Goodbye Middle School, Hello High School - 8th Graders Interview Seniors 2026

About this episode

Eighth graders interview graduating seniors about their experiences transitioning from middle school to high school.

Throwback Episode! Season 8 hosts interview Season 4 hosts. Cool concept, right? This is a special opportunity where previous 8th grade podcast hosts return to visit our current middle school hosts. Maddie, Piper, and Mwanashe (S8 2025-2026) welcome back Debo, Nonye, Sparsh and Connor (S4 2021-2022) to reminisce about the last 4+ years. The 8th graders ask the graduating seniors all about life after middle school. Focus points include life balance, sports, academics, stress, friendships, extracurricular activities, emotional maturation, college hopes, and recommendations for surviving and thriving through teen years. What did you think of this conversation? We'd love to hear feedback. Did the group miss any main points about middle or high school? Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes as we conclude the 2025-2026 school year and Season 8 of the Life Is The Future podcast! RESOURCES "Middle School Issues Commonly Faced By Kids"⁠⁠ https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/academics/fixes-for-7-common-middle-school-problems/ "⁠What is High School Really Like?⁠" https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/starting-high-school.html"⁠⁠ Advice for High School Freshmen…

People in this episode

Hosts: Maddie, Piper, Mwanashe

Guests: Debo, Nonye, Sparsh, Connor

Topics covered

• transition to high school
• life balance
• sports
• academics
• friendships
• emotional maturation
• college hopes

Keywords

• middle school
• high school
• interview
• teen years
• life balance
• friendships
• academics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Life Is The Future

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