Junior, Tyler Baker, talks about his running career at Poteau. He has broken records this year and is really having quite a season!

Brooklyn Garner and Camryn Zink interviewing Kennedy Cox on her senior year experiences and plans for the future.

The last episode of the year is here. Because of the Coronavirus there are no extracurricular activities going on. I want to refer everyone to Mr. Ballard's weekly addresses on the Pirate Video YouTube channel for the information you need until the end of the year. Also, be sure to check your school email and Google Classrooms daily. Good luck and stay safe.

In this episode of the Poteau Pirate Podcast I talk about what you can expect from Distance Learning at PHS and what is expected from you either Online or Paper/Pencil work.  Also, the podcast will be moving to a bi-weekly format. If something you need to know about happens I will let you know here. Otherwise, expect the next episode in 2 weeks.

In this quick update I talk about the recent decision by the Oklahoma State Board of Education to have schools move to a Distance Learning system and what that means for Poteau High School. If you can please check your school email, Google Classrooms, or Remind to answer a form that will help us gather information about students' access to the internet and the best way to deliver information and lessons to students. Also, encourage other students to do the same.

COVID-19 has closed school until April 6. What does that mean for school breakfast and lunch? Sports? School activities? We try to tackle all of those questions and more in this episode of the Poteau Pirate Podcast. If you want to tell someone where they can listen to the podcast, just tell them they can check it out on their podcast app on their phone or Spotify. On the computer they can go to Stitcher.com and search Poteau Pirate Podcast or go to https://anchor.fm/poteauhigh Please stay tuned to the podcast as we will bring you all new information as it becomes available.

This week just the announcements as we get ready for Spring Break. Also, because of Spring Break there will be no episode next week. However, the weeks after will feature a number of high profile guests so stay tuned. If you have a question want to make a comment, you can email me at caldwellc@poteau.k12.ok.us.

This week we talk to Katelynn Cardoza and Rayvenn Timmons about their new pod "If You Didn't Know, Now You Know". We also get to a few announcements and the start of baseball/softball and soccer season is upon us. A big thank you to our sponsor this week Daily Defense. You can reach Daily Defense by emailing me at caldwellc@poteau.k12.ok.us. Be sure to mark your email with the subject Daily Defense so you don't get spam foldered.

The 13th episode of the Poteau Pirate Podcast is a quick one. Just the announcements this week as I will be out for part of the day tomorrow. If you have any questions about the podcast you can email me at caldwellc@poteau.k12.ok.us. 

In this episode we talk to Coach Silva about the upcoming soccer season. Combine that with longer announcements and bulletin, and you get a longer than average episode. Also, I heard some audio issues in editing but not in the final cut. Lastly, Mrs. Ballard will be on soon to answer your Prom questions. If you have questions for her you can email me at caldwellc@poteau.k12.ok.us or you can leave a message for me at anchor.fm/poteauhigh and just click the message button.

No guests this week because of Parent-Teacher Conferences. There is however quite a bit going on from PTCs to a PHS team getting 4th at State. If you wanna know what is going on at PHS, this is the place. Also we will be TRYING OUT taking questions and comments. Just go to anchor.fm/poteauhigh and leave a voice message. It can be a question about what is going on, a comment about events or even about the show. Please keep in mind that you do still need to act appropriately and please leave your name at the beginning of your message.  Poteau High School students only please.

In the 10th episode of the podcast, I have Aidan Falkner and Alexa Mutz on the show to talk about their new podcast called TEA-M-I. We discuss what makes their podcast interesting and why you should listen to it. Should be a lot of fun. As always we have the announcements (lots this week) and as a bonus a preview of yet another podcast coming out of 7th hour. If you would like to be on Tea-M-I you can message the A-team on the Tea-M-I page.

After a rough start, we get to the announcements. If you are a Senior, you need to pay special attention, most of the announcements are for you. After that , I sat down with Andrew and Ronnie and spoke about their new podcast, The Gameporium. We spoke about what they want to do with their podcast and what you the listener can expect. If you are into video games, then you owe it to yourself to give it a listen.

After the announcements, I sat down with McKenzie Chavez to talk about her podcast Deep Thoughts that is premiering soon. If you would like to appear on Deep Thoughts you can email McKenzie at her school email mckenzie.chavez@student.poteau.k12.ok.us.

Welcome back! Hope you had a good break and are ready to get back to it. This week I spoke with Jacques Adams and Andrew Ellis about Pirate Video. If anything video or YouTube related interests you, give this a listen. Also this week I make an announcement about the Poteau Pirate Podcast going forward.

In the final episode of the year, we talk to a few people about their Christmas traditions. Their answers may surprise you. We want to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and a happy new year. We will see everyone back here on Jan. 6 2020.

After the announcements, I talk to Mr. Hackler about the Incentive Program for students. Come see if we answer your question. 

The Pirates victory over Wagoner in the Semifinals means they play Weatherford in the Championship game! After the announcements we sit down with Grant Ford to talk about what it was like to get that big win over Wagoner and what to expect from Weatherford.

This episode of the Poteau Pirate Podcast is a bit shorter but we keep you up to date with the Pirates win in the Quarterfinals and some history on Thanksgiving. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving break!

In this week's episode we go through a small number of announcements, talk to Jentri Jordan, Miss PHS 2019, and Christian and Cameron Duncan about football and what it is like to get recruited to play a sport in college.