York Dukes Activities

Duke Nation…as always, thank you so much for listening to the podcast. This episode is a little bit different. This is raw audio, sorry about the sound quality, of a presentation given by coach Matt Kern and coach Glen Snodgrass at York’s MLK Day teacher conference. It was titled “Building a Championship Culture.” This episode is a little longer than normal, but there is so much great material I wanted to give you the entire thing. The Duke podcast is supported by Kirtsey’s Clothing and Gift Boutique in York. Stop by for all of your women’s clothing and gift items. I hope you enjoy episode 10.

What a great listen on this episode. Elvira is a facinating  foreign exchange student from Sweden with a magnetic personality. She offers great insights into the differences in our countries and education systems. She is a heck of a tennis player. And she thinks corndogs are "weird," but we'll let that one slide. Thanks so much for listening and we hope that you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

This episode kicks off the winter sports season. We talk to senior Jeb Lucas of the boys basketball team, junior Carsyn Zumpfe from teh girls basketball team, and Scott Fulsos from the wrestling team. They talk a little about the offseason, preparing for the winter, and what we can expect this season.  All three of these student athletes are leaders on their team and in the school. We are proud to have them representing YHS in their respective sports. This podcast is brought to you by Kirtsey's clothing and gift boutique of York. 

This week we talk with two of our amazing partners from HumaneX Ventures, Nick Hovermale and Jordan Ortmeier. This is a partnership with a goal of developing student leaders within our activities programs. The leadership group, that we call the competitive leadership council, meets once or twice per month along with smaller committee meetings in between. Beyond developing personally, a few of the initiatives coming from this group include a lowering of student activity pass prices, a clothing drive for Houston hurricane relief, and building on our Be One theme by delivering YHS posters to businesses around town. But perhaps their biggest impact comes from the unseen things like rallying students to attend games or writing recognition or thank you notes throughout the year. As you’ll hear from Jordan and Nick, our students are doing great things and we are tremendously proud of them. But the work is not done. I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did...

This week we talk with York High Senior Lauren Riley and Junior Reid Hoffmann. Lauren and Reid are both members of the competitive leadership council and active in numerous sports and activities. They discuss what it takes to lead on-the-court and also how they manage their time off-the-court. This is a short one but a good one.

In this episode, I sit down with York One-Act and Speech coach, Becky Stahr, to discuss this year's production. I also speak with lead actress, Emily Baldridge, as she discusses A Home for Anya, the Anastasia story. So many gems in this one about student leadership and motivation while also giving a behind the scenes look into the preparation it takes to put on a large, competitive show.    This podcast is supported by Kirtsey's Clothing and Gift Boutique of York. 

We talk with six different York athletes about their upcoming seasons. Julia Lee (cross country), Mason Wright (tennis), Karlee Seevers (softball), Sydney Samson (volleyball), Simon Otte (football), and Lexa Rauert (golf) talk about expectations for 2017 and the themes they use to stay focused. This episode has a little bit for everyone and it was so much fun spending time with these seniors. This podcast is supported by Kirtsey's Clothing and Gift Boutique of York. 

Senior, Tenly Hansen, discusses her many adventures over the summer and her travelling basketball team. She talks about how she is developing as a leader and what she expects for the coming year. We also catch up with York High girls basketball coach, Matt Kern.  This podcast is supported by Kirtsey's Clothing and Gift Boutique.

In this episode, I speak with the superintendent of Ralston Public Schools, Dr. Mark Adler. He talks about how his #BeKind movement started following a personal trajedy, his message to educators to start this school year, and the important role of activities in education.

In this episode, we speak to York Superintendent, Dr. Mike Lucas, about school finance, York's "Be One" theme, and how social media can benefit schools. We also hear from senior, Dalton Mogul, about how he chooses to Be One at York High School.