Dr. Madson's #ParklandPride Podcast
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsDr. Mark Madson, Superintendent of Parkland Schools, shares updates with the Parkland School District community.
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Basketball Super Stars of the Class of 2024
April 11, 2024 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThe Parkland girls' and boys' basketball teams both had remarkable seasons. The girls' team won the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) and District Championships, and made a deep run in the State Tournament before falling in the semi-final round to the eventual state champion, Cardinal O'Hara. This was the furthest the team had advanced since winning the State Championship in 2006. Meanwhile, the boys' team also made an impressive run, advancing all the way to the State Final - a feat no...
SpongeBob Musical Cast and Crew
April 03, 2024 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBLink for show tickets: https://www.parklandsd.org/departments/arts/ticket-information Plan to come 30 minutes early to check out the Beach Party in the auditorium as the pit orchestra entertains patrons with party music. SpongeBob contains music composed by Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, David Bowie, Panic! at the Disco, Steven Tyler and more. Vocabulary: Sitzprobe - a rehearsal where the singers sing with the orchestra, focusing attention on integrating the two groups. Foley Artist - A F...
Meet our Newest School Board Directors
February 28, 2024 20:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBLink to Community Advisory Council Meeting Schedule (CAC): https://www.parklandsd.org/community/community-advisory-council
Elementary School from two 5th Grader Perspectives
February 01, 2024 17:05 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBDr. Madson explores the 5th grade experience, which is the last year of elementary school within Parkland. Mr. Bartman, Principal of Parkway Manor, Yael Shimon, 5th grader in Mrs. King's class from Parkway Manor, Mrs. Aulisio, Principal at Kratzer, and Jaxon Kijak, 5th grader from Mr. Green's homeroom at Kratzer, open up about their 5th grade experience and thoughts about life beyond elementary school.
Journalism, Newspaper, Yearbook and Beyond
October 05, 2023 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBLink to the PHS Trumpet Newspaper: www.phstrumpet.org The Blare podcast: https://theblare.simplecast.com/ Mrs. Beck can be reached at [email protected].
School Finance and the Budget Planning Process
August 02, 2023 04:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBLink to the 2023-24 School District Budget information and Newsletter.
What can your middle schooler get involved in at OMS and SMS?
May 08, 2023 20:18 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBOMS STEAM Expo is May 9th - they are working on a hovercraft! SMS held their STEAM Expo in April. Students from the elementary schools visit to participate in hands-on science stations that are developed by middle schoolers. MathCounts is a math competition and more information can be found here. Teacher contact info: [email protected] and [email protected] Students share about other activities they are involved in at their middle school. Teachers discuss the most rewardin...
Chatting with LCTI Super Stars
March 23, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBLearn more about all of LCTI's programs at www.lcti.org. Parkland High School currently has 335 students studying at LCTI. 82 attend for the full day and 253 attend for a half day session.
A Conversation with Parkland's Newest Principals
January 25, 2023 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBDr. Mark Madson sits down to help you get to know Parkland High School Principal Nate Davidson and Fogelsville Elementary Principal Lisa Lesko, both who are new in their positions this school year.
Meet our Esports Champions
January 05, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBEsports describes the world of competitive, organized video gaming. Competitors from different leagues or teams face off in the same games that are popular with at-home gamers (think: Fortnite, League of Legends, and Madden NFL, to name a few). The streaming service Twitch allow viewers to watch as their favorite gamers play in real time. Students can gain college scholarships in esports in much the same fashion as a regular athlete. For more info or to get involved, students can contact M...
A-Wingers Tell All
October 19, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBDr. Madson sits down with a few A-wingers – Addison Treat, Mitchell Roth and Kali Hurst, along with Visual and Performing Arts Director Mr. Anonia, to give us an overview of arts opportunities in the latest episode.
Senior Athletes Tell All
September 27, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBDr. Madson chats with Jackie Fekula, a Senior Defensive Specialist on the Girls' Volleyball Team, Sejal Wellington, a Senior Forward on the Girls' Soccer Team and Nate Kemmerer, a Senior Offensive / Defensive Lineman on the Football Team along with Athletic Director Bill Dreisbach. They share valuable lessons learned and advice for future Parkland athletes.
Class of 2022 Graduate Words of Wisdom
July 18, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBThere are a lot of teacher/staff shout outs in this episode as well as great words of advice for younger students and parents. This is a can't miss episode!
Food Insecurity in Parkland: Let's Help
June 02, 2022 04:00 - 41 minutes - 94 MBMake a gift or volunteer at Parkland CARES at www.parklandcaresfp.org Make a gift to Parkland REACH at www.parklandsd.org/foundation and write REACH program in comments.
Why Businesses Choose to Support Parkland
May 05, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBDr. Mark Madson, Superintendent, talks to Lisa Ervin, Executive Director of the Parkland Education Foundation, Nicole McGalla, Director of Community Relations and Development at Parkland, John Hauth, Senior Network Administrator at St. Luke's University Health Network, Erin Heintzelman, 4th Generation Funeral Director at Heintzelman Funeral Home and Treasurer of the Parkland Education Foundation, and Tori Morgan, Senior Project Manager, Entech Engineering and Vice President of the Parkland Ed...
A Day in the Life of Parkland Elementary School
March 30, 2022 18:35 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBHere is a link to the Jaindl Talent Show that is referenced in this podcast: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10NOQ-rw4CGJcrAiDpdh35HtlKPzvw4ru/view?usp=sharing
Chatting with the Parkland School Board
February 03, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBDr. Madson sits down with Parkland School Board President David Hein (who is also the current Pennsylvania School Boards Association President) and Vice President Carol Facchiano to talk about what it's like to be a school board director.
Ep. 4 Middle School Life
January 17, 2022 22:03 - 24 minutes - 22 MBDr. Madson sits down with Principals Mr. Todd Gombos of Orefield Middle School and Dr. Jude Sandt of Springhouse Middle School and two 8th grade students, Cecilia Kleckner and Kayla Nembo to discuss what middle school life is like at school.
PHS 101
December 01, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBDr. Madson's Superintendent Podcast Episode #3 PHS101 is available now! Listen here to learn all about what it is like to be a student today inside Parkland High School. Special thanks to Principal Moniz and the students for participating in the conversation: Rishika Rohatgi, Demi Olatilo, Jack Brubacher, and Emily Bachl.
Visual and Performing Arts in Parkland
November 12, 2021 01:00 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBDr. Mark Madson meets with Mark Stutz, Director of the Visual and Performing Arts, who will retire in January after serving the District for 18 years. Also on the podcast is Mark's successor, Mr. Frank Anonia, the current PHS choral director, Dr. Scott Watson, Elementary and Secondary music teacher, and Ms. Monica Danner, Visual Arts Department Chair.
Episode #1 Meet the Superintendents
October 25, 2021 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBRecorded October 25, 2021