Our final episode this season! Thanks for listening in and joining us on this journey. See you next year! If you would like to give financially to support Bella and Emily, please consider visiting the GoFundMe pages that were started to help provide for their medical bills: Emily's GoFundMe Link Bella's GoFundMe Link Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through aca...
May 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 30
Only two more episodes remain this season! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com .
May 10, 2024•24 min•Ep. 29
May is here, which means it's time for some end-of-year celebrations! Listen as our hosts discuss CIF Finals for Swim and Baseball, the Signing Day event hosted by our Athletics department, the Senior Decision Day event hosted by our College Counseling Department, and some major news of our House system rebranding. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through acade...
May 03, 2024•26 min•Ep. 28
Doing some catch-up during this episode, as we were missing in action last week! Lot of great updates in this one that you won't want to miss! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com .
Apr 26, 2024•35 min•Ep. 27
Dr. Chai is sick again. What else is new? Listen in as our hosts discuss some exciting news regarding our most recent Intentional Learner of the Month, our baseball program's recent successes, athletic records being shattered, and art contest winners! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more infor...
Apr 12, 2024•27 min•Ep. 26
MHS seniors Maddie Knott and Matthew Barcenas take over! Listen in as they share their insights from the college application process as well as their reflections from the soccer season. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com ....
Mar 29, 2024•26 min•Ep. 25
Some really special stories in this one! Listen in as our hosts unpack some college acceptance news, the annual benefit event and the inauguration of the John Rouse Educational Endowment Fund, and the upcoming World Culture Day. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at mar...
Mar 22, 2024•35 min•Ep. 24
Take a listen as our Director of Admissions, Matt Shupper, shares a bit about his background as well as his work leading our admissions- and baseball-related efforts here at Maranatha. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com ....
Mar 15, 2024•33 min•Ep. 23
Tickets are on sale now for Maranatha’s spring musical, The Drowsy Chaperone ! Purchase your tickets by clicking HERE . Also, a special shoutout to our Intentional Learners of the Month, Abby Garibay and Ryley Dunn ! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighsc...
Mar 08, 2024•35 min•Ep. 22
Listen in as Ms. Petersen and Dr. Chai explore some of the throughlines across a whole host of student success stories spanning from Sea Perch, the Maranatha soccer programs, speech and debate teams, and performing arts. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahi...
Mar 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 21
Listen in as we interview Jacob Kefalas, an alum from Maranatha's Class of 2020, this week! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com .
Feb 16, 2024•36 min•Ep. 20
Check out this bonus episode that features our student podcasters from the Winter Term podcasting course! Special thanks to Talia Ashrafian, Ellie Ahn, Ryan Mayhew, Jesse Peterson, Jason Wang, Fang Xu, Boyuan Zhong, Kelvin Liu, Henric McBryde, Sofie Chung, Lauren Rosenberg, Emily Navarro, Mark Lin, Alyssa Landaverde, and Ruichang Chen. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’...
Feb 09, 2024•22 min•Ep. 19
Some more stories coming your way from Maranatha High School! Stay tuned for a bonus episode to be released later this week, where you will get a chance to listen to some of the productions our student podcasters created during their Winter Term class! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more info...
Feb 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 18
Listen in as we cover some housekeeping items to keep our community apprised of some upcoming events. We also feature a very cool interview with student Sawyer Tarampi, where he shares about his recent experience participating in missions work in Kenya. Ms. Petersen also attempts to turn Dr. Chai into a Swiftie. Whether or not she is successful remains to be seen. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hea...
Jan 26, 2024•32 min•Ep. 17
Welcome back! Listen in as Ms. Petersen and Dr. Chai ring in the new year with some more feel-good stories that celebrate Maranatha students! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. For more information, visit us at maranathahighschool.com .
Jan 12, 2024•22 min•Ep. 16
Our final episode of the semester, and it's a good one! Listen in as two of our students, Skylar Li and Noah Bird, interview the next Head of School (and one of their favorite teachers): Dr. Matthew Ketterling! Have yourselves a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Episodes of THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP will resume in 2024! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through aca...
Dec 21, 2023•21 min•Ep. 15
We are rapidly approaching the end of the semester, and there is simply too much to talk about! In this episode, Ms. Petersen and Dr. Chai share a whole cluster of updates: Evening of Christmas, faculty and staff parties, intentional learners of the month, college and sports updates, and even what their own family traditions are during the Christmas season. This is our penultimate episode of the 2023 calendar year. You won't want to miss our final episode of this semester, where we will feature ...
Dec 15, 2023•32 min•Ep. 14
Get to know Max Romero, one of Maranatha's students who is leveraging his skills and talents in his work on the City of Sierra Madre's city council! We also invite Nicole Camonte from Maranatha's advancement office to share the winner of last week's trivia question. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service....
Dec 08, 2023•24 min•Ep. 13
We are back after a much-needed Thanksgiving break! Listen in as Ms. Petersen and Dr. Chai share some updates from our community, including news of our renowned Rose City Classic tournament. Also, we are introducing a fun new game as part of our weekly podcast. Stay tuned until the end of each episode, where our hosts will invite you to participate in a fun trivia challenge! If you believe you have the correct response, email us your answer at social@mhs-hs.org . Maranatha High School is a Chris...
Dec 01, 2023•18 min•Ep. 12
Ms. Petersen and Dr. Chai are back after a short hiatus! Listen in as they discuss some of the wonderful Maranatha traditions of this Thanksgiving and Christmas season, including service trips, get-togethers replete with great food, and our annual Christmas arts showcase! Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and se...
Nov 17, 2023•21 min•Ep. 11
It's college applications season! Ms. Teresa Petersen shares some sage advice on what colleges are looking for, in hopes of alleviating any anxiety that some students and families might be experiencing. Plus, our hosts share a really inspiring story of work that Sawyer Tarampi, Class of 2024, is doing in Kenya. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics...
Nov 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 10
This was a fun episode! Listen in as we interview some of the brilliant cast and crew of the "Leaving Iowa" production: Gracie Young, Mia Madarang, Noah Gutierrez, Lily Anderson, and Michayla Cervantes. "Leaving Iowa" is playing THIS Thursday and Saturday at Maranatha High School! Purchase your tickets at the online box office . We'll see you there!
Oct 25, 2023•14 min•Ep. 9
In this episode, we get to hang out with Kyran Lin and interview him about his recent fencing tournament in Budapest! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Oct 20, 2023•18 min•Ep. 8
An unusual week this week with the PSAT exam disrupting our plans, but the weekly wrap-up continues! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Oct 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 7
Listen in as we share a bunch of academic success stories that brought a smile to our faces this past week. Maranatha students are pretty amazing! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Oct 06, 2023•27 min•Ep. 6
It's Homecoming weekend here at Maranatha High School! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Sep 29, 2023•24 min•Ep. 5
Maranatha's Club Rush is just around the corner! Also, we feature a really neat story about a special group of students who didn't want their class to end, so they've kept it going for over two years! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Sep 22, 2023•21 min•Ep. 4
More exciting stories coming to you from Maranatha High School: some academic awards, intentional learners of the month, Royal Court news, and a story of our football team you won't want to miss. Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Sep 15, 2023•25 min•Ep. 3
We've got some amazing student stories for our first episode. Performing arts, athletics, scholarships... even news of a marriage proposal ! Have a story that we should feature on THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP? Email Ms. Petersen or Dr. Chai to let them know!
Sep 08, 2023•16 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to THE WEEKLY WRAP-UP, a new production from Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California! Listen in as our hosts, Ms. Teresa Petersen and Dr. Joe Chai, share a little bit about why this podcast was created and what they are hoping to accomplish each week. Maranatha High School is a Christ-centered, evangelical college preparatory school that celebrates the whole student by equipping hearts and minds to reflect God’s glory through academics, as well as the arts, athletics, and service. ...
Sep 05, 2023•3 min•Ep. 1
