Lightning Insider
by Sage Hill School
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Lightning Insider - Episode 51 (Feat. Admission Open House)
Lightning Insider - Episode 51 (Feat. Admission Open House)
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Welcome to Lightning Insider, the official podcast of Sage Hill School.
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- Lightning Insider - Episode 51 (Feat. Admission Open House) · 18 min · Episode 51Lightning Insider debuts for the 2026-2027 school year! We have a packed episode, starting with Student Ambassador Co-Chairs Fiona Flynn ’27 and Kamilia Motahari ’27 previewing…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 50 (Feat. Patricia Merz) · 7 min · Episode 50In our final episode of the 2025-2026 school year, Head of School Patricia Merz previews commencement for the Class of 2026, reflects on recent Sage Hill happenings and shares…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 49 (Feat. 'Mamma Mia!' Cast) · 14 min · Episode 49Sage Hill’s spring musical cast members preview “Mamma Mia!” which is set to premiere on Thursday, April 23, in the Kazu Fukuda Black Box Theater. Showtimes will run through…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 48 (Feat. S.A.M.E.) · 15 min · Episode 48S.A.M.E. symposium committee members Breeze Estrada ’27, Max Konovalov ’27 and Marcos Pravongviengkham ‘27 preview what the Sage Hill community can expect at Multicultural…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 47 (Feat. GEMfest OC) · 6 min · Episode 47GEMfest student leaders Annika Shah ’26, Vivi Ta ’26 and Tina Tahbaz ’26 preview what to expect and how to register for the Girls Empowerment Movement’s event at Sage Hill School…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 46 (Feat. Carolyn Blair) · 18 min · Episode 46Director of College Counseling Carolyn Blair shares the latest on AI and the college admission process. Blair also previews the Coastline OC Case Studies Program at Sage Hill on…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 45 (Feat. Patricia Merz) · 12 min · Episode 45Head of School Patricia Merz shares her end-of-year message and looks forward to the middle school’s opening in August 2026. Girls’ Tennis team members Arya Rawal ’26, Alexia…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 44 (Feat. Model United Nations) · 15 min · Episode 44Sage Hill Model United Nations co-presidents Shaurya Mittal ’26 and Aurora Li ’26 share about how students gain a global perspective and debate the biggest issues of our time…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 43 (Feat. Documenting Change) · 16 min · Episode 43May Shen ’26 and Dylan Han ’26 of the Documenting Change Service Learning Group shared their experience producing a short documentary on homelessness and the affordable housing…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 42 (Feat. Admission Open House) · 11 min · Episode 42Director of Admission & Financial Aid Peter Jordan and student ambassadors Annika Shah ‘26 and Brady Lee ‘26 preview what prospective families can expect to experience at…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 41 (Feat. Homecoming Week) · 12 min · Episode 41Sage Hill student council president Ella Wong '26 and spirit commissioner Finley Callero '27 preview the upcoming happenings for Homecoming Week 2025.Director of Athletics Megan…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 40 (Feat. Dominic Campeau) · 10 min · Episode 40Dean of School Life Dominic Campeau returns to Lightning Insider to preview the Ninth Grade Student Retreat in Big Bear and Club Fair 2025, as well as a reminder for students to…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 39 (Feat. Patricia Merz) · 9 min · Episode 39Lightning Insider debuts for the 2025-2026 school year! Head of School Patricia Merz reflects on Convocation 2025, shares an update on the Middle School and Second Gymnasium…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 38 (Feat. Patricia Merz) · 12 min · Episode 38In our final episode of the 2024-2025 school year, Head of School Patricia Merz previews what Sage Hill families can expect at the Awards Ceremony and Commencement for the Class…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 37 ( Feat. Start-Up Business Contest) · 10 min · Episode 37Bella Giarla ’25, Alyssa Cuff ’26 and Social Studies teacher Teryn Bentley discuss the results of the sixth annual Sage Hill Start-Up Business Competition. This end-of-year…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 36 (Spring at Sage Preview) · 15 min · Episode 36Sara Graham, Sage Center Assistant Director for Global Education & Inclusion, shares some pro tips for traveling abroad and previews Spring at Sage 2025. Director of Athletics…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 35 (Feat. Spring Musical Cast) · 16 min · Episode 35As cast members of the Spring Musical, Paul Cauffman ’26, Fiori Lee ’25 and Evan Pak ’25 preview what audiences can expect from “Hadestown” premiering on Thursday, April 24 in…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 34 (Feat. Alyssa Flynn) · 10 min · Episode 34Alyssa Flynn, Associate Director of Ninth & 10th Grade College Counseling, rejoins the podcast to advise current and prospective families on what they should keep in mind as they…
- Lightning Insider - Episode 33 (Feat. S.A.M.E.) · 7 min · Episode 33Isaac Alegria ’26, Aisha Muhsin ’26 and Naomi Tran ‘25 of Sage Advocates for Multicultural Education (S.A.M.E.) preview Multicultural Symposium, which will host seminars and…
- Lightning Insider: Episode 32 (Feat. GEMfest) · 10 min · Episode 32GEMfest student leaders Fiori Lee ’25 and Annika Shah ’26 preview what to expect and how to register for the Girls Empowerment Movement’s event at Sage Hill School on Saturday…
