Episode 1 of Podcast Teen Talk
Today we will be talking with Brooklin
Hosted by Katie A. Phillips
— Show Outline —
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[00:11:47] Brooklin is sixteen years old. She has been driving since October 2013 and quite into the social scene at her school.
[00:25:61] Background interview Brooklin goes to Alta High School. She finds the most important part of her day is to make the mundane parts of her class more interesting - although her teachers may not like it but she lids to talk to her friends. Even to make homework more enjoyable by rewarding yourself with a cookie. She does get in trouble at school for talking in class. She does know that you need to be respectful of the teacher and work when they want you to be working in class.
[01:26:86] Extra-circular Activities
She is a water girl for the football team. As a water girl she has to go to every football practice and all the games. She says it is a lot of fun. There are four water girls total, it is fun to be with them. They do have to keep the equipment together, all the broken equipment that needs to be fixed is their responsibility. Has to have water, medication, and basically assist the trainers.
[03:09:33] Work and School Balance
She works at TJMaxx. It is important to prioritize your day. Have to keep the store clean. Have to pick up stuff that people leave around.
[05:02:11] School Dances
There is a dance every month, it switches between boys choice and girls choice. There is usually 1 or 2 stag dances during the year.
[09:31:87] Importance of an Education
Like at TJMaxx the managers make more and she only makes minimum wage. What is she going to do in college. She is not sure what she wants to do in college. Plans to take her generals and see and learn so much about yourself, so she doesn’t want to plan that far out right now.
[10:08:97] Careers she has considered
She thinks it would be fun to work at an animal reservation. Possibly Physical Therapy. Her dad is an athletic trainer and she remembers going and watching him tape up athletes.
[11:34:71] College
Being from Utah, she thins she might want to go to University of Utah. Thiinks it would be fun to go out of state to go to a new area and meet a lot of new people.
[11:59:19] ACT
Shen is the ACT test?
