28. That's News to Me Crew
From The Become Here Project by Des Moines Public Schools
March 31, 2026 · 17 min · Season 3 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode features award-winning student podcasters discussing their experiences in producing a podcast.
This special episode features award-winning Hiatt Middle School student podcasters of the That's News to Me Crew . Having won the District-wide Middle School Podcast Competition, teacher Tonya Richards and students Kenya De La Cruz Jimenez , Chemya McGee , and Jose Calderon Galvan speak with host Amanda Lewis about their experience producing a podcast. Learn more about Reimagining Education here . Come Here. Become Here. Follow DMPS: Instagram , Flickr , Facebook , YouTube . Hosted by Amanda Lewis Produced by Kyle Knicley, DMPS-TV
People in this episode
Host: Amanda Lewis
Guests: Kenya De La Cruz Jimenez, Chemya McGee, Jose Calderon Galvan
Topics covered
- student podcasting
- education
- middle school
- podcast competition
- student experience
Keywords
- podcasting
- education
- student achievement
- middle school
- Des Moines Public Schools
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hiatt Middle School, Des Moines Public Schools
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