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Welcome to If You Give a Principal a Podcast, a podcast production of the Harrah Elementary School Associated Student Body  and the Mt. Adams School District. I’m your host, and Principal, at Harrah Elementary, Rob McCracken.  Today’s episode is an audio retelling of a story written and performed by my grandfather, George Nelsen.  My grandfather became an avid storyteller to entertain his grandkids. Some of my fondest memories are of my sister, cousins, and I listening to one of grandpa’s stories.  My grandpa pursued storytelling and wrote and told many stories in classrooms of children across the United States as well as performing in hospitals, nursing homes, and festivals, touching the lives of thousands as “Grandpa from Dakota”.  He founded the Northern Prairie Storytelling Festival held at the University of Sioux Falls and received several national awards for his exemplary leadership and significant contributions to his community through storytelling.  My grandfather loved a good story and he would have been honored to hear our students performing one of his stories.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast. Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Little Peace At Christmas” by Squire Tuck and is licensed under a Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License and can be found at freemusicarchive.org.  

Our guest today is Maddie Louder.  In July of 2021, she was crowned Miss Washington. She is a graduate of Oklahoma City University and prior to being crowned Miss Washington, she wore the crown of Miss Emerald City. Maddie will use her Miss Washington platform to support radical self-acceptance and eating disorder awareness. She will spend the next year touring the state and will compete in the 2021 Miss America pageant in December, marking its 100th anniversary. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.

The teachers and students have all gone home for the summer. When the students return in the Fall, we will begin putting together some new material for you. We anticipate new episodes to be released in December and plan to have a more regular release schedule.  While you wait, I thought I’d share some messages that were originally shared to our staff as video messages or newsletters sometime in the last three years.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.  Please take a minute to rate, and leave a review or simply tell a friend about our show. We look forward to the feedback as it will help us improve. It’s very much appreciated.   Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Early Sun” by Crowander and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Licence. Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.

The teachers and students have all gone home for the summer. When the students return in the Fall, we will begin putting together some new material for you. We anticipate new episodes to be released in December and plan to have a more regular release schedule.  While you wait, I thought I’d share some messages that were originally shared to our staff as video messages or newsletters sometime in the last three years.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.  Please take a minute to rate, and leave a review or simply tell a friend about our show. We look forward to the feedback as it will help us improve. It’s very much appreciated.   Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Early Sun” by Crowander and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Licence. Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.

The teachers and students have all gone home for the summer. When the students return in the Fall, we will begin putting together some new material for you. We anticipate new episodes to be released in December and plan to have a more regular release schedule.  While you wait, I thought I’d share some messages that were originally shared to our staff as video messages or newsletters sometime in the last three years.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.  Please take a minute to rate, and leave a review or simply tell a friend about our show. We look forward to the feedback as it will help us improve. It’s very much appreciated.   Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Early Sun” by Crowander and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Licence. Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.  

The teachers and students have all gone home for the summer. When the students return in the Fall, we will begin putting together some new material for you. We anticipate new episodes to be released in December and plan to have a more regular release schedule.  While you wait, I thought I’d share some messages that were originally shared to our staff as video messages or newsletters sometime in the last three years.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.  Please take a minute to rate, and leave a review or simply tell a friend about our show. We look forward to the feedback as it will help us improve. It’s very much appreciated.   Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Trapper John” by Lobo Loco and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Licence. Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.  

Today’s episode is an audio retelling of the classic Cinderella tale, in which her feet are a size 87, and she can’t go to the royal ball because she is a safety hazard.  This script was originally designed to be performed by students from our Summer School program. However, due to the heat wave in our area, students were kept home.  As they say in show business, the show must go on. Staff members from our Summer School program stepped up to flex their acting muscles.  Fun fact: There are thousands of different versions of this story throughout the world. The earliest known version of this story about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt was written around 7 BC and AD 23.  Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Sound effects were found at freesound.org  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Adventure” by Alexander Nakarada and is used by a Creative Commons License.  This script and others like it can be found at thebestclass.org. This script was taken from the 1997 childrens book, Cinderella Bigfoot (Happily Ever Laughter) written by Mike Thaler and published by Cartwheel Books. This book and, and others like it, can be found at mikethaler.com. We want to thank Mr. Thaler for generously permitting us to use his material.  A big shout out goes to Ms. Rodriguez, Ms. Johann, Ms. Perea, Imani Larez, Mrs. Trainor, Ms. Jenks, and Mr. Sanchez for lending their theatrical talents to this episode.  Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.

The teachers and students have all gone home for the summer. When the students return in the Fall, we will begin putting together some new material for you. We anticipate new episodes to be released in December and plan to have a more regular release schedule.  While you wait, I thought I’d share some messages that were originally shared to our staff as video messages or newsletters sometime in the last three years.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.  Please take a minute to rate, and leave a review or simply tell a friend about our show. We look forward to the feedback as it will help us improve. It’s very much appreciated.   Visit masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Early Sun” by Crowander and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons Licence. Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.  

In today’s episode, I sit down with Mrs. Trainor’s 5th grade classroom for a quick Q and A. Today’s question is, “What is something that makes a person smile?”  Although this seems like a simple questions, the students in Mrs. Trainor’s class reminded me of the power of a good joke, a hug, a compliment, a sense of belonging, a helping hand, and a gift.  Visit www.masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  A big shout out goes to Mrs. Trainor and her 5th grade class for taking time out of their day to talk with me.  Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then: Be responsible. Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.

Today’s episode is an audio retelling of a classic English fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk.  Trouble ensues when Jack, a poor country boy, trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, which grow into an enormous beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds himself in the castle of an unfriendly giant. Fun fact: Researchers suggest this story can trace its origins back to a story called The Boy Steals Ogre’s Treasure written nearly 5000 years ago!  Visit www.masd209.org for news, announcements, upcoming events and resources related to the Mount Adams School District and links to our show. If you have suggestions for future episodes, drop me a line at [email protected].  Sound effects were found at freesound.org  Our intro and outro music is “Helix Nebula” by Anamanaguchi and is licensed under an Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States Creative Commons License.  The background music used during the performance was “Over the Water, Humans Gather” by Doctor Turtle and is licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International Creative Commons License.  This royalty-free play by Ruth Landowne-Giordano is part of a fantastic collection of plays for kids and teens published by Drama Notebook. This script, and others like it, can be found at www.dramanotebook.com. A big shout out goes to Ms. Johann, Mrs. Redlin, and Mrs. Ritchie and their amazing third graders at Harrah Elementary for lending their theatrical talents to this episode.  Join us next time for another episode of If You Give a Principal a Podcast.  Until then, Be responsible, Be safe and, most of all, Be kind.

              Today’s episode is a short presentation by members of the Mt. Adams School District Dream Makers and the third installment of the Samantha Skunk series.  The Dream Makers is a youth coalition that started in 2007 when a group of students, under the guidance of school counselors, saw an opportunity to make a difference in their community within the Yakama Reservation.  Dream Makers provides a place for students in the Mt. Adams School District to discuss their problems concerning family, school, poverty, substance abuse, and suicide.  In this episode, titled “The Story of Samantha Skunk and How She Loved Her Os”, we meet Samantha Skunk - a magenta skunk - and her friends Solomon the Parrot, Penny Penguin, and Pat Panda.  In this story, Samantha has tried smoking and she can no longer run as fast or keep up with her friends. With the help of her friends, she learns how smoking anything can hurt her lungs and her ability to get Oxygen to her muscles.  Core learning points of this presentation are:  Os are tiny Oxygen molecules – which are in the air; You need oxygen to exercise and play. Smoking anything makes it hard to get your oxygen. Smoking makes you slower because the oxygen can’t get to the muscles as well; Smoking hurts your body and prevents you from running and playing as well. Smoking may make it hard to keep up with your friends. The Samantha Skunk Program uses Samantha Skunk and her friends to present a positive message on health. The stories are designed to be taught primarily at the Pre-k through 2nd grade level and address issues related to prescription and medicine safety, smoking, lung health, and exercise.  Each story is normally taught by members of our Harrah Elementary Dream Makers in brightly colored, full-body costumes. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we have adapted this presentation as an audio performance.   If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.

  Welcome to If You Give a Principal a Podcast, a podcast production of the Harrah Elementary School Associated Student Body  and the Mt. Adams School District. I’m your host, and Principal, at Harrah Elementary, Rob McCracken.  Today’s episode is a short presentation by members of the Mt. Adams School District Dream Makers. The Dream Makers is a youth coalition that started in 2007 when a group of students, under the guidance of school counselors, saw an opportunity to make a difference in their community within the Yakama Reservation.  Dream Makers provides a place for students in the Mt. Adams School District to discuss their problems concerning family, school, poverty, substance abuse, and suicide.  In this episode, titled “Medicine Safety”, we meet Samantha Skunk - a magenta skunk - and her friend Solomon the Parrot.  In this story, Samantha has tried medicine that wasn’t hers and it has caused her to turn from her beautiful unique magenta color to a sickly green. Solomon leads Samantha to return to her original color by following his advice and agreeing to help others learn to be safe around medicine. Core learning points of this presentation are:  Someone else’s medicine might be bad for you, Never give yourself medicine; and, If you find medicine – tell an adult. The Samantha Skunk Program uses Samantha Skunk and her friends to present a positive message on health. The stories are designed to be taught primarily at the Pre-k through 2nd grade level and address issues related to prescription and medicine safety, smoking, and lung health and exercise.  Each story is normally taught by members of our Harrah Elementary Dream Makers in brightly colored, full-body costumes. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we have adapted this presentation as an audio presentation.  If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you’re a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.