OSSB PODCAST

Welcome to a special edition of the OSSB Podcast. In episode 1 we speak with Major Jon Turnbull. Major Turnbull first made an appearance in September 2019. Since that time, he has been promoted to major in the army and is doing great work. Enjoy this special edition. We will be back at the end of the month in episode 2 to showcase our graduates and much more. Thank you Major Turnbull for spending some time with us this month and thank you listeners for always tuning in.

Welcome back to another exciting edition of the OSSB podcast and as always thank you for tuning in every month. In this episode we hear the most interesting facts about the month of April. Monti and I interview an up and coming TVI Miss Hannah from the Ohio State University. Miss McCumber’s class does a really good Would you Rather that they wanted to share. OSSB now has another piece of amazing art work created by Ms Stephanie Welch-Granier a TVI in Ohio. This piece of art reflects on the many accomplishments of our school and you just have to see it! We’ll do our best to bring it to you in audio. Coach Heath will wrap up the track season for us. Our alumni focus this month is Mr. Boniface Womber, who graduated in 2015 and pursued a degree in journalism. Want to read some of his stories, click on the following links. https://eyeonohio.com/ohios-hospital-capacity-data-in-ten-charts/ https://eyeonohio.com/ohio-department-of-health-delays-records-release-despite-court-order/ https://eyeonohio.com/ohio-department-of-job-and-family-services-tries-to-bolster-its-own-workforce-by-posting-jobs-with-no-medical-benefits-in-pandemic/ https://www.thelantern.com/2019/09/first-ever-scarlet-warrior-challenge-to-be-held-friday/ https://www.thelantern.com/2019/08/ohio-state-students-restart-airsoft-club-after-hiatus/ https://www.thelantern.com/2019/09/ohio-state-buckeye-bike-hub-opens/ https://www.thelantern.com/2019/10/ohio-state-achieves-silver-bicycle-friendly-status/ And we conclude with our elementary students talking about how they celebrated the end of our state testing. We hope you enjoy.

Welcome to the March edition of the OSSB podcast. The podcast location on the ossb web site has changed. The direct link is https://ossb.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/ossb/schools-and-programs/educational-programs/podcast To navigate to it from our site, first click on schools and programming and then click on educational programming and look for the heading Podcast. This month we bring you all the latest in OSSB news. The podcast club introduces us to another student from the Ohio State University who is working with us. Emily brings us fun facts about the month of March. And weighing in at 160 pounds Caiden Hooks, state qualifier in wrestling, joins us. Panther merchandise is available now. Click on the following link to place your order. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcu_3VKAnsiM2LURO8pw7vzn68An4YteMBLSOpqwVdtnb8nw/viewform There may be an April’s fools joke in this edition, so stay tuned. Also this podcast was ran through auphonic. If you notice an improvement with the audio, please let us know. If you want to make a contribution to the podcast. please make a recording and email it to dkelley@osdb.oh.gov or dkelley@ossb.oh.gov.

The Podcast is back with the February 2021 edition. Thanks to all who tune in and contribute. This month, we meet a new student, the podcast club gives us a couple of interviews, and we will learn how to make snow ice cream. Thank you again for listening.

This month we welcome in the new year. Our special guest on the alumni focus is Kenny Shipman, who graduated in 1962. January is a transition from virtual learning to in person hybrid learning and we will talk with some of our students about their return to school. We will meet our new substitute teacher Chris Harrington. Thanks again for tuning in and supporting the work of our students and staff at the Ohio State School for the Blind.

Welcome to the December 2020 edition of the OSSB podcast. This month, we venture down memory lane, hear from many of our students and staff, talk about our school wide election, what the graphics department is up to and much more. Thank you as always for listening and happy holidays from the podcast team. Everyone enjoy your winter break.

Welcome to the November edition of the 2020 OSSB Podcast. WE have a special presentation/discussion with Jamie Keith Oxendine. We gain a lot of insight about people of native America, contributions of native American’s and so much more. In part 2 we present some facts about November, discuss how we are getting ready for winter, going virtual again and we will meet a new teacher of the OSSB family, MS Riggs. For more information on native America and Jamie Oxendine, visit one of the following web sites. Jamie’s blog papers: https://blogs.bgsu.edu/ojamie/category/categorized/ Foundation Jamie works with in Perrysburg, Ohio website: http://www.blackswampintertribalfoundation.org/ Here is More of Jamie’s work: https://www.powwows.com/author/joxendine/ And Jamie’s book: https://lumbeejewelry.com/products/southeastern-woodland-designs-american-indian-coloring-book The book is also at AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Southeastern-Woodland-Designs-American-Coloring/dp/0692110992

Welcome to the November edition of the 2020 OSSB Podcast. WE have a special presentation/discussion with Jamie Keith Oxendine. We gain a lot of insight about people of native America, contributions of native American’s and so much more. In part 2 we present some facts about November, discuss how we are getting ready for winter, going virtual again and we will meet a new teacher of the OSSB family, MS Riggs. For more information on native America and Jamie Oxendine, visit one of the following web sites. Jamie’s blog papers: https://blogs.bgsu.edu/ojamie/category/categorized/ Foundation Jamie works with in Perrysburg, Ohio website: http://www.blackswampintertribalfoundation.org/ Here is More of Jamie’s work: https://www.powwows.com/author/joxendine/ And Jamie’s book: https://lumbeejewelry.com/products/southeastern-woodland-designs-american-indian-coloring-book The book is also at AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Southeastern-Woodland-Designs-American-Coloring/dp/0692110992

Welcome to the October 2020 edition of the OSSB podcast. This month, we return to campus, celebrate white cane day and we'll hear many activities about how we have some fun around Halloween. Emily and the podcast crew bring us a new audio halloween story to end the podcast. Runtime is 1 hour 19 minutes. Thank you for tuning in and supporting what our students are doing and staying connected with the Ohio State School for the blind.

Welcome back to the 2020-21 school year. The September edition of the OSSB podcast will get us started in fine fashion. We get a glimpse of what opening day was like, we meet some of our new students and talk to students from elementary, middle and high school about virtual learning and getting their perspective on learning from home. Our superintendent, Dr. Maynus, speaks to our audience about what is going on at OSSB and some things to come at the school. OSSB has a newly designed web site, so check it out at http://www.ossb.oh.gov Stay connected with OSSB by listening to this podcast, reading the Panther Paws newsletter, and on Facebook.

This is our final edition of the podcast until we come back together in some respect in August. Today we focus on our senior class of 2020. They will share some memories, stories and future plans. We will also listen to some of the first ever virtual graduation ceremony. Thank you, as always, for listening.

Welcome to episode 3 of the May edition of the OSSB podcast. In this episode we catch up on OSSB news and talk about gardening from a blindness prospective. If you want to register for a virtual summer camp, click on the following link. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07egz35gewc52f540f&fbclid=IwAR291AMiwVF9ETPGgP2OAip7pscm7mCeP-aCh_cfXqkNiliLuwU7zBf8_A8&llr=agn49dabb Summer camps are open to any student in the state of Ohio with a visual impairment. Thank you again as always for tuning in. If you would like to contribute to our podcast, please leave me a voicemail at 614-468-8866 or send an email to dkelley@ossb.oh.gov

Welcome to episode 2 of the OSSB podcast in the month of May, 2020. In this episode Alison Brewer-Wood, our Physical education and health teacher, shares some tips for making masks and maintaining social distancing. Her videos can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czGKpD2W5Q4 https://youtu.be/KzSFfA6Iq7M It is not to late to order your 2019-20 OSSB yearbook from www.treering.com/validate And we will share out some different ways people in our community are using Amazon devices. Thank you as always for tuning in.

In this special edition, we look at being creative and fun. We share with you how to make doughnuts from Scratch. We used a recipe from https://www.macheesmo.com/vanilla-cream-long-johns/ and went through the steps to create some very delicious pastries. We hope all are staying healthy, well and safe and keeping your brains busy. Enjoy this special edition of the OSSB podcast and thanks as always for tuning in.

Let's do some Grilling with Mr. Kelley. Thanks for tuning in. I walk you through how I grill some cheeseburgers for dinner with a blindness prospective. Please enjoy and thanks for cooking out with me. If you have an experience that you would like to share, please let me know by dropping an email to dkelley@ossb.oh.gov or voicemail to 614-486-8866.