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"Thousands of high school seniors are thrilled to get into a new phase of their lives, but they are also worried about the process of college admissions. Having a high GPA and doing well on the SAT is not enough; the students have to submit flawless college applications as well."

I worked with these students during the creation of this podcast. Their aptitude and understanding of the medium were demonstrated throughout the process. A good authentic learning experience for them.

Creating quality podcasts requires not only technical understanding, but also excellent interpersonal skills, project management understanding and a sympathy towards the message being communicated. The Kolbe Podcast Crew, under the wise guidance of teachers Trevor Galbraith and Skye Moroney, have done an excellent job in podcasting the "Living the Vision" Catholic Leadership Conference. Through this authentic learning experience they have produced a website that would be worth thousands of dollars in a commercial setting.

"Writing skills are not easy to obtain; you have to invest a lot of practice and devotion. For a native English speaker who expects to read content worthy of their time, improper grammar and spelling can be really annoying."

"When a student graduates from high school, the stress levels go sky-high. The student, their parents, tutors, college admission counselors, teachers… everyone is focused on that big envelope that's about to arrive. "