This year, many journalists have a newfound interest in podcasting. Passionate seniors and 101 journalists, Kaylin Lawton and Avery Tafuto are now hosting a podcast called Senioritis. But where did they get this brilliant idea to start a podcast?
It all started when Woodland found out that they were contestants for being a finalist for High School of the Year. Since journalism isn’t like an everyday class, the judges for the contest were going to be looking in on the class to see how it operates differently. So, the journalists decided to start a random podcast about all things senior. It quickly morphed into much more than just something that was meant to impress the judges.
“It was kind of a last-minute idea,” said Lawton. “The judges were coming to our school, we threw it together, and we realized what more it could be.”
Although it was only meant to show off the great talent that could have been in the journalism class, these seniors wanted to take this and turn it into something amazing.
“It’s just a conversation that happens between all of the students anyway,” Tafuto said. “Why not make even more people a part of the conversation.”
After some thought, Lawton and Tafuto started brainstorming different ideas about all of the things that seniors are allowed to do at Woodland, but not anyone else. From prom to senior prank, these hosts will be taking people on a journey surrounding all the different controversies in these events.
“My favorite podcast topic is probably going to be senior prank,” said Lawton. “We don’t have a senior prank yet, and I want to get the opinions from other seniors on what we should do.”
Right now, the seniors have recorded their first podcast episode, which is all about senior skip day. One of the main controversies around this is that students who participate in sports are still required to attend school and miss out on what is really their last hurrah with their class. Another controversy is whether underclassmen should be allowed to attend the senior skip day. To learn all about what these seniors and surprise guest underclassmen have to say about this topic be sure to check out their podcast.
Ultimately this podcast is something that is really light-hearted and fun, and Tafuto and Lawton are so excited for the Woodland community to hear all about the different controversies surrounding seniors and their end-of-the-year activities.
“Don’t take anything we say super seriously,” said Tafuto. “It’s just a really fun, light-hearted conversation.”
