning back-to-school this year. As promised, here is the link to the LPS Back-to-School blueprints mentioned throughout the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yHtYDoRm88uo6mP_x0XjV5HQz_bcI8G5Aq9saM0BVuA/edit?usp=sharing.

Hey, thanks so much for tuning into our Pilot Episode for Season 2! All the support we've been receiving with the podcast has allowed us to grow so much and it means a lot! As stated, the Season will officially begin on September 13th, with Episode 1. For notifications on when it comes out, follow us on Instagram @openfloorpodcast, or on Twitter @theopenfloor. Additionally, check out our new website, https://openfloor.me.

Hey there, thanks for listening to this episode, and thank you for joining us on our journey through the first season of Open Floor. Your guys' continual support means so much to us! Thanks again to Emily and Sophia from Sophrosyne for coming onto this episode. Sophrosyne is a non-for-profit organization combating the stigma through mental health education, art, and legislation. Emily Weinberg and Sophia Sullivan are Lexington High School graduates, and also co-founders of this organization. Visit their website at https://www.sophrosynementalhealth.com/. The Sophrosyne app can be found at https://sophrosyne.now.sh/. If you want to get in touch with them, their Instagram is @sophrosynementalhealth. Their website is a great place to find resources regarding mental health. However, for a list of hotlines for dealing with mental health, visit https://www.sophrosynementalhealth.com/hotlines. If at all you are in need of immediate medical assistance, dial 911. Additionally, if you are having suicidal thoughts, dial 18007842433. All other hotlines are at the site linked above. Thanks so much to you, for being interested in gaining the bigger picture of societal issues we face on a daily basis. We'll see you in the next season of Open Floor (soon!!)

Thank you for listening to this episode of Open Floor. We were so delighted to bring on YMAA Lexington to come discuss with us about Dementia and Alzheimer's. YMAA (Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's) is a group of young individuals committed to changing the perception of Alzheimer's Disease. Their members can be found in high schools and college campuses across the nation creating a grassroots movement to seek the cure. Lena Cassidy and Avery Cutler are co-founders of the YMAA Lexington branch at the Lexington High school and are rising Juniors at the high school. Find YMAA on their site at https://www.theyouthmovement.org/, and find some wonderful resources about Alzheimer's here: https://www.theyouthmovement.org/#/alzheimers. Get in touch with either Lena (@lena.cassidy) or Avery (@averycutler) on Instagram. Or, get in touch with us via our site http://openfloor.me/home, or on Instagram @openfloorpodcast. See you in the next episode!

Welcome to the 8th episode of Open Floor. In this episode, we brought on Anya Rao and Robin Pan, members of the leadership team for the Lexington Branch of the Sunrise Movement, to discuss what we can do in response to climate change. Ever since the pandemic started, a lot of the major issues that we face have gone on the back burner, especially Climate Change. Hopefully, you can gain some more insight into how to turn your newfound understanding on climate change into something actionable by listening to this episode. Please check out the Sunrise Movement's website at SunriseLexington.org. Please consider following us on whatever platform you get your podcasts, and also follow us on Instagram @openfloorpodcast. If you know of people who would enjoy this episode, consider sharing it with them! We hope to see you in the next episode!

Hey guys! Thanks for listening to this episode of Open Floor. We want to thank Sunrise Lexington for taking the time and coming onto this episode. Make sure to tune into the next episode where  Sunrise Lexington will talk about activism on climate change.  As a reminder, make sure to check us out at openfloor.me/home, and follow us on Instagram @openfloor podcast. A list to where you can find us is at openfloor.me/listen, and make sure to follow us on wherever you get your podcasts. I also want to take the time to thank you guys for all the support in listening, sharing, and giving feedback on our episodes. It honestly means a lot! See you next time!

Hey there! Thanks for listening to this episode of Open Floor. A big thanks to Chris, Danny, and Vera for coming onto this week's episode. This episode is a bit more chill and laid-back, but I do hope it opens your eyes to a new thing that is being affected by COVID-19. As always, our website is openfloor.me/home. Our Instagram is @openfloorpodcast, and a full list of where to find Open Floor is at openfloor.me/listen. See you next time!

Hey there! Thanks for listening to this episode of Open Floor. Thanks to Dr. Farukhi for coming onto the podcast and enlightening us on how to stay healthy while staying indoors. It truly is something important to be knowledgable about during this time. Hopefully, this episode was informative for you as it was for us. If you have any questions for Dr. Farukhi and anything she talked about, or just want to continue the discussion, get in touch with us on our website at openfloor.me/home, or DM us on Instagram @openfloorpodcast. Follow us on wherever you get your podcasts or check openfloor.me/listen to view places to listen to the episodes! Thanks again, and we hope to see you next time!

Hey there! Thanks for tuning in to this episode of Open Floor. I know, today's episode is on a slightly different topic, but again we thought it was super important to talk about in today's day and age. We want to continue the discussion with you though! If you have any thoughts on this episode and its topics, send us a message @openfloorpodcast on Instagram. Make sure you check out our website at openfloor.me/home for info about us and where to listen to Open Floor. Make sure you subscribe to us on wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, and we'll see you next time.

Hey there, thanks for listening to this episode of Open Floor. Although this is a shorter episode and the format is a bit different, Aryan and I decided that it was important that these new updates be talked about, so that you can be better informed. Link to sources used: openfloor.me/sources. Our site is openfloor.me/home. Follow us on wherever you may get your podcasts, and also follow us on our Instagram, @openfloorpodcast. Let us know how we did this episode by DMing us on Instagram or sending us an email at openfloorpodcast@gmail.com.

Hey there! Welcome to episode 2. Sorry, this isn't the part 2 to the police brutality episode; the interviews lined up for part 2 didn't work out in this week's timeline, so here is this episode on Covid-19's effect on schools and school closures. I interview Bryce Zhang, Matt Wang, and Anthony Zhao: thanks to them for coming onto the podcast! Our site is openfloor.me/home. Insta is @openfloorpodcast. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to the first episode of Open Floor. Thanks for listening to this episode. This episode was a really informative episode (at least for me), as it brought to light a lot of emotions present during these times. I hope that these discussions serve useful for you as well! Here is the link to a set of resources which Aryan was referring to in his interview, and which Open Floor endorses: https://time.com/5849721/how-to-help-black-lives-matter-protests/ Visit us at our site, at openfloor.me/home, and check us out on Instagram @openfloorpodcast. Intro and outro music was produced by Joakim Karud.

Hey there! Thanks for listening to the pilot episode of Open Floor! I know the audio sounds rough, but I promise it will get better with time! Here's the link to our website: tiny.cc/openfloor. Follow us on Instagram too @openfloorpodcast. At our site, you can submit questions to the podcast, and even fill out a form to come onto Open Floor. I hope that this becomes a platform for all people to listen and share their thoughts on the current situation of the world. Thanks again!