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Meet Jack Finley, who is currently the junior drum major for North's band and is beginning to work on becoming senior drum major in the next school year. In today's episode, he discusses how he got his position, what has it been like over the course of this year, his plans after high school dealing with music, and much more.

Meet junior Alvin Moy, who started off playing the violin during elementary school. Once he found out about the cello, however, he quickly switched over and began his journey of becoming an amazing cello player. Through many practices and efforts that have been put forth, he now has become quite skilled with the instrument. His skills have even brought him up to being first-chair in his section as well as being able to join the symphonic orchestra for his senior year at North. In today's episode, he discusses why he exactly chose to play the cello, what challenges he had to deal with, what are his plans with the cello for the future and much more.

Hey PNH Nation! Today I was had the opportunity to speak with Tareeq Shaaban, who for the past four years has been the manager of the varsity basketball team and was able to make his debut on the court on Senior Night.

Meet Hannah An, a junior at North who has been a violist since elementary school. Though the instrument started off as a simple hobby, it soon became an instant passion for her and has begun her musical journey. She now plays in North's orchestra program and has tried to perfect her craft even more as she grows older. In today's episode, she discusses why she loves the viola so much, how it all began, her future as a violist, and more.

Meet senior Sanjana Panwar, who has been in love with music, and singing specifically, since she was very young. Because of her mother's impact, she has influenced Panwar to become more interested in singing as she grew up. Now, she cannot go a day without it and has been a part of various choirs. In this episode, Panwar talks about how her mother influenced her to get into singing, the accomplishments she has achieved over the years, the struggles she faced when practicing her skill and much more.

Meet senior Adam Weiss, who has been playing the drums since fourth grade and perfecting his craft. He is a part of North's band and helps with percussion, takes lessons and plays at concerts outside of school. In this episode, he talks about how he got into playing the drums, who inspired him to do so, how it has helped him evolve as a person and much more.

Hey PNH nation! Today Kenny and I review the past few months of all things fall sports. We will be talking about playoffs, State championships and more! 

Meet Duncan Bertier, who auditioned to be one of the drum majors for North's band and was able to get the role this year. Through various competitions, Bertier has led the band through all of their performances and has been one of the main conductors for most of them as well. In this episode, he explains what exactly he has to do to fulfill his role and the accomplishments, but also the struggles he had to face when doing so.

Hey PNH Nation! Today I'm joined with senior Carson Lorenz discussing personal goals and achievements throughout the men's swim season, and what the team is working on to make it to state.

Meet freshman Kiki Brawner, who has recently had the honor of being a part of North's a cappella team. She has always had an incredible passion for singing and comes from a musical family that always pushes her to achieve her goals. With the encouragement of her sister senior Gabi Brawner as well as her a cappella team, she discusses what has helped her gain more confidence with her singing abilities as well as giving her her own advice for young, upcoming singers. She also explains what a cappella is and what she thinks of, not only of North's team, but the style as a whole in this episode of the Hear Me Now Podcast.

Hey PNH nation!  Kenny and I are back at it again with another episode talking about all things sports in the land of the North. The football team is off to an awesome start and it looking forward to more success this season, and most importantly, students can take part in the action. Crowds are finally allowed back to watch sporting events and the student cheering sections are back and better than ever!

Meet senior Katie Klein, who's always found both singing and songwriting very entertaining since she was very young. It first started out as something she kept to herself, close friends, and family, but as time went on, she decided that she wanted to share her passion with the world. She has now released her first-ever single as an artist called "Signs" and in this episode, she discusses how she came up with it; the process of bringing it to life, what she has in store for the future for her singing career, and much more.

Hey PNH Nation! Today Kenny and I are discussing the challenges and rewards of being a student athlete in one of the weirdest sports eras of all time. The spring sports preview will resume after spring break. 

Meet Lauren Lam, who has been interested in the idea of dancing for a while, but never pursued or took it seriously. However, at the beginning of 2019, she decided to start doing covers to Korean-pop songs on her own time. What first started as just something that she would do with her friends ever so often, she began to gain a real passion for it and really enjoyed what it brought out of her. She soon created an Instagram dedicated to her craft and has garnered much attraction from the end of 2019 until now. In today's episode, Lauren describes her story on how she got into dancing, why K-Pop plays a big part in it, as well as her struggles being on the Internet and so much more.

Hey PNH nation! Today is a really exciting episode covering all things spring sports. This is part one of a two part series; part two will be released later in March. I was joined today by Kenny Sigler, Steven Brooks and Ramone Boyd. This episode was a lot of fun, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed recording it.

Meet senior Christopher Lau, who has been a pianist since he was very young. He, at first, didn't like playing the piano, almost feeling a chore to him by his parents, but as he grew older, he has become very fond of the instrument. Listen to his story on how he became a skilled piano player as well as how he overcame his struggles with it in today's episode.