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Who Are the Paper People?

Episode One: “Not Just A Counselor”

In this episode of Paper People, Jennifer interviews Mr. Mark Johnston, Churchill’s current Grade 12 counselor. He’s the man that we all go to in order to plan classes or talk about academics, or sometimes as the man that listens and understands when we have a problem we need to work through. It’s easy to forget that Mr. Johnston is his own person with his own feelings, and it’s easy to take advantage of his kindness – especially when it comes to borrowing his stuff, or asking for favours. Jennifer speaks to Mr. Johnston in the hopes of learning more about him, and to get to know a side of him that she’s only heard of from other people.

Episode Two – “Not Just A Teacher“

In this episode of Paper People, Aamir interviews Mr. Nathan Moes, who used to be the substitute teacher for Ms. Rosengren and is now the substitute for Ms. Moore. In place of Ms. Moore, he currently teaches Social Studies and Social Justice, and is known among students who have been in his classes as one of the coolest and nicest teachers in the school. Aamir aims to show that he’s not just a “teacher”, but a person like all of us. He goes through struggles like everyone does, and has regrets like everyone does. Additionally, he touches upon the idea that we all have a similar way of dealing with those regrets .

Special thanks to Mr. Moes for allowing us to use some music by his band, The Magician and the Gates of Love for Episode Two. Other music used in our podcast comes from freesound.org.

Five Years Full of Regret

They say high school is supposed to be some of the best years of your life. It’s the time for taking on new challenges, exploring different things, and making new friends. During the five years, students go through a rollar coaster of emotions from crazy to stressful to fantastic. Through these challenges, they make many mistakes which leads them to regretting many of their choices. From academics to friendships, this three part podcast will feature different grade 12 students talking about their regrets and how they learned from it.

Episode 1 – A Five Year Journey of Failures

High school is a time to try new things, however, with new challenges comes failures. Farbod Nematifar, grade 12 student from Sir Winston Churchill, is no stranger when it comes to challenging himself no matter the outcomes. This ambitious student shares his failures and regrets during his five years of high school. Along with that, Farbod also shares his next big project and how his past regrets shaped the way he is now.

Episode 2 – Get Involved

They say the only regrets we should have are the ones we don’t take. For David Qi the only regret during his high school experience is the one thing he didn’t do during the first two years of high school. Listen to the second episode and learn how David quickly learned and fixed his regret.

Episode 3 – Onto the Next

In the final episode of Five Years of Regret, we interview two best friends as they reflect on the past five years of high school. Centering around the topic of regret, they discuss topics such as sports, social life, and school. Along with discussing the past few years, the two best friends also talk about the next phase of their lives.

Credits

https://freesound.org

Regrets from different POV

We are grade 12 students from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Vancouver, BC. our episodes focused on how different social classes may have diverse opinions on regret.

“Red Dahlia Flower”

In this episode, we went to downtown Vancouver and found Dave, our interviewee, on Seymour St. near Vancouver City Centre Station. He shared his life stories with us, regarding his regrets, earlier lives, family, friends, and how he ended up on the streets. Most importantly, he shared his views on what success means to him. The interview raises our awareness of homeless people in Metro Vancouver and allows us to think deeply about the reason behind regrets. It was a very meaningful interview and it was definitely a new challenge for us to go out there and talk to strangers. We hope you enjoy this episode! 🙂

  • Sources: freesound.org
  • flowermeanings.org
  • en.wikipedia.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia#”Stars_of_the_Devil”

“Orange Rose”

In everyday life, we always see a lot of people. However, we only see them as a person just walking by, without really knowing who they are and how they are doing. In this episode, we are interviewing Jeanie, a music teacher who is teaching students music. An ‘ordinary’  person who we might see during a day, just walking by. However, she is indeed a successful person who achieved her goal, and a person who is always on her path to her dream. Through this interview, we can take an insight of her energetic, positive life and her regrets, which allowed her to be the better version of herself.

Sources:

https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/flowermeanings/rose-flower-meanings

Walk to Future

“They say that the best blaze burns brightest when circumstances are at their worst”

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Life is an obstacle course and we are the trainee gymnasts. Sometimes, as we face new things, we’re left with bruises and become afraid. No one succeeds at first. Only after many failures and falls does one learn to perform. Bruises and cuts all fade, but what stays with you is the strength you have learned through overcoming that step.

This is our story, and this is our journey. These are our difficult times, and these are our happy times. Walk to Future is the struggles and joy of the people. We share our path to the future after overcoming a series of hurdles.

Like a sparkler, by passing one little flame to another, we hope to help others who are struggling light up as well.

Artist: Zoe Wang

Credits and big thanks to Etude, a group of students from Toronto for sharing and giving us permission to use their music in our podcast! If you like their music, please check them out on Youtube :
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPD8iNn6cmSnOeM4UsDFgJg/videos

Over The Sea

Over The Sea focuses on stories of immigrants, we talk about the difficulty of being immigrants, how they adapt to the new culture of Canada, and how is the state of new life influence them. A new life is not an easy start, we have to leave all of our memories behind. It is a stressful but an exciting time, which makes immigration to be a Big Moment in life.

“Being immigrant and starting life over, you learn to be survival and how to face your challenges and basically overcome them.” – Anousheh Ansari

Group Members: Vincent Liang, Cohen Guan, Alex Yi, David Dong

CREDITS:

  • Introduction and Conclusion by Cohen Guan
  • Cover Picture from New York Civil Liberties, edited by Vincent Liang
  • Background music and editing by Vincent Liang
    • “Circle Ariel” from Anchor
    • “Circle Deserrat” from Anchor
    • “Circle Gerano” from Anchor
  • Interview by Vincent Liang, David Dong, and Alex Yi
  • Interviewees are Steve Kwan, Michael Li, and Tony Chan

 

Memory Lane

Throughout our lives, we encounter different people and face diverse situations, and they will eventually become memories that enrich our experiences and make our lives splendid. However, not all memories are pleasant and stimulating, instead, some memories might be burdens that are too heavy to bear, which thwart people’s passion and hope. This episode presents interviewees’ opinion towards their past and our own epiphany of the pros and cons of nostalgia to the listeners. We are trying to discover the impacts nostalgia has on people’s present and determine whether being nostalgic is beneficial or not.

  • Episode created by: Yanny Huang, Maggie Ruan, Anni Cervo, Alvin Kou, William Guo
  • Source: Garage Band
Source: Picsart
Edited by: Maggie Ruan

Uncertainty (Big Moments)

Our story

Long distance relationships are unpredictable, just like any other relationship in life. This podcast digs deeper into a story of someone who was in a long distance relationship and the bittersweet experiences that she encountered. We also bring along the different perspectives that a group of teenagers have towards long distance relationships in which they discover the uncertainties that accompany with it.

Strolling in the Dark

There are times we experience joy and happiness, but there are things we must struggle to maintain these emotions. My partner and I will be talking about depression. We will be sharing our thoughts and personal experiences of dealing with depression with the support of other people giving us a better insight of it. We do not wish for those who are listening to our audio feel negative but utilize it as a way to motivate yourself and countering depression. We hope you enjoy this recording.

Sources used for this podcast are the following:

  • Audacity
  • Flat.io
  • Soundtrap

Also special thanks to those who were interviewed in this podcast and our sources for making this Podcast happen.

Life-Changing Experiences

Some of our memories are hard to recall, but remembering previous experiences contributes to how our minds mature and grow. The fate of one’s future is partly guided by how they interpret their past, which memories can be manipulated to fit a certain narrative. In the “Life-Changing Experiences” branch of the Memory podcasts, we cover three main topics.

“Learning From Mistakes” is where we talk about our own mistakes, and how fessing up and accepting our errors is a healthy way to progress into someone’s life.

“Moving Houses” primarily covers the effect of constantly moving to different neighborhoods on families and children. It’s better to settle down for several years in one location than to move constantly because adjusting to the streets and different friends is difficult.

“My Parents and Me” discusses how the relationship between a child and their parents affects someone’s opinions and outlook on life and other people. If someone is raised to believe something, it’s difficult for them to believe that it can be disproved. Many of our opinions are largely influenced by what our parents told us, although we can still reflect on them, and determine if they are correct or justified.

The music that was used in this podcast is by Kevin MacLeod, a producer that has created over 2,000 royalty-free music pieces. His website is Incompetech.com, where one can find thousands of free songs and sounds. His YouTube channel is Kevin Macleod.