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The TidePod
by RM TidePod
The TidePod is the student-run podcast of Richard Montgomery High School, a new installment by the student newspaper, the Tide, covering all things RM and student related, including guest speakers and fellow Montgomery County students.
Episodes
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Season 8, Episode 6: Mrs. Greenspon examines Grades vs. Learning
Welcome back to the 6th episode of the Tidepods 8th season. Today, we will discuss grades vs. learning. Many students and educators feel as though the current American education system prioritizes short-term memory retention for tests and quizzes rather than long-term retention. To learn more…
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Season 8, Episode 5: Examining Student Representation
Currently at RM with the implementation of the new grading, bathroom, phone, and ID policies, many students feel as though they are not being heard by the Administration. Even though outlets such as the SGA try to bridge the gap between students and Administrators, is it enough? We decided to...
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Season 8, Episode 4: Our Quarter in Review
With the end of the quarter gone and the start of a new one, in this episode, we sat down to discuss our reflections. From the challenges we faced to the obstacles we persevered through, we gave our recent quarter a final review.
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Season 8, Episode 3: Mr. Wong Talks Quarter Grades
In this episode of the TidePod, we sat down with Mr. Wong, a math teacher at Richard Montgomery, to break down his thoughts on the new grading policy following the end of quarter one.
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Season 8. Episode 2: How RM Celebrates Fall
From making s’mores to carving pumpkins, in this episode, we’ll be going over the many ways people in our community may celebrate the season. We’ll also be interviewing students at RM about their favorite fall memories and what makes fall such a great time.
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Season 8, Episode 1: College Readiness at Richard Montgomery
In this episode, we sat down with the college and career navigator, Mrs. Whitehurst, Counselor Mrs. McKelvey, and student James Luo to discuss the college and career resources that are available to students and how students use and access them.
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Season 7, Episode 14: Spring Athletes Share their Season Goals
In this episode of the TidePod, we spoke to students about their goals for the rest of the spring season. The season started in March and includes various sports such as softball, lacrosse, tennis, track, and baseball. From setting new PRs to building stronger team dynamics, students reflect on...
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Season 7, Episode 13: Inside mock trial preparation
In this episode of the TidePod, we spoke with Mr. Taylor and mock trial team members about their current season. The team is split into two groups, defense and prosecution. The two sides alternate competitions as they argue the two sides. The team finished their regular season and is now...
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Season 7, Episode 12: Examining the Effects of Grade Rounding
In this episode of the TidePod, Ria, Ari, Ella, Aditi, and Jakob discuss the current MCPS semester grade rounding system. Introduced in the 2016-2017 school year, the current system functions by students receiving two different letter grades in both quarters of a semester. MCPS will then take the...
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Season 7, Episode 11: When Things Go Wrong in Science Labs
Five minutes left in the period. You’re frantically pouring and mixing chemicals into glass beakers and graduated cylinders in search of the promised results, scribbling numbers and observations onto a sheet of paper, trying to finish before the bell rings. We’ve all had experiences with labs in...
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Season 7, Episode 10: Exploring Opportunities at the College and Career Center
In this episode of TidePod, we sat down with Mrs. Miller, the College and Career Center Coordinator at Richard Montgomery. The College and Career Center has provided students with resources for many years. These include SAT prep, college visits, FAFSA information, etc. To learn more about the...
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Season 7, Episode 9: Rosie Clemans-Cope Takes on Climate Activism
In this episode of the TidePod, we spoke with Junior Rosie Clemans-Cope about her climate activism journey. Rosie has been a climate activist for six years with FridaysForFuture DC, the Sunrise Movement as the Rockville hub leader, and has been a United Nations YOUNGO Climate Finance and Markets...
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Season 7, Episode 8: Inside the Richard Montgomery Manna Food Market
In this episode of the TidePod, I sat down with the president of the Manna Food Market Ansuya Bisbey to discuss its impact on the Richard Montgomery Community. The new market that opened this school was put in place with the help of the principal Mrs. Deeny to provide fresh produce to staff and...
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Season 7, Episode 7: New Year's traditions and resolutions around the world
With the recent passing of New Year's and the signaling of 2025, all across the globe people use this time to celebrate with others. From the ball drop in New York to parties with friends and family, people everywhere find a way to enjoy the clean slate the holiday brings. New Year's helps set…
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Season 7, Episode 6: Students Weigh in on Winter Break
In this episode, we'll discuss students' favorite holiday activities and what they look forward to during winter break. From December 23rd to January 1st, students get a break from school to enjoy the holiday spirit. Winter brings new activities such as ice skating, skiing, sledding, etc. It also...
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Season 7, Episode 5: Unpacking the Decline of Black Friday
Over the years we have seen a change in the holiday Black Friday, with no more early hours, large crowds, enormous lines, or massive deals that have Americans standing outside in the cold for hours on end. But why is that, let's dive into the background of Black Friday to explain why.
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Season 7, Episode 4: Gen Z Voter Turnout During Election Year
It seems to be that over the decades younger generations have begun to involve themselves more in the world of politics. The polarized atmosphere of the political circle seems to have drawn the interest of Gen Z in recent years. But why is that? That's what we discuss in this episode.
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Season 7, Episode 3: Students Take on Winter Tryouts
The winter sports season begins on November 15th with sports such as boys and girls basketball, bocce, cheerleading, indoor track, poms, swim and dive, and coed wrestling being available for students. Tryouts will also begin on November 15th this school year. Many students entering the winter...
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Season 7 Episode 2: How Students Balance School and Work
Many teenagers begin to apply and get jobs during high school for various reasons, such as saving up for college or a car. But how are students balancing the demands of school and part-time work? Juggling school and work while trying to make time to thrive socially can take a toll on students...
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Season 7, Episode 1: Students Weigh in on SGA Prices
Over the past couple of years, the prices of events such as homecoming prom and sporting events have been a hot topic of debate within the RM community. Although prices for sporting events such as football and soccer are set at a reasonable cost of 5 dollars, with Richard Montgomery’s homecoming...
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Season 6, Episode 11: RM Students Kick Off Summer
As we wrap up exams and testing and approach the last week of school, many students have been preparing for summer. RM rockets will be doing a variety of things over their break, so we wanted to recap some of the activities and plans people have.
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Season 6, Episode 10: RM Students Work Election Centers
Starting Thursday, May 2, and continuing until May 9, Montgomery County voting centers will be offering early voting for all voters. In this election, Maryland voters can cast their ballots for the presidential primary along with elections for state senators and representatives in Congress, and...
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Season 6, Episode 9: Students Weigh In on Commits Pages
As we approach the end of the year, more and more RM seniors have been committing to the schools they plan on attending after high school, or announcing their post-high school plans in general. One way to share these plans is through the RM Commitments account on Instagram, where seniors can fill...
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Season 6, Episode 8: Exam Study Tips and Tricks
As RM students approach spring break, some have started thinking about the exams they have coming up in the spring. Between AP and IB exams in May, students have plenty to worry about, and some students feel stressed or nervous about studying for everything they have going on. Students typically...
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Season 6, Episode 7: RM Athletes Tackle Recruiting
For many high school athletes, getting recruited to a collegiate program is one of their main goals. Getting a chance to play at any division is a fun and competitive experience, with some athletes aiming to play for coveted Division 1 schools. While the recruiting process can open up a host of…
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Season 6, Episode 6: BEAT Nonprofit
RM has a large variety of student-run clubs, ranging from arts clubs to sports clubs and even social justice organizations. There is something available for every student and getting involved in clubs is a big part of the RM experience for many students. The TidePod wanted to spotlight some of...
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Season 6, Episode 5: Bella and Uma's Breakdowns: Code Purple
The TidePod's first episode of 2024 is another installment of Bella and Uma's Breakdowns. They discuss all the snow days from this January as well as MCPS's new Code Purple policy for virtual learning, and what students think about it.
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Season 6, Episode 4: Food and Culture
What we eat is obviously very important because we need food to survive. However, food can be so much more than just nutrients, and for episode four, we talk about what food can mean in our families and cultures, especially with so many holidays around the corner.
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Season 6, Episode 3: RM Celebrates Mental Health Awareness Week
This week, RM celebrated mental health awareness week in a few different ways. At lunch each day of the week, different activities were offered for students to participate in, including therapy dogs, a movie screening of Inside Out, and open gym activities. Another feature was included in morning...
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Season 6, Episode 2: Bella and Uma's Breakdowns: The History of Halloween
Bella and Uma's Breakdowns is back for Season 6 of The TidePod. For this installment, we’re discussing the history behind Halloween and how it became the holiday it is today. When we think of Halloween now, the current traditions come to mind: trick-or-treating for candy, dressing up in costumes,...
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Season 6, Episode 1: Ms. Simpson on ChatGPT
The TidePod is back for its sixth season! For the first episode, we’re discussing an important and controversial topic at RM: the use of ChatGPT and generative AI at school. This year, RM teachers and administration established new rules strictly prohibiting the use of ChatGPT and generative AI…
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Season 5, Episode 9: Bella and Uma's Breakdowns: The Problems with RM Bathrooms
In the second installment of Bella and Uma's Breakdowns, the two discuss the issues with RM's bathrooms and solutions that have been taken, as well as the countywide attention and responses MCPS bathrooms have been receiving.
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Season 5, Episode 8: Recap of the 2023 Grammys
On Sunday, Feb. 5, the annual Grammy awards were held at the Crypto.com arena, honoring artists old and new alike. Hosted by Trevor Noah for the third time, this year’s Grammys featured an array of performances and tributes, as well as some surprising results. We cover the recipients of the…
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Season 5, Episode 7: RM's Lockdown on Friday the 13th
On Friday, January 13th, a lockdown took place at RM due to the report of a person with a gun on school property. Students were in lockdown, and then shelter-in-place from the end of fifth period until dismissal. We spoke with RM students and staff about their reactions to the situation and RM's...
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Season 5, Episode 6: Bella and Uma's Breakdowns: TikTok
The TidePod is back for 2023! We're introducing Bella and Uma's Breakdowns, a new recurring series where we cover something that’s been in the news recently! We’ll give you a quick summary of the events and talk about the opinions surrounding the topic. Today we’re discussing TikTok, and whether…
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Season 5, Episode 5: RM Wrapped
It’s been a big year in many ways, and the TidePod staff wanted to recap it with a little RM Wrapped, like the center spread article from last year. We cover the top music artists, fashion trends, movies, tv shows, and RM moments from 2022. Thanks for listening this year and happy new year!
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Season 5, Episode 4: A Breakdown of 2022 World Cup Controversies
Everyone can agree that the World Cup is one of the most popular and entertaining sporting events to watch, occurring every four years and hosted by a different nation each time. But this year's world cup has been surrounded by controversy, especially pertaining to its location, which is Qatar.…
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Season 5, Episode 3: TidePod and Croak
One of RM's many clubs is a chapter of My Neuro Corner, lead by sophomore Jessica Wang. RM's My Neuro Corner has a podcast called Croak, which talks about neurodiversity and advocacy in that field. We spoke with Jessica as well as the hosts of Croak to learn more about what they do. You can find...
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Season 5, Episode 2: Open Lunch at RM
RM students are lucky to enjoy the option of open lunch throughout the year. Due to RM's proximity to places like Rockville Town Center and Ritchie Center, students are permitted to leave the campus during lunchtime. We spoke with RM students to learn more about their recommendations and favorite...
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Season 5, Episode 1: Mr. Beach on Renaming RM
The Montgomery County Board of Education passed a resolution allowing for the consideration of renaming six MCPS schools. RM is one of these schools; along with Montgomery County, it is named after Irish soldier Richard Montgomery. Recently, students and communities have been circulating…
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Season 5, Episode 0: Team Introductions
The RM TidePod kicks off its new season with introductions from the new hosts, as well as their tips for the new school year.
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Season 4, Episode 6: Sounds of Spring
March 20th is the official start of spring this year! To celebrate the blossoming of wildlife and the warm weather soon to come, our team decided to take a walk outdoors to capture the sounds of spring around us. We hope this episode will offer a few minutes of relaxation and reinvigoration after...
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Season 4, Episode 5: MCPS Covid Policy Update
This episode reviews the recently updated MCPS policy on Covid. Our team crafted a survey that was sent out to the entire RM student body to capture student opinion and status on mask and test kit usage, along with any difficulties with resuming a regular school life given the dramatic rise in...
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Season 4, Episode 2: Beginner's Guide to RM - Unique Electives
Attention freshmen, sophomores, and juniors! Course selections for the next school year are happening soon! RM offers a diverse range of unique classes, from LGBTQ studies to Quantitative Literature. In this episode, we invited several teachers and students to share their experiences with unique...
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Season 4, Episode1: Beginner's Guide to RM - School Traditions
As students return to the building for the first time in over a year, school events are back into full swing! Today, we spoke to the SGA president, Lulu August, who gave us an overview of school traditions, fundraisers, and other events to come. In our new series - A Beginner's Guide to RM - the...
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Season 3, Episode 12: Senior Reflections
In the twelfth episode of the TidePod’s third season, we gave seniors the opportunity to share their experiences at RM. We accepted audio recordings from any seniors who wanted to reflect on their lives in high school, give shout-outs to their friends and favorite teachers, share their future...
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Season 3, Episode 11: RMHS Presidential Candidates Talk Campaigns & Platforms
In the eleventh episode of the TidePod’s third season, we will be talking to the two candidates for School-wide President: Lulu August and Shayyan Ali Ahmed. SGA election season is just around the corner, and all campaigns have been completely virtual. We'll get their insights on the virtual...
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Season 3, Episode 10: Black Maskers during COVID
In the tenth episode of the third season of the TidePod, we interviewed student leaders of the Black Maskers Drama club in Richard Montgomery High School, RMHS, to talk about their upcoming production, Clue: Stay at Home Edition. Normally, the Black Maskers put on a musical during the fall…
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Season 3, Episode 9: Why ASL?
In the ninth episode of the third season of the TidePod, we interviewed Montgomery County Public School, MCPS, students involved in the American Sign Language, ASL, community about their experiences learning ASL and what it means to be an ASL user. In MCPS, ASL is offered as a world language and...
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The TidePod is the student-run podcast of Richard Montgomery High School, a new installment by the student newspaper, the Tide, covering all things RM and student related, including guest speakers and fellow Montgomery County students.
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The TidePod is the student-run podcast of Richard Montgomery High School, a new installment by the student newspaper, the Tide, covering all things RM and student related, including guest speakers and fellow Montgomery County students.
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