The GNSF ”We Belong Here” Podcast

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #18- Ethan Meints

Episode #18 Ethan Meints- of the We Belong Here Podcast. The special guest for this week's podcast is Ethan Meints, Grinnell Middle School 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher. Ethan was selected by the Class of 2025 to be the faculty speaker for the 2025 GHS commencements. We will visit with Ethan about this honor and the journey that he experienced to become a teacher at Grinnell. We will also discuss the influential people along the way that impacted his life. Ethan is a great example of our teacher’s commitment to our students over the their years in the Grinnell Schools and fits into the podcast theme of "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #17- Malissa Juni

Episode #17 Malissa Juni- of the We Belong Here Podcast. The special guest for this week's podcast is Malissa Juni, Grinnell Middle School 7th Grade Teacher. We will take a journey over the past 38 years of Malissa's teaching career at Grinnell and share a few memories of her time teaching various grades at Grinnell.  She will retire at the end of the 24-25 school year.  Malissa is a great example of our teacher’s hard work and dedication to our students over the years making Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #16- Rhonda Gohlmann

Episode #16 -Rhonda Gohlmann- of the We Belong Here Podcast. The special guest for this week's podcast is Rhonda Gohlmann, Grinnell Fairview Elementary 2nd Grade Teacher. We will take a journey over the past 25 years of Rhonda's teaching career at Grinnell and  share a few memories of her total of 32 years of teaching in Iowa.  Rhonda will retire at the end of the 24-25 school year.  Rhonda is a great example of our teacher’s hard work and dedication to our students over the years making Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #15- Lori Elliott

Episode #15 -Lori Elliott- of the We Belong Here Podcast. The special guest for this week's podcast is Lori Elliott, Grinnell Davis Elementary 4th Grade Teacher. We will take a journey over the past 38 years of Lori's teaching career at Grinnell as she will retire at the end of the 24-25 school year.  Lori is a great example of our teacher’s hard work and dedication to our students over the years making Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #14- Amy Skouson

Episode #14 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guest for this week's podcast is Amy Skouson, Grinnell High School Family Consumer Science Teacher. We will discuss Amy's involvement with two GNSF Mini Grants and how her students were able to interactive with a local Read2Lead literacy program by reading with Head Start kids and also providing quilts to the kids as part of the project. The second mini grant is a follow-up to the growing pods mini grant that we discussed two weeks ago.  Amy is another great example of our school's teachers working to make Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #13- Doug Cameron

Episode #13 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guest for this week's podcast is Doug Cameron, retired teacher and principal from Grinnell Schools. Doug will take us on a journey of his experiences at the Grinnell schools starting as a new teacher, through his years as an administrator, to his continued commitment to the school system after his retirement.  Doug is another great example of our school's teachers/administrators/retires working together to make Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #12- Michele Barker

Episode #12 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guests for this week's podcast are Ashley Wolfe, Agriculture Teacher and Michele Barker, At Risk Teacher, both Grinnell High School Teachers will discuss the GNSF Mini Grant they applied for to purchase growing pods to help add fresh produce to the GHS Food Closet and give the vocational ag students an opportunity to learn in the process. Ashley and Michele are another great example of our school's teachers working together to make Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #11- Chelsey Kolpin

Episode #11 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guests for this week's podcast are Allison Pease, K-4 librarian and Chelsey Kolpin, 5-12 grade librarian. Allison and Chelsey will discuss the education curriculum and activities at the Grinnell K-12 Libraries and why the month of April is a special month for the programs. Allison and Chelsey are another great example of our school's librarians working together to make Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #10- Holly and Adam Chown

Episode #10 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guests for this week's podcast are Holly and Adam Kelley-Chown, GHS spring play directors. Holly and Adam will discuss what it is like to choose a play and then the process of planning, involvement of the students and and bringing all of the pieces together to have a final production for "Opening Night". Holly and Adam are another great example of individuals i the Grinnell community working together to make Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".

GNSF "We Belong Here" Podcast, Episode #9- Chelsey Kolpin, Maggie Kaup & River Haenfler

Episode #9 of the We Belong Here Podcast. Special guests for this week's podcast are Chelsey Kolpin, GNSF Board Member, Maggie Kaup and River Haenfler, student GNSF Board Members and Advisory Committee Members. The three board members will review the recent student lead mini grants and past years student lead grants. Another great example of student and adult leaderships working together making Grinnell Schools a place where "We Belong Here".