1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:19,280 Welcome to Students Incorporated, a podcast where we dive into relevant topics and issues 2 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,600 related to the world of business, technology, education, and design. 3 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,600 I'm your host, Mr. Jason. 4 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:29,980 Episodes include student conversations, interviews with thought leaders, and inspirational stories 5 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:31,980 with an international flavor. 6 00:00:31,980 --> 00:00:35,920 This podcast is created and produced with the help of students from the International 7 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:37,920 Community School of Bangkok. 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:47,520 Three, two, one. 9 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:48,880 Today is a special day. 10 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,960 Feelings are bittersweet as this is our last episode of this school year. 11 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,160 Today marks the day that we wrap up Students Incorporated Season 1. 12 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:02,440 Today's episode will be a trip down memory lane, talking about highs, lows, funny moments, 13 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,720 good advice, followed by an award ceremony. 14 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,680 Look, I get you all are talking trash about our season. 15 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,320 We lost to the Celtics in 6. 16 00:01:09,320 --> 00:01:10,320 But you know what? 17 00:01:10,320 --> 00:01:12,200 I think it's going to be a good year next year. 18 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,680 What year are you talking about? 19 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:14,680 June 10th. 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:15,680 Hey, Lyon, how was your girlfriend again? 21 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,080 Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, listen up, okay? 22 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,640 I'm so excited for graduation, leaving school, and starting a new life in country. 23 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:23,640 All of you are graduates. 24 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:24,640 Yay! 25 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,640 I'm the only one who's not graduating. 26 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Alright you guys, settle down. 27 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,240 Let's finish strong and wrap up our last episode. 28 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,920 But first, I'd like to start off by banking an announcement. 29 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:34,760 Wait, what kind of announcement? 30 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:35,760 School's over. 31 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:36,760 Can we go to the suey shop? 32 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:39,720 Mr. Jason is only going to let us go if we go with a sip of coffee. 33 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,080 Is it Khao Soi Day? 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,760 We're not here to discuss your lunch or snack options. 35 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:45,120 I have a bigger announcement. 36 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,120 Drum roll, please. 37 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:54,460 Okay, so to begin, this is not a hard goodbye for Students Incorporated. 38 00:01:54,460 --> 00:01:57,640 It's more of a see you later or catch you on the flip side. 39 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,480 The announcement is Students Incorporated will continue with season two next school 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:03,480 year. 41 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:08,280 However, my season one podcast crew are moving on, so we'll have a whole new podcast team. 42 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,200 So you're telling me we're getting recast it? 43 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,360 Well, kind of. 44 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,720 Especially if you plan on graduating, which many of you are, right? 45 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,840 That or if you plan on retaking my marketing class again next year. 46 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:24,220 Okay, your roles and jobs will be recast for season two with my new marketing class students. 47 00:02:24,220 --> 00:02:27,920 It will give them the same opportunity you had this year, and it was a good opportunity, 48 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:28,920 right? 49 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:29,920 Okay. 50 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:30,920 Good answer. 51 00:02:30,920 --> 00:02:31,920 Good answer. 52 00:02:31,920 --> 00:02:32,920 If I can put this on my call of Jots, you know. 53 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:33,920 Okay, good answer. 54 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:34,920 How did you put it on my call of Jots? 55 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:35,920 Since the one kid is not moving. 56 00:02:35,920 --> 00:02:36,920 Okay, okay. 57 00:02:36,920 --> 00:02:41,200 However, season one will always have a special place in my heart. 58 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,360 It's like the pilot season for every successful show. 59 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:49,280 You know, the pilot season always sets the stage and tone for those shows and for future 60 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:50,280 seasons. 61 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:51,280 And you guys were a part of that. 62 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,520 We can never go back and make another pilot season. 63 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:58,200 Just like you can never go back and remake a season one of the iconic shows like MASH, 64 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,440 Seinfeld, Friends, or Downton Abbey. 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,120 You know, pick your favorite show. 66 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:06,120 Students Incorporated season two will begin early September 2023. 67 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:10,440 But for our last season one episode, let's honor all of our great memories and moments. 68 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,200 With that said, what are some of your biggest highlights for this season? 69 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,880 I feel like my high has to be one of those times walking over to Mr. Daniel's class 70 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:18,240 to tell them to be quiet. 71 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,800 But waking up early wasn't that fun for me. 72 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,320 Anyways, all the recording sessions made it all for it. 73 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,160 And overall, the whole experience was incredibly educational and entertaining. 74 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,160 So thanks guys. 75 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,080 Let's do this. 76 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,320 My high was showing up early to recording days in the morning. 77 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,160 I love it when I realize that I'm the only person besides Mr. Jason. 78 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,680 And he's actually doing my job. 79 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:38,680 Great job, team. 80 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,800 Also, getting the marketing award is also cool too, I guess. 81 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:46,480 I literally have to post Instagram stories and posts every week before 720 a.m. and I 82 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,600 still have to come in for the recording at 615 a.m. 83 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,560 Everyone does a decent amount of work, Lion. 84 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:52,560 Okay guys, listen. 85 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:56,280 Just my high was when Pucall picked all of us up at 5 a.m. in his minivan for a final 86 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:57,280 recording session. 87 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,080 Mr. Jason got us the most delicious breakfast and Lion and I just completely devoured our 88 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,080 chicken burgers. 89 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,720 Oh yeah, the breakfast was amazing. 90 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:08,720 Also, my favorite part about Students Incorporated is that we are more than just a podcast team. 91 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:09,720 We are a family. 92 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,840 Throughout the year, we shared so many good laughs together from the first progress meeting 93 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:13,840 to recording this episode. 94 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,400 It's crazy how far we have come. 95 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Good job, team. 96 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,600 Yeah, those are great memories. 97 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,520 Some of my personal favorites were watching all of you come together and work as a team. 98 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:22,520 So good job. 99 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,120 Teamwork makes the dream work. 100 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:28,300 Another one is when we produced and recorded a live episode in front of several hundred 101 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:31,760 students and staff members, even though many of you were sick that day. 102 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:32,760 Guys remember that? 103 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:33,760 Oh yeah. 104 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:34,760 Okay. 105 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:38,520 I was sick, but I can't figure it out. 106 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,960 I'm still not sure how we were able to pull that off, but we did. 107 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:46,120 So for our listeners out there, that was episode 12, if you're curious. 108 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,960 Okay, moving on to some season one stats. 109 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:53,240 Kush, go ahead and share some of our season one metrics we collected as a team. 110 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:54,240 All right. 111 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,400 To begin, you can find our show on seven mainstream listening platforms. 112 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:03,800 They are Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcasts, Stitcher, 113 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:04,800 and Google Podcasts. 114 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,360 That's a lot of platforms, Kush. 115 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,880 For season one, we've produced 32 episodes with over 39 interviews, researched and reported 116 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:16,560 90 news stories, produced and recorded one live show in front of a large studio audience, 117 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:21,640 inspired two students and corporate kids spinoff episodes, and hosted administrators, teachers, 118 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,800 coaches, students, business owners, and one local celebrity. 119 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:25,800 All right. 120 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:26,800 Thanks Kush. 121 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,040 Looking back at the metrics helps all of us understand the amount of work that we have 122 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,820 done together and the impact we've made among our fans. 123 00:05:33,820 --> 00:05:38,640 Moving on from our stats, let me ask all of you what have been some of your favorite episodes 124 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:39,640 this season? 125 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,800 So I might be biased, but my favorite episode was about Trek the musical. 126 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:47,120 It was really fun to hear about the amazing production from Mr. G, the director, and other 127 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,120 fellow cast members. 128 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:52,280 I also remember a really interesting play idea that Mr. G talked about that he might 129 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:53,400 want to do in the future. 130 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:58,800 My favorite episode is the Christmas one because we were all singing, we wish you a Merry Christmas. 131 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,840 But you didn't even sing with us. 132 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:03,640 I was the background music. 133 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:04,640 I was clapping. 134 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:05,640 Yeah, yeah. 135 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,840 For me, it was split into two different categories. 136 00:06:07,840 --> 00:06:11,720 I had favorite to record and favorite to listen to. 137 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,200 The ones I like to listen to may be a bit biased, but I really liked the one I did with 138 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,000 K, we talked about our high school experience. 139 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,520 And I agree with Ronnie, I love recording Shrek because that was such an important memory 140 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:24,480 for me and getting to discuss with the cast and give them that platform to share was awesome. 141 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:29,600 My favorite episode to record was when Mr. Gary came in, gave us coffee and did ASMR 142 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:30,600 for us in the morning. 143 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:31,600 That was dope. 144 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:35,600 My favorite one was definitely Positive Spin on Crime because we all love Miss Debbie and 145 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:39,760 her perspective is so unique every time she talks about crime and she always has many 146 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,840 stories to entertain all of us. 147 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:46,480 Yeah, several of my favorites were when we ventured out of the studio for our elementary 148 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,440 focused episode and our music focused episode. 149 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:54,720 It was fun going to our guest and again producing our live episode in front of all of our peers. 150 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,920 That was pretty nerve wracking, but fun and exciting as well. 151 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,600 Yeah, we practiced for weeks, like half of us were sick on the actual day. 152 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:07,680 So yeah, but we still managed to somehow pull it off amidst all of our coughing and sneezing. 153 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,240 Yeah, excuse me guys. 154 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:12,560 Okay, back to a few more stats. 155 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:17,840 We're at over 3000 downloads now and have listeners in over 23 countries. 156 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:25,800 And at one point we were listed in the top 10 business podcast shows in all of Thailand. 157 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:27,860 Of course guys, that's not just limited to Thailand. 158 00:07:27,860 --> 00:07:33,840 We also had people listening from other countries like Spain, Belgium, the Philippines, Australia, 159 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:39,440 the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Malaysia, France, Canada, South Korea. 160 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,360 Wow, these are a lot of countries. 161 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:49,600 Turkey, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Slovakia, Mexico, Taiwan, Indonesia, Uganda, Libya, 162 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,000 Morocco, Nigeria, and Singapore. 163 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 How do you guys forget America? 164 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Oh, we forgot America. 165 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,800 I didn't know we got to that list guys. 166 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,720 Okay, yes, US should be in that list. 167 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,880 Yeah, it was fun to see how the show was able to reach a global audience, wasn't it? 168 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:05,880 Oh, you know what's funny? 169 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:09,360 We made a super no budget commercial back at the beginning of the year. 170 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:10,560 Do you guys still remember that? 171 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:11,960 Oh, I remember that. 172 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:12,960 The lighting was amazing. 173 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:13,960 I remember editing that. 174 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:14,960 I was filming that. 175 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,440 You guys know what's even cooler though, our really successful social media account. 176 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,960 Thanks to Linda. 177 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:22,480 It's the job she actually wanted to do. 178 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,320 The only job I wanted to quit from Kloho. 179 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:26,320 And you know what? 180 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:27,320 She does that job great. 181 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:28,320 Always see those posts. 182 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,500 All right, so I know we said no quotes for this episode, but I couldn't help myself. 183 00:08:32,500 --> 00:08:34,480 So I do need to share a quote. 184 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:38,120 It is all good things must come to an end. 185 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:39,800 Yes, yes, yes. 186 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:43,800 You've probably heard this before, but maybe don't know where it came from. 187 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:49,640 This quote comes from a popular poem written in the 1300s by a guy named Jeffrey Schaefer 188 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:51,840 or Shahar or pronounce his last name. 189 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:56,840 He also writes in this poem that nothing lasts forever and to enjoy the little things while 190 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:57,840 you can. 191 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,920 We end this segment with those wise words from Mr. Jeffrey. 192 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,240 Stay tuned for our award ceremony right after a short PSA. 193 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:09,320 School's almost over guys. 194 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:16,960 Get prepared to go on fun vacations, study sessions and random hangouts with friends 195 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:17,960 and family. 196 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,160 Try your best to not sleep all day and actually get some stuff done. 197 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,400 Summer is not just for rest, but also a chance to be productive. 198 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,720 We hope you have a wonderful summer break. 199 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,000 We'll see you next year. 200 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,160 In season two of our podcast, even though sadly none of us will be here. 201 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,600 Why do you like accent specific words? 202 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:40,080 You will not see us here. 203 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,120 Okay we are back for part two of our final episode of season one. 204 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,080 I like to do something a little more special in this final segment. 205 00:09:47,080 --> 00:10:01,280 So without further ado, it's time for our first annual podcast award ceremony. 206 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:05,580 It's kind of like having the Academy Awards of podcasting, but without all the politics 207 00:10:05,580 --> 00:10:06,920 and face slapping. 208 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,840 Okay, let's begin with the first award. 209 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:15,280 Drum roll please. 210 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,400 First award is called the meeting man award. 211 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,360 This honor is awarded to the person on the team who is the most organized and is the 212 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,600 champion of creating and organizing meetings. 213 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,560 This award goes to Machi. 214 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:28,560 Congratulations Machi. 215 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:30,600 Thank you, thank you, thank you. 216 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:31,600 Would you like to say anything? 217 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:32,600 Sure, thank you. 218 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,600 But first let's get into the prize meeting for today. 219 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:37,120 Oh no, no, we're done with that. 220 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:38,120 We're done with that. 221 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,480 Okay, okay moving on to our next award. 222 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:45,040 The next award is called the peacemaking producer. 223 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:49,520 So this honor is awarded to a person who does two important things. 224 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:54,160 One is to make peace among the team and the second thing is to oversee the quality of 225 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,480 production of the show. 226 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:57,360 This award goes to Poo Cal. 227 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:58,360 Congratulations PK. 228 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:59,360 Let's go Poo Cal. 229 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,360 Would you like to say anything? 230 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,960 Yeah, so yeah. 231 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:08,720 Thanks, thanks very much for this award. 232 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,200 It was an honor producing peace. 233 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:11,200 I guess. 234 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:12,200 Peace is important. 235 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,200 Much love PK. 236 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:14,200 Peace is important. 237 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,200 It was important. 238 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,640 Alright, on to the next award. 239 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:20,380 This award is called the radiant reporter award. 240 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:25,000 This honor is awarded to the person who has to stay updated on all the news out there, 241 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:26,000 good and bad. 242 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,480 This person has eyes on everything. 243 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,760 This award goes to Tazia. 244 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:31,760 Congratulations Tazia. 245 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,880 Would you like to say anything? 246 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,880 It was definitely a challenge finding all this new story because of all the negativity 247 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:38,880 in this world. 248 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:39,880 Thank you. 249 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,000 You did a pretty good job staying positive. 250 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,180 Okay, on to our next award. 251 00:11:45,180 --> 00:11:49,240 This award is called the viewable voice award. 252 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:54,840 The honor of this award goes to the person who has a great radio voice, is easy to listen 253 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,960 to and some would even say soothing or attractive. 254 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,720 Sorry, I didn't write that part. 255 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:01,240 I didn't write that part. 256 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:06,000 Okay, this award goes to none other than Lion. 257 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,920 Congratulations Lion. 258 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,060 You won by a landslide with one out of one vote. 259 00:12:11,060 --> 00:12:12,060 Would you like to say anything? 260 00:12:12,060 --> 00:12:13,060 Yes, I would like to say something. 261 00:12:13,060 --> 00:12:16,520 I'd like to say thanks to that one voter who voted for me. 262 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:17,520 You're a real fan for that. 263 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:18,520 Thank you so much. 264 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,960 I'd also like to thank everyone who encouraged me and let me be more confident in my voice. 265 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:22,960 Thank you. 266 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:23,960 That was good. 267 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:24,960 That was very sincere. 268 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:25,960 Thank you. 269 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:26,960 Okay, on to our next award. 270 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:30,320 This one is called the snowy social student award. 271 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:35,100 The honor of this award goes to the person who is super social, very outgoing, interacts 272 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:40,180 with all of our guests and comes from a country that has a lot of snow in the winter season. 273 00:12:40,180 --> 00:12:45,400 This award goes to Mr. Darren, our only Scandinavian on the team. 274 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,000 Congratulations Darren. 275 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,480 You win the social student award. 276 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:49,480 Would you like to say anything? 277 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:51,280 Thank you to the podcast and you to all of you. 278 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:55,480 I don't know what had more weight social or Swedish, but I'll take it no matter what. 279 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Thanks guys. 280 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:57,680 Okay, on to our next award. 281 00:12:57,680 --> 00:13:01,400 This award is called the silent by super successors award. 282 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,400 Came up with that name. 283 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:03,400 That's great. 284 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:04,400 I did. 285 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:05,400 Okay, good job. 286 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:10,160 Okay, the honor of this award goes to the person who shows up to our recordings, helps 287 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:15,340 bring the team together through her witty jokes, soft spirit and soft voice. 288 00:13:15,340 --> 00:13:19,900 This person also makes sure we have photos and videos for our social media account. 289 00:13:19,900 --> 00:13:21,680 This award goes to Linda. 290 00:13:21,680 --> 00:13:22,920 Congratulations Linda. 291 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:25,920 You win the silent by super successors award. 292 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:26,920 Would you like to say anything? 293 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:27,920 Thanks. 294 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,920 Although I'm not that kind of all the time. 295 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:30,920 Yeah. 296 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:32,260 Okay, moving on to our next award. 297 00:13:32,260 --> 00:13:36,360 Our next award is called the super scriber award. 298 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:41,480 The honor of this award goes to the person who is our thoughtful typer, is a great word 299 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:46,480 smither, has a studious brain, a creative brain and is great at the typing test. 300 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:51,120 This award goes to none other than our own editor and writer, Ronnie. 301 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,500 Congratulations Ronnie. 302 00:13:52,500 --> 00:13:57,920 You win the super scriber award for your elegant way with words and proper document formatting 303 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:58,920 techniques. 304 00:13:58,920 --> 00:13:59,920 Do you have anything to say? 305 00:13:59,920 --> 00:14:00,920 Thank you to everyone. 306 00:14:00,920 --> 00:14:06,240 I had a lot of fun writing all these scripts and thank you to the podcast team for making 307 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,040 my scripts come alive. 308 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,360 Okay, moving on to our next award. 309 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:13,200 This award is called the saucy sound man award. 310 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:14,200 I like this one. 311 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:15,200 Good one. 312 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:16,200 I like this. 313 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:17,200 Okay. 314 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:18,200 The saucy sound man award. 315 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,280 The honor of this award goes to the person who knows how to record our voices and sounds 316 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:26,720 and from what I've heard is able to win over his admirers hearts with his funny jokes 317 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,720 and gentlemanly attitude. 318 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:31,200 Who am I describing? 319 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,800 Okay, this award goes to Kush. 320 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:35,840 Congratulations Kush. 321 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:39,760 You win the saucy sound man award for making us sound good. 322 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:40,800 Would you like to say anything? 323 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,120 I'm just glad I don't have to edit any of your voices out ever again. 324 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,120 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 325 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,120 We're not done yet. 326 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:51,240 We have one more award to give, but this one's from the students. 327 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:58,080 The last award, which arguably is the most important award is called the grand Godfather 328 00:14:58,080 --> 00:14:59,080 goat award. 329 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:03,320 Now, this honor can only be bestowed to one person and it goes to the man who makes everything 330 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:09,040 possible keeps us on track, makes us closer friends, better people, and provides us motivation 331 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,000 with his great attitude and good advice. 332 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:16,040 Everyone give it up for our teacher and boss, Mr. Jason Weimer. 333 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:17,040 Wow. 334 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:23,840 Thank you for using my last name. 335 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:24,840 All right. 336 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,000 This is totally not scripted, right team? 337 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:27,000 No, no, no. 338 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,200 We never script anything. 339 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,960 Spoke from the heart, the soul, and the mind. 340 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,600 This little award ceremony is very similar to the Academy Awards. 341 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,880 You know, we all congratulate ourselves and we all give ourselves awards, right? 342 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,080 But in all seriousness, you all get the awards you deserve. 343 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:44,800 So thank you guys for being a great team this year. 344 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,680 I do have one final award. 345 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:51,680 Since this podcast show is produced in a similar way, if this was an actual business, I'd like 346 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:58,000 to announce that the final award is called the Employee of the School Year Award. 347 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,120 Just for this class, not all the other classes, okay? 348 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:01,120 Just for this class. 349 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:02,120 Okay. 350 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:03,120 Okay. 351 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,720 So the honor of this award goes to the person who excelled in three main areas during the 352 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:07,960 course of the school year. 353 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,360 So the first area is dependability. 354 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:14,840 This characteristic is about showing up and performing your duties and taking care of 355 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:19,140 the responsibilities that have been given to you without constant reminders. 356 00:16:19,140 --> 00:16:22,800 So as a business owner and teacher, we take these things very seriously. 357 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:23,800 Okay. 358 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:25,580 The second area is quality of work. 359 00:16:25,580 --> 00:16:30,100 Taking pride in your craft and consistently producing high quality work is an important 360 00:16:30,100 --> 00:16:32,000 skill that employers look for. 361 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:36,300 Also the attention to detail and the proper discernment between being a professional versus 362 00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:37,300 an amateur. 363 00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:38,920 This point is quality of work. 364 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,760 So the third and final one is teamwork. 365 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:43,640 This one you all did a fantastic job on. 366 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:47,320 Success is not achieved alone and hopefully you guys have learned that this year. 367 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:51,000 Teamwork is about working well with others, always willing to lend a hand, even if it 368 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,240 adds more work to your own schedule. 369 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,120 Teamwork is about wanting to see everyone succeed. 370 00:16:56,120 --> 00:17:00,720 After reviewing those three criteria, I've come to a conclusion that this award has to 371 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:05,340 be given to two people, not just one. 372 00:17:05,340 --> 00:17:06,340 It was really hard. 373 00:17:06,340 --> 00:17:08,000 So two people are going to get this award. 374 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:16,160 So without further ado, the employee of the school year award goes to... 375 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,760 Ronnie and Lyon. 376 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:20,880 Congratulations to both of you. 377 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:21,880 All right. 378 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,520 Would you guys like to give a quick acceptance speech? 379 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,240 Ronnie go first, ladies first. 380 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,040 Just thank you for this amazing honor. 381 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,440 I'm so glad we were able to do this. 382 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,640 I'm also very glad that I was able to do this. 383 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,280 I'd like to thank all of you for making my last year at ICS amazing. 384 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,280 Thank you so much. 385 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:39,280 You're welcome. 386 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:40,280 All right. 387 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,280 Thank you, Lyon. 388 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:42,680 Does anybody else have any final words? 389 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:45,760 I would like to thank everyone for doing an amazing job this year. 390 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,920 Honestly, at first I thought this project wouldn't work out. 391 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:53,240 This podcast went way, way above my expectations and I'll miss running the progress meetings 392 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,240 every time. 393 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:55,240 Thank you. 394 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,880 That wraps up our final episode of season one. 395 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,560 It's like Mr. Jason said earlier, we will be back for season two, but for now, stay 396 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:09,360 tuned and wait for the new team. 397 00:18:09,360 --> 00:18:13,740 As we end our final season one episode, I'd like to revisit the quote I mentioned earlier 398 00:18:13,740 --> 00:18:16,760 that all good things must come to an end. 399 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:22,040 Often, the reason why we can say that something was good is the fact that that thing had a 400 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:23,520 beginning and an end. 401 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,840 Knowing this helps remind us to enjoy all the little things that happen along the way. 402 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:32,840 As always, this podcast would not be possible without the hard work and support of our international 403 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:34,320 student production team. 404 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,600 All music and sound effects are courtesy of Pixabay.com, a vibrant community of creatives 405 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,320 sharing copyright free images, videos, and music. 406 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,560 And we are signing off until next time. 407 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:53,200 We are Students Incorporated because your voice matters. 408 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:57,160 Look for Students Incorporated season two, September, 2023. 409 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,880 In the meantime, get caught up on all of season one's episodes. 410 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:14,400 Until then, take care and we'll see you soon.