In this episode, we hear from an anonymous student at James River High School. Tune in for the next few minutes as she shares her journey from Venezuela to Colombia, and from Colombia to Virginia. She details the obstacles she and her family faced throughout their immigration and talks about what gives her hope. We also have an amazing ESL teacher, Ms. Gail, with us in order to facilitate the conversation.

This episode is in both English and Spanish.

*Also, a side note: this interview was filmed in a school, so there are a few times when there are pauses due to interruptions that had to be cut for the sake of the flow.

In this episode, we hear from a professional comedian, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. He also happens to be the past head coach of the James River girls volleyball team during some of their most prominent seasons. Listen as he shares his journey from growing up in poverty in Alabama to building up his own image as an entertainer and business owner in both LA and VA.

Mr. White elaborates more on identity, where he learned his life lessons, how to be successful, and gives us some advice that he would have shared with his younger self.

Instagram: @comedianbamm

Personal Website: https://www.mbbwhite.com/

On this episode we welcome Mr. Randy Early, a special education teacher at James River High School! Listen as he shares about his teaching journey, Rapid Fire, hopes for the community, and, of course, the famous potato bar.

Also, go follow his famous cats on Instagram!

@seamus_n_angus

Welcome back to another season! Hear from your newest host, Kennedy Coffin, as she shares her journey while attending James River and her reasons for doing the podcast. Get ready for an exciting, upcoming collection of conversations!

In this episode, juniors Lanie Grant and Lilly Verbeek reflect on their experience at James River and talk about their involvment in sports growing up, how they balance school, and how sports in general have impacted their way of living.

In this episode, Sarah and Katherine chat with Jalen Pritchett, a senior at James River who uses his passion for dancing and singing to overcome strife and express himself.

Welcome to our first mini episode! Mini episodes will be posted the week between every "main episode" posted. Each mini episode will be an interview of a 2023 capstone happening at James River, we will talk about what they are doing and why they are doing it. Our first mini episode is Brooke Long and Raigan Kelley's capstone which is "Heroes on the Diamond." In this episode we discuss their lives growing up with military and 1st responders in their families and how they wanted to give back to that community. We will also talk about their intention of creating a place for teens, first responders, and military to bond.

In this episode, Sarah and Katherine talk about their excitement to be the hosts for the fifth season of the Humans of James River podcast. They also touch on topics like what they learned from their high school experiences thus far, their favorite musical artists, as well as a plethora of other questions submitted by listeners via Instagram.