Today, I had a chance to sit down and chat with GOC’s new principal Mr. Bo Ford. We talked about his career in education, his focus on spending time with his family when not at school. We talk about traveling and vacations, Kiawah Island and his favorite beach games, mountain biking, hiking, coaching - and how it influences his work in education. Mr. Ford shares what it was like growing up in Tennessee in the 1970s and 1980s, sports, books, and how excited he is to be at GOC.

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Mr. Bo Ford for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

At the end of last semester, I had a chance to sit down with Nicolas, a 12th-grade student here at GOC. We talked about football, basketball, baseball, and coaching. Then we dove deep into music - especially metal and specifically Metallica. We talked about live music and playing guitar - Nicolas is a talented and GOC-talent-show-winning guitarist. We also discussed jewelry, movies, video games, and two of the initiatives Nicolas was involved with at GOC: Speed Greet (a chance for students to meet faculty and staff) and Intramurals (a first for GOC).

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Mr. Ford for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

Today, I had a chance to sit down with three GOC students - 10th-graders Kendall and Ajjia and 12th-grader Anna. We talked about dance, music, concerts, travel, reading, sports, peer leaders, and the very exciting possibility of a new podcast hosted by Kendall and Ajjia. Yes - GOC may have a new and better podcast! I’m so excited, and can’t wait to see this podcast get started. Let’s jump right into the conversation. Here is Kendall, Anna, and Ajjia.

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

Earlier this year, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Ansley. Ansley is a 12th-grade student here at GOC. We had an awesome conversation and chatted about interior design and architecture, internships and college, judicial building design - yes sounds weird - not at all - totally fascinating. We talked about GSLT, Student Council, Ansley’s service group that she started, singing - opera specifically, theatre, knitting/sewing/quilting and the differences between them, reading, music, thrifting, archery, and rodeo. It’s a conversation full of Ansley’s interesting hobbies and interests, and you’re going to love it. Here’s Ansley!

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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Earlier this year, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Colleen. Colleen is an 11th grade student here at GOC. Colleen and I had an awesome conversation - we chatted about friendship and how important good friends are in our lives. We talked about the joy of having multiple friend groups - school, youth group, etc., and the challenges of texting and hanging out with different friend groups - it can be hard to balance. We talk about music - specifically live music and concerts and how exciting that experience can be. We talked about student leadership and some of the events we had this year plus upcoming Prom. We talk about fine arts and theatre events at GOC and Colleens role and her academic goals for this year, next year, and college. Here’s our chat!

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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Today, I had a chance to sit down and chat with Sean, a 6th-grade student here at GOC. Some of you may know Sean from school, and some of you may know Sean from YouTube or Instagram where he is known as Sean the Science Kid (find and follow him HERE). Let me tell you - Sean knows his science. We talked about Sean’s interest in science education, his experiments, and his current projects and activities. We discussed gravity, thought experiments, engineering, time travel, singing, cooking, the Olympics, and being part of GOC’s leadership team. GOC's newest AP Mr. Gehrisch joined us for this podcast, so sit back and geek out with an amazing, awesome, incredible, and sciencey chat with Sean the Science Kid.

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

Today I had a chance to sit down with Bissette, a 12th-grade student here at GOC. Bissette was one of the very first guests on this Podcast. I sat down with her back in 2019 when she was in 8th grade, and it was so much fun to catch up with Bissette. We talk about school, dual enrollment, her decision to attend UGA, her future interest in Law, Entertainment, and Media studies. We discuss some of her current film projects, auditioning, script writing, and her process. We travel, her role on the GOC news crew, and her recent experience as a Debutante - we talk about the classes, the ball and the whole experience. It’s fascinating. And finally we talk about senior year, prom, and graduation.

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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Today I had a chance to sit down with Russell, a 12th-grade student here at GOC. We discuss Russell’s awesome 1995 Volvo Green 940 and our dream cars. We talk about our shared musical interests - playing, listening, singing - all of it. We discuss performing and singing and Russell’s interest in voice acting. We discuss video games, design, technology, computers, and web design. We close out our conversation talking about running and races and an interesting idea for a future episode of this podcast.

If you have a question or want to be on the podcast, please email me at dan.lollis@gcpsk12.org.

If you’re interested in Gwinnett Online Campus, you can head over to our website and find out all about the school and the great things we have going on.

Special thanks to Dr. Ray and Dr. O'Neal for making this podcast possible.

Music for the podcast is "Blue Ska" by Kevin MacLeod incompetech.com and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.

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