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Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview Jared Doxey, state champion wrestler, graduating senior, and future educator, about hard work, perseverance, leadership, and preparing for life after high school. Students ask questions about success, setbacks, motivation, and what it takes to reach big goals. Mr.
Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview Superintendent Kamau Turner about leadership, education, opportunity, and what it takes to help students succeed. Students ask questions about his path from coaching basketball to leading school districts and how schools can create opportunities for future generations. Mr.
Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview Amy LaPointe, educator, director, and community leader, about early childhood education and why investing in young children shapes future generations. Students ask questions about Educare Winnebago, cultural identity, leadership, and what children need to succeed. Ms. LaPointe shares
Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview Michelle LaMere, founder and teacher of the Ho-Chunk Dual Language Academy. Students explore how language, culture, and education connect while learning why preserving language and cultural identity matters for future generations. The conversation focuses on how education builds
Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools sit down with Destiny Shipman, Family and Consumer Science teacher at Winnebago Public Schools, to talk about life skills, culture, identity, and preparing students for adulthood. Students explore topics ranging from cooking and sewing to cultural pride and future
Episode Summary In this Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview Sean Bear II, a conservation officer with the Department of Natural Resources, about protecting the land, wildlife, and environment within the Winnebago community. Students ask questions about his work, his life growing up, and why environmental protection matters
Episode Summary In this special Community Voices episode of The BAGO Mic, students from Winnebago Public Schools interview respected community elder Sarah Snake about wisdom, leadership, culture, and the importance of community. Ms. Snake shares stories about moving to Winnebago in 1964 and explains how much the community has changed over the years while still
Episode Summary In this episode of The BAGO Mic, three students shift the conversation from challenges to strengths by exploring what makes working with others powerful. They describe good teamwork as staying on task, listening to each other’s ideas, focusing, and contributing equally. The students share moments when they felt proud of their groups—especially when
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Episode Summary In this episode of The BAGO Mic, three students have an honest conversation about what makes working in groups difficult. They talk about frustration when teammates don’t participate, copy work, or distract others with side conversations. The students describe feeling overwhelmed when they end up doing most of the work. They explain how
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Episode Summary In this episode of The BAGO Mic, two students share what stress feels like and how it shows up in their daily lives. They talk openly about bullying, peer pressure, sports anxiety, and feeling afraid to speak up when something feels overwhelming. They describe stress as headaches, annoyance, anger, and even feeling “nonchalant”
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