Grandville — “It’s OK to feel angry, and it’s OK to feel all the emotions you feel, but also I would try to let yourself forgive, more than anything. … I made my life so much harder being angry instead of trying to move past it and heal.”
In this episode of “The Suburban” podcast, Grandville High School senior McCaylee shares with teacher Mike Cox what it was like to lose her father at a young age. As new details about her dad’s passing were revealed to her as a teenager, she had to reconcile the reality of his death with the memory of his role in her life. It’s a beautiful story of family, loss, forgiveness and gratitude.
The Suburban is a student-led podcast from Grandville High School that focuses on the nuances of high-school life. Students discuss a wide range of subjects, offering individual perspectives on what it takes to survive a normal school day. Sometimes the episodes are lighthearted and funny. Other times they’re deeply personal. Whatever the case, each episode examines the complexities of teen life, a subject that is notoriously misunderstood.
Listen to “McCAYLEE: 10 years gone” here.
This episode of The Suburban is presented as part of School News Network’s Student Voices series, in partnership with Grandville Public Schools.
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