Ossb Podcast

We are back with another exciting episode of the OSSB podcast. This May 2023 edition highlights some of the end of the year activities at the Ohio State School for the Blind, we feature 2 of our seniors and much more. The run time on this episode is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Remember we use chapter indexing so you can go directly to the segments you are most interested in. The podcast team would like to thank each one of you for contributing and listening to the podcast and supporting the students and staff at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Have a wonderufl summer.

The March edition of the podcast is a little late getting to you, but we hope you enjoy. This month, we have two, I mean 2 radio theater stories. we also talk about jazz band, forensics, Little NCs and much more. Thank you for tuning in.

This month we cover OSSB athletics, the braille challenge and much much more.

Thank you for tuning in this month. We wrap up cheerleading and wrestling. We bring you January facts and we are preparing for the braille challenge.

In this episode we talk about what is happening at OSSB in December. The student council ran a door decorating contest with all the classes and we will check in with a few and hear how their doors were decorated. Our alumni focus is back and we speak with Julia May a former graduate. We also go back in the archives and hear a holiday story from 2018. We hope you enjoy this episode and look forward to seeing you next month. Happy holidays from the OSSB podcast team.

Welcome to the November 2022 edition of the OSSB podcast. In this episode we bring you November facts OSSB style. We catch up on OSSB athletics and OSSB pep band. It is that time again to order Panther Ware. Click the link below to access what is available. Panther Wear Also if you want to buy some Panther ornaments, click here Panther Ornament Order form Check out the story WKYC did on the best darn blind marching band in the land. https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/music/prepare-adapt-overcome-what-it-takes-to-be-the-best-blind-band-in-the-land/95-f019de5c-e7c3-4154-9a3f-4686486651c8 Picture of Crazy Bill, detective turkey https://youtu.be/YoM6qSb1nxg

In the October edition of the Podcast, we will share some interesting facts about the month of October, and learn about some more amazing things that are going on at OSSB. We wrap up track and goalball seasons. We mention the staff and student goalball game, but really did not talk in depth about it as we have in the past. The staff for the men and women prevailed over the students this year. In both games the final scores were 8-7 staff. Good luck next year students. :) We also will feature our OSSB marching band when they performed at our campus trunk and treat event. We hope you enjoy this months episode. If you have a contribution you would like to make, please email your thoughts or audio to instructor Dan Kelley. dkelley@osdb.oh.gov

Welcome back to the OSSB Podcast September 2022 edition. We are excited to introduce our new podcast crew this year. We will also meet two of our new teachers, catch up with events at the school and much more.

Thank you for tuning in to the end of the year extravaganza. We will listen to how our year ended up with many fun activities for the students and staff at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Our senior showcase is back and we will hear form all of our seniors this year. The run time for this episode is 1 hour and 35 minutes. The podcast team would like to thank each and every one of you for listening every month. Dan Kelley, instructor, would like to thank the students Jonathan, Emmie and Larry for a year of great work and to Mr. Stricklen, English teacher as well for his creative insights and thoughtfulideas to the podcast. At the end of the podcast we will bring you a rap created by the team that tells us about Romeo and Juliet with a contemporary approach. Everyone have a wonderful and fun filled summer. We will be back in June with an alumni reunion OSSB Panther Podcast.

The April edition of the OSSB podcast is packed with all kinds of exciting events that have happened at the Ohio State SChool for the Blind. We talk with a lot of our elementary students about the annual beeping egg hunt. Our staff student goalball game took place. The results from the 2022 Ohio Braille Challenge are in and we covered our awards ceremony that happened on April 28. We also look at what is coming up in May for our upper seniors and more. The alumni reunion is happening June 10-12 and we have some information on that. Thank you for listening and supporting the students and staff at the Ohio State School for the Blind.

Welcome to another exciting edition of the OSSB podcast. This month our podcast team has compiled the latest and greatest of happenings at OSSB. We talk with Mrs. Traucht and Miss Knight about a Gratitude wall. What is that? Well listen and find out. Miss Smith speaks with Emmie about the latest goings-on in the art department. AS always our team brings you facts about this month. Emmie goes with our 3d modeling club on a field trip and there are many exciting things to learn about. Our alumni focus this month is Mr. Rock Bazzle. He tells us of his time at OSSB and his current connection to our school. Rock is digitally mastering all the reel to reel recordings that were made and stored. He is filing these on his server at ftp server The username is ossb and the password is Tapes-1953 File names include the year they were recorded. Be sure to visit the ftp server and download some of your favorites. The podcast team wants to give a big shoutout to our OSSB marching band for their performance in the St. P

In the February edition of the OSSB podcast, we continue to celebrate the importance of Braille. Humanware comes to town. We celebrate World Read Aloud day. Long overdue is a shout out to our nurses here at OSSB. The podcast team will bring you fun facts about the current month. The Alumni Focus segment is back. This month we speak with Bret Frazy, graduate 1986. We finish off the podcast with a flourish as we honor black history month with a radio theater court room drama of Harriet Tubman on trial.

Welcome to a new calendar year and to the January edition of the OSSB podcast. We are so pleased to have you back every month. In this edition we focus on Braille, we meet a new class pet and much more. Despite being virtual, we are pleased to continually bring you the what's going on here at the Ohio State School for the Blind. Please enjoy and if you would like to contribute, drop me an email at dkelley@osdb.oh.gov

Thank you for tuning in. This month we have plenty of goings on from OSSB and some good holiday fun. Stay tuned to the end and enjoy our holiday story based off Gift of the Magi. A Moment in Time is now available in pdf, paperback and hardback. Check it out here. https://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/9419279/5eaf8ebaad4b1823ddb69403783d46f2f4a819dc

Welcome to the November edition of the OSSB podcast. This month our team will introduce us to new staff at school, we take a tour of the new playground, more fun facts about the month of November and much much more.

In this edition of the OSSB podcast, we really focus on Blindness awareness month by sharing with you our white cane day activities. We meet with Coach Heath and he shares track results and discusses what is coming up in OSSB Athletics. Mr. Wagner joins us to talk about after school clubs that are happening this year. Hope you enjoy this edition of the OSSB podcast.

Welcome to the September edition of the OSSB podcast. We are so happy to share with you all the exciting events at the Ohio State School for the Blind. This month we welcome back Hot Diggety Dog Day. Students in Mrs. Fitchelman’s class are working hard preparing and offering hotdog combo meals to our staff. Proceeds will benefit all student activity in that class this year and students gain valuable skills for working with the community. Emmie and Larry from the podcast team will bring you some fun and interesting facts about the month of September. Jonathan will tell us the calendar events for September and October. Dr. Amanda Pickeril joins the podcast team and gives us the lowdown on Social and Emotional Learning and how we are addressing SEL at OSSB. Ms McCumber’s class is back at it again this year at coding. Her class will share what they are up to in the coding process. One of our new students Allen is doing something very interesting. He is providing color commentating for Westlake high school

Welcome back to school everyone. This month we bring you a short podcast. You will meet the new podcast crew, meet our new English teacher Mr. Jonathan Stricklen, hear about what is going on in panther athletics and hear about our upcoming read-a-thon. Thank you for tuning in and supporting the work our students are doing at the Ohio State School for the Blind.

This podcast covers the ECC camp

Join President Edward Schwilk and some of the members of OSSB alumni as they share memories and experiences of OSSB.