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The Spice of Life podcast: School and Social Media during COVID-19

By Simona Forster, Elizabeth Choi, Karina Pandurangadu, and Ayushi Shah The Spice of Life is back with the first episode of season two as we follow what’s up-and-coming in entertainment. Listen in as Simona, Elizabeth, Karina and Ayushi discuss school and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of high school students. With…
<a href="https://highschool.latimes.com/author/simonaforster/" target="_self">Simona Forster</a>

Simona Forster

November 21, 2020

By Simona Forster, Elizabeth Choi, Karina Pandurangadu, and Ayushi Shah

The Spice of Life is back with the first episode of season two as we follow what’s up-and-coming in entertainment. Listen in as Simona, Elizabeth, Karina and Ayushi discuss school and social media during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of high school students. With various grade levels and learning models, this episode offers some insight on how life in high school has changed for students in the hybrid program and virtual learning model (IVA/Irvine Virtual Academy). In addition, the students examine the evolution of social media during the pandemic.

Season 2, Episode 1:

Recorded 10/24/20
0:37 – hybrid learning
10:45 – comparing reopening plans across nation and world
17:08 – body image in social media
23:16 – normalization of displaying pronouns
25:45 – change in purpose of social media

Scholar-athlete Cody Going: off to Division 1

Scholar-athlete Cody Going: off to Division 1

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Cody Going has been in Mission Viejo high school’s football program, a team ranked number four in California by MaxPreps, for five long years. From his time in eighth grade to now he’s been able to see the athletes at Mission Viejo High grow from teammates to a...