 Hi, my name is Vinty and today we'll be focusing on Summer activities Who are we here with Millie? I made it. Okay First question is how's your summer been? My summer has been okay. So I'm pretty busy My summer's been pretty decent a lot went on had a couple jobs Okay, okay, and I'm aware that You are here with the Richard Kemp Center and you did the Summer Racial Justice Academy before this so How did how is the work you did here at the Richard Kemp Center different than the work you did at the Summer Racial Justice Academy? Well at the Summer Racial Justice Academy We had a lot more people to work with and so it wasn't kind of just the same people each time It was like different ideas for different people and at the Kemp Center is like the same people each time we work And so it's kind of like a like thinking and not that much different thoughts from different people The Summer Racial Justice Academy is more school-based and Focused and at the Richard Kemp Center. You don't really have those kind of limits like Like budget-wise like At the Summer Racial Justice Academy. We were given stuff to do at the Richard Kemp Center We were told to come up with ideas and then make those ideas of reality Great great now, what do you hope to accomplish before this upcoming school year? I hope to get more of like a change in the community And get more news out there Aiden I'm sorry. Can you repeat the question for me? What do you hope to accomplish before this upcoming school year? Before the upcoming school year, I hope to accomplish Staying awake during class I guess Okay, at all and I am aware that both of you are rising freshmen and so what is Something that you're nervous about before going like into the school year Something that I'm nervous about before going into the school year is the hallways Or like the main lobby area and having to leave the building or go up the stairs with a bunch of people Going up the stairs at the exact same time because I don't like being rushed Something I'm worried about is New school new teachers old people us or old friends that I saw in like when I was in 7th grade and I guess change Hmm, and what is something you're excited for? Something I'm excited for is getting to meet more mature people Because in the middle school people were not mature like at all Yeah, something I'm excited about is being around a lot of my old friends that I made when I was in 7th grade and seeing how much they changed and Is there like any questions that have been on your mind about the high school? Not really Okay, I think that's it Keep going What is your experience been at the high school? um honestly it has It's been greater like it's definitely better than middle school. I will say It's more like I feel more Like in middle school, they're just like always keeping tabs on us and Like I think in high school. I feel like a little more free and like also having that Also having like Four classes a day was definitely much easier because there were less homework I mean not really less there would have been it was not less homework than middle school but like having eight classes a day was definitely more stressful because Like eight classes like that's a lot and So, yeah, I think the schedule change was definitely it definitely worked really well for me and Yeah, that's basically my whole experience to sum it up How do you think your experience at the high school would have been if it was in the old high school? um Well, it definitely would have been different I think that I Feel like it would have been a little less stressful because it's a bigger building and so like Obviously our school is really smart right now And it's like extra crowded and like the stairs and all that like it's a little much at times and I mean it gets loud So I guess if I did go to the actual like the original b.h.s. um, I Probably would have liked being at a regular school better just cuz like You know who doesn't want to be in an actual school instead of a mall, but yeah At the high school, do you guys have like any dances or anything like the freshmen's and stuff can go to? Yes, the first dance of the year is homecoming Homecoming personally my first homecoming was really bad or really bad really bad It was because it wasn't formal this year and they wanted to make it beach themed, but it's like October like what are you gonna wear like? Didn't make any sense, but Yeah, there's homecoming and I'm hoping it'll be good this year cuz you know I'm hoping it's like formal, you know more of a dance and then There's also winter ball and that a lot of people really likes winter ball cuz you know, it's like at a hotel It's like very formal. It's like I Don't know I didn't go personally, but it seemed really fun, and I wish I did go Do you think the teachers? Gave enough help after school like do you think they were able to provide enough help if you were missing? couple assignments or Yes, it really just depended on the teacher cuz like for example my English teacher like she's she coaches like cross-country and track So if I wanted to go get help from her after school then Like she wasn't available like for my sign teachers civics like they're always there So it was much easier to get help from them if I like really needed it But there's also teachers like in the homework help center So I could just go to them and a lot of them like taught the same thing. So I Think you'll get the help that you need if you just communicate All right, and I think that's all the time we have Okay, welcome to tea with CND. I'm Christina I'm Nestra, and I'm Juno. I'd like to start off with a really hot topic which was last year's VHS basketball season I know we were all on the basketball team me and Nestra were on JB and I mean Juno here Juno here was on varsity, but I want to start Juno. How is varsity life for you? varsity was It was interesting because I didn't have like a lot of friends on the team And so I felt left out for a lot of the season and Then also like playing in games if like I messed up, then I wouldn't get past to really press the game and then Yeah, just always feeling you're doing something wrong and like playing and stuff But now this year I'm much more confident Yeah What would you what would you think of our JB season? Um, um I'd say the team was excellent like it's a really fun group, but Rob just took everyone like Who's Rob? It's the coach of varsity I call him Rob. Okay. Anyway Who was I talking about? Oh, yeah, we had no point guard so binti was a point guard and No core was a point guard and Kali was a point guard, but I don't think they like played point guard on their team to my knowledge so They're I'm pretty sure they were just like Second like not like their team's main point guard So I think that they weren't like as used to it as they Like could have been Yeah Okay, so we literally lost all our games JB. That was it was it was really really humbling and The team that we almost beat they own there though. They're the only team that had like a second worst losing score because they only beat us. That's the only team they beat so It was It's really bad But anyways back to my like next question How would you say like What do you think they like that the dynamics gonna be between the incoming freshman and us versus? last year sophomore and us because I feel like We were like more friends with the sophomores, but I feel like this year. We don't want to be friends with the freshman. I feel like this year I Know for sure that there's gonna be three certain freshmen who are making varsity and I don't like people on varsity don't want that to happen just because I Don't know they feel like they won't get as much playing time because of like also the girls who are transferring too So there might be a little saltiness when it comes to that But I feel like Overall, I feel like we're gonna win a bunch this year just because of who's transferring. Are you gonna play in this one? um Well, I I don't really know The team was fun, but I don't know if I can take losing every single game for my mental health again Yeah, that team was bad for my mental health Got bullied every day about how we lost every single game. It was really embarrassing. Yeah And before that team, I had only lost one game ever in my life like um anyways, I think that Well varsity was always always gonna be good. We like all the good people are still there I mean the seniors no offense. There's only like two Yeah, yeah, but I think this year our team is gonna be really strong We have a lot of good people and a lot of good incoming freshmen. I think At least three. Yeah, and yeah, I hope it's gonna be fun And if I don't make varsity, we're not gonna play basketball. Okay. Oh, yeah um Are you excited for your classes? I'm excited for most of my classes. I'm a pretty good schedule this year besides having PE first period or half of the school year I Had to get rid of my free block because of that, but yeah, I'm excited. I have really good teachers this year as well I just I'm not excited for the homework ramping up though because they say that the jump from Freshmen to sophomore year is very hard homework wise so um, yeah, I heard that there's a lot more Homework, which I'm not excited for but I'm not excited at all because my counselor literally hates me She didn't give me any classes that I asked for I'm with the same freaking racist teacher that tried to kick me out of honors the last week But last quarter because I was living in the hospital But I told her no I need that honors credit and I forced her to put me in honors Look, I have her again. Oh Yeah, oh, yeah, also all the classes I asked for all my little white friends gotten them like It's not fair I I'm not excited at all. I literally have doors. I'm I'm taking French three mind you. I don't speak French at all My parents speak French, but They wanted to be stinged with that language. So I don't know any and I have two signs classes And I have honors algebra two and I was really bad at algebra one like I was really bad I struggled to get that a usually I don't struggle in math, but I struggled with that a I It was the worst and I had a dream about it, but we're not gonna talk about that, but I Heard my teachers really nice. Um, yeah, so I'm excited about my teacher But I'm just really bad at algebra. Please. You got nice teachers. Yeah, I'm excited to see who's also next question. I'm sorry Okay, oh What are you gonna spend your money on? Money from where you want to I put a almost a thousand dollars into my college fund so I'll college fund So it'll collect like interest and stuff like that or something. I don't know and then After that, I am going to I Don't know I have like one cages for myself I guess I'm just gonna try to like build that money up throughout the school year And so I can like buy things that I need Okay, yeah, you have more interesting things to say now because I know you just bought Well, I've decided that I'm not gonna start saving until I'm a sophomore because that's when I turn 16 And there's more job opportunities as a 16 year old at least where we are Cuz and I don't really need savings as of right now because I'll have a job during the school year, which is how I get my spending money And last year I just spent all my money on like dumb stuff like because I decided to save it like a fool And I just spent it all on dumb stuff like candy or something and food If you want to save it then put it And anyway, anyway, I anyway Yeah, so I've decided to just like buy I buy out my cart and just buy and just buy stuff for like My hobbies and stuff. That's that's good. Did you spend that $700? I remember you telling us that the other day. Yeah Um, I don't I don't quite remember There is literally only one thing I want to buy which is my phone and maybe another pair of shoes I have a lot of clothes already But yeah, thanks that wraps up our session with Okay, okay, I guess not it doesn't wrap it up, but I'm oh, I also want my jiscotore tracks who that's a must-have like I'm really serious. I must have it Like I've been thinking about it all year and I didn't get it So I must have it no matter if I have to spend $200. I'm getting it I'm definitely getting a new phone and Maybe one other pair of sneakers That's really it or like like a or like a backpack or something Just like necessities and Yeah, I literally have like 2k to spend to myself and like one and savings Yeah, I want to buy a new pair of basketball shoes. Of course you do. Okay. Well, didn't you already get it like yeah But I want another one. Oh, so I don't know bunch of basketball stuff me um, I'm spending 200 on shoes I'm spending like a thousand something just buying stuff that I want Yeah, that pretty much wraps it up. Oh, and I gave 200 to my mom. Oh, it's very generous of you. Yeah Well, thanks for joining us on tee with CND Good afternoon and welcome. I am Reverend Mark Hughes. I am the host of just a position I'm also the executive director of Vermont Racial Justice Alliance. I'm joined by Alex Gordon Hey, what's going on Alex? How are you mark? Thanks for coming? Thanks for hanging out with us. You've been with us the whole summer with the with our youths with our summer youth internship I'm wondering Oh, I thought we already started Yes So Good afternoon. Hi, I'm Reverend Mark Hughes. I'm the executive director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance Also your host your weekly host juxtaposition. I know it was I think it's just last week We had Aiden on juxtaposition. Maybe we'll invite you back to I'm joined here with my guest This is Alex Gordon Alex. You have been with us all summer I guess for the last four or five weeks with the internship You've been enjoying yourself. It's been a great time doing lots of productive work getting out in the community Yeah, tell me about some of the things that you've been doing. Oh well right now I'm on sort of a committee to put together a community care basket You know looking at providing some essentials for people out there that you know might not have them right right? We're also working on an initiative to provide people with the resources to know how to operate cameras like the one in this studio here Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah, I know some of the work that we've been doing has been about surrounding wellness We've been having a lot of conversations about wellness So and we're also talking about, you know, some of some of the initiatives that we want to do in order to address wellness in our Schools you want to share some of your thoughts on that and what you're thinking about it. Yeah, I know a couple of people with the Racial justice They're looking at putting together a black affinity space over at BHS if I'm right. Yeah, I think that's a great idea We haven't had one there since I've been there I don't think we've had one ever and I think it's really important resource for people That are members of the BIPOC community to be able to release some of their pent-up emotions. Absolutely. You're rising South of more right? That's correct. Yeah, you excited about that? Excited that's one word you could use for it As aforementioned by a couple people that were on here previously There is a lot more homework involved and I'm currently enrolled in all honors courses And I'm over at the tech center too. So at the tech center. Yeah, how's that tell me a little bit about the tech center? Oh, I'm in the pre-tech program. Yeah, so it's not focused on any general area It's more of a broad scope or a preview of a bunch of different fields in the career of engineering So, you know looking at programming Prototyping 3d printing and you know design stuff like that. I mean the tech center I've heard a lot about it I mean your biggest aspirations for a year I mean we just got a couple minutes. I'll just about a minute and close in winter What are you looking forward to most this school year this school year? Yeah, honestly the tech center is a big one I'm also looking at applying to a powered flight Academy maybe down in Either Springfield or across the lake in New York. Oh, you got some airtime, right? Yeah, I do got some airtime How many hours have you logged so far? I have about four or five hours right now four or five hours It seems like a short period of time, but four or five hours in the air is a lot of time I'll run you a lot of money too. I want to thank you for joining. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to hang out with you today this afternoon And also obviously with the summer internship has been great Alex. Thank you for coming amazing. Thank you mark. That's it So we got for you. It's a wrap folks