HOPEWELL VALLEY SOURCES OF STRENGTH
The Sources of Strength Podcast and Blog is a collaboration between a diverse group of student leaders and caring adults within Hopewell Valley Central High School. The goal of Sources is to spread messages of hope, help, and strength throughout our school and community. We recognize that we all go through good times and bad times and our mission is to make sure that during the rough times no one gets so overwhelmed or hopeless that they want to give up.
Recent Podcast Episodes
Mental Health in A Streetcar Named Desire
Today we’ll be talking about the topic of mental health, which is heavily pushed in the story A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. We’ll talk about the main character Blanch DuBois who suffers from PTSD and struggles with her mental health, society’s perception of mental health during the late 1940s when the story takes place, and how society today sees and treats mental health.
LISTEN NOWWomen In Streetcar
In this episode, we’ll talk about the challenges faced by female characters in A streetcar named Desire and how these challenges made an imprint on their character and perspective.
LISTEN NOWDelving Into Joy
In this episode, Delving Into Joy, we talk about what joy is, how joy relates to our curriculum, and our personal experiences of joy
LISTEN NOWBaba’s Big Adventure
In this episode called Baba’s Big Adventure, we discuss the three dominant male figures in the literature explored this semester.
LISTEN NOWAP Biology Russia Ukraine
My AP Biology Thoughts Unit #: 8EPISODE TITLE: Welcome to My AP Biology Thoughts podcast, our names are Ramit Dasika, Flavio D’Attilio, Samy Leroux, Landon Schafer, Colin Fahmy and we are hosting this episode called Unit 8 Ecology AND Today we will be discussing The war between Ukraine and Russia has caused mass destruction to many ecosystems…
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New Aircraft
Last year Boeing created another aircraft called the ” Boeing 797″. This new aircraft is a smaller aircraft but larger than the Boeing 737. This aircraft seats between 220 and 270 passengers depending on the configuration by the airline. The 797 will have a twin aisle configuration as well that can travel up to 5,200…
LISTEN NOWConnect the Dots: Storytelling Through Taylor Swift’s Discography
Rhapsody Blog Connect the Dots: Storytelling Through Taylor Swift’s Discography Intro: Today’s blog is a connect the dots and will explore the theme of storytelling through Taylor Swift’s discography. Taylor Swift has been in the spotlight since she released her first album at age 16 and has been writing music since she…
LISTEN NOWCOMPOSER’S CORNER: Three Composers, One Song
COMPOSER’S CORNER: Three Composers, One Song Today’s episode is a Composer’s Corner where three different composers from three different musical backgrounds will write a song together, and give an inside look at the creative process of collaborating musicians. Segment 1: Brad: Mixing and Melodic Composition Three Different Elements of the Chord Progression, Violin/Strings, Arpeggio, Sawtooth…
LISTEN NOWHead to Head: The Girl From Ipanema
Rhapsody Blog Head to Head: The Girl From Ipanema Intro: Today’s blog is a Head to Head and will analyze the similarities and differences between two different versions of the song “The Girl From Ipanema”, originally written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. The two recordings are by Stan Getz and João Gilberto,…
LISTEN NOWCommercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots by Miller Cleave They have specialized skills, top prestige, and a unique vantage point from the flight deck that most people will never get to experience. In the Airline Industry, There’s a huge pilot shortage that goes up to seven hundred thousand pilots. In the next ten years, the pilots will have to…
LISTEN NOWWhy I Wanted to be a Pilot
Why I Wanted to Be a Pilot Blog Post 1 By Miller Cleave Hello and welcome to Capt Cleave’s Flight Adventures on the Hopewell Valley Student Publications Network where students come together to share content with the world. The opinions expressed in this episode are mine the show. I wanted to be a pilot ever…
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